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Bookmark or Share- Africa - WikipediaAfrica is the world's second largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth 's land area and 6% of its total surface area. [7] With 1.4 billion people [1] [2] as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of the world's human population.
- Africa | History, People, Countries, Regions, Map, & FactsAfrica, the second largest continent, covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. Africa’s total land area is approximately 11,724,000 square miles (30,365,000 square km), and the continent measures about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) from north to south and about 4,600 miles (7,400 km) from east to west.
- Africa: Human Geography - National Geographic SocietyAfrica, the second-largest continent, is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean. It is divided in half almost equally by the Equator. The continent includes the islands of Cape Verde, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Comoros. Africa’s physical geography, environment and resources, and ...
- How the Youth Boom in Africa Will Change the World - The New York TimesAs the world grays, Africa blooms with youth. Young African women and men smiling and having fun on a sandy beach. By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African, a seismic change that ...
- Africa Overview: Development news, research, data | World BankOverview. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is an extremely diverse region, composed of low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high-income countries – 22 of which are fragile or conflict-affected – and 13 small states characterized by a small population, limited human capital, and a confined land area.
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