Map of Africa

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Africa, the planet's second-largest continent and the second-most populous continent includes 54 individual countries, as well as Western Sahara, a member state of the African Union whose statehood is disputed by .

South Sudan is the continent's newest country. Some of the major countries of Africa are:

Sudan Egypt Chad Ghana Kenya Libya Nigeria Liberia Zimbabwe

With just over a billion people (a 2009 estimate), Africa accounts for just over 14% of the world's human population. It also contains the Nile River system, the world's longest, and the massive Sahara Desert, the world's largest.

Africa is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

The continent straddles the equator and encompasses numerous climate areas, and is the only continent to stretch from the northern temperate to southern temperate zones.


Interesting Facts about Africa

Africa, particularly central eastern Africa, is widely thought to be the origin of humans as evidenced by the discovery of the earliest hominids and their ancestors Nigeria is the most populated country with over 145 million people Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa and the world's second-largest fresh water lake

• Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the highest point in Africa. It tops out at 19,340 feet above sea level
• Equatorial Guinea is the richest country in Africa. The GDP per capita is $30,200. Botswana is second with a GDP of $15,800. Coming in last is Zimbabwe at $200 per year
• The hottest place in the world is recorded at Al'Aziziyah in Libya
• Three thousand kids a day die from malaria - mostly in sub Saharan Africa
• Three of the world's largest gold producers have their primary operations in Africa - Harmony Gold, Gold Fields and Anglogold Ashanti