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Africa

Geography

The continent of Africa borders the southern half of the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean is to the west, and the Indian Ocean is to the Southeast. Africa stretches well south of the equator to cover more than 12 million square miles making Africa the world's second largest continent. Africa is also the world's second most populous continent. Africa is one of the most diverse places on the planet with a wide variety of terrain, wildlife, and climates.



Countries of Africa

Learn more about the countries from the continent of Africa. Get all sorts of information on each African country including a map, a picture of the flag, population and much more. Select the country below for more information:

Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
Cote d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia, The
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mayotte
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Saint Helena
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe


Fun Facts about Africa:

The highest point in Africa is Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania at 5895 meters high, the lowest point is Lake Asal in Djibouti at 153 meters below sea level.

The largest country in Africa is Sudan, the smallest is The Seychelles. The most populated country is Nigeria and the largest city is Cairo in Egypt.

The largest lake in Africa is Lake Victoria and the longest river is The Nile River, which is also the longest river in the world.

Africa is rich with varied wildlife including elephants, penguins, lions, cheetahs, seals, giraffes, gorillas, crocodiles, and hippos.

African languages are varied with more than 1000 languages spoken across the continent.

For more see Encyclopedia Jr - Africa.

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