The continent of Africa is spread over a total area of 30,365,000 sq km. Africa shares its borders on the western side with the Atlantic Ocean, on the eastern side with the Indian Ocean, on the northeastern side with the Red Sea and on the northern side with the Mediterranean Sea. The map of Africa clearly defines the geographical and political boundaries of the continent. The Africa map also plots the major rivers, deserts, climatic conditions and natural vegetation of the continent. Africa comprises of fifty three countries. The Africa travel guide provides comprehensive information on almost all tourist destinations of the continent.
Map of World provides detailed maps of all countries in the continent. We also provide thematic maps on Africa wherein one can find the distribution of minerals and ores in Africa, industrial centres Africa, Africa oil and gas network and much more. Our section on Africa cities is elaborate, and the section on different country groupings of Africa – West Africa, Southern Africa, North Africa, Horn of Africa – helps the users explore the information in this section with much ease.
Many islands which are part of this continent lie off the coasts of this continent. These islands include, Madagascar, Seychelles, Socotra, Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion, Tristan da Cunha, Ascension, St. Helena, the Madeira, Canary islands and Azores in addition to a few others. Africa is second in size after Asia and covers one-fifth of the total surface of the earth covered by both land and water.
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