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Africa
continent,geographic location,region
Part ofOstfeste,Earth,Afro-Eurasia,Afro-Asia Edit
Native labelAfrica Edit
Located in/on physical featureNorthern Hemisphere,Southern Hemisphere Edit
Coordinate location21°5′38″N 7°11′17″E Edit
Highest pointMount Kibo Edit
Lowest pointAfar Triangle Edit
Owner ofInternational Council of African Museums Edit
Dey share bother plusEurasia,Asia Edit
Has boundaryboundary between Africa and Asia,boundary between Africa and Europe Edit
Studied byAfrican studies,Africana studies Edit
Hashtagafrica Edit
Depicted byStudy with Allegories of Europe and Africa Edit
Geography of topicgeography of Africa Edit
History of topichistory of Africa Edit
‎most populous urban areaLagos Edit
Economy of topiceconomy of Africa Edit
Demographics of topicdemographics of Africa Edit
NCI Thesaurus IDC26272 Edit
Category for maps or plansCategory:Maps of Africa Edit
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Africa be de world ein second-largest den second-most populous continent afta Asia. For about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) wey dey include adjacent islands, edey cover 20% of Earth ein land area den 6% of ein total surface area.[1] Plus 1.4 billion people[2][3] as of 2021, edey account for about 18% of de world ein human population. Africa ein population be de youngest amongst all de continents;[4][5] na de median age insyd 2012 be 19.7, wen na de worldwide median age be 30.4.[6] Despite wide range of natural resources, Africa be de least wealthy continent per capita den second-least wealthy by total wealth, ahead of Oceania. Scholars attribute dis to different factors wey dey include geography, climate, tribalism,[7] colonialism, de Cold War,[8][9] neocolonialism, lack of democracy, den corruption.[7] Despite dis low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion den de large den young population dey make Africa important economic market insyd de broader global context.

De continent be surrounded by de Mediterranean Sea go de north, de Isthmus of Suez den de Red Sea go de northeast, de Indian Ocean go de southeast den de Atlantic Ocean go de west. De continent dey includeMadagascar den various archipelagos. Edey contain 54 fully sovereign states dem recognise, eight cities den islands wey be part of non-African states, den twode facto independent states plus limited anaa no recognition. Dis count no dey include Malta den Sicily, wey be geologically part of de African continent.Algeria be Africa ein largest country by area, denNigeria be ein largest by population. African nations dey cooperate thru de establishment of deAfrican Union, wey be headquartered insyd Addis Ababa.

Africa dey straddle de equator den de prime meridian. Ebe de continent per wey dey stretch from de northern temperate go de southern temperate zones.[10] De majority of de continent den ein countries dey insyd de Northern Hemisphere, plus substantial portion den number of countries insyd de Southern Hemisphere. Most of de continent dey lie insyd de tropics, except for large part ofWestern Sahara,Algeria,Libya denEgypt, de northern tip ofMauritania, den de entire territories ofMorocco, Ceuta, Melilla, denTunisia wey in turn dey locate above de tropic of Cancer, insyd de northern temperate zone. Insyd de oda extreme of de continent, southernNamibia, southernBotswana, great parts ofSouth Africa, de entire territories ofLesotho denEswatini den de southern tips ofMozambique denMadagascar dey locate below de tropic of Capricorn, insyd de southern temperate zone.

Economy

For sam recently analysis dem publish wey dey base for World Values Survey data top, de Austrian political scientist Arno Tausch maintain say several African countries, most notablyGhana, perform quite well for scales of mass support top for democracy den de market economy.[11]

RankCountryGDP(nominal, Peak Year)

millions of USD

Peak Year
—African Union2,945,7092022
1Nigeria568,4992014
2Egypt476,7482022
3South Africa458,7082011
4Algeria224,1072023
5Ethiopia155,8042023
6Morocco147,3432023
7Angola145,7122014
8Kenya113,7012022
9Libya92,5422012
10Tanzania84,0332023
RankCountryGDP(PPP, Peak Year)

millions of USD

Peak Year
—African Union8,865,1792023
1Egypt1,809,4252023
2Nigeria1,365,9032023
3South Africa997,4442023
4Algeria628,9902023
5Ethiopia393,2972023
6Morocco385,3372023
7Kenya338,9642023
8Angola260,3232023
9Tanzania227,7252023
10Ghana227,1892023

Alternative Estimates of African Population, 0–2018 AD (insyd thousands)

Source: Maddison den odas. (University of Groningen).[12]

Year[12]0100015001600170018201870191319501973199820182100

(dem project)

Africa16 50033 00046 00055 00061 00074 20890 466124 697228 342387 645759 9541 321 000[13]3 924 421[14]
World230 820268 273437 818555 828603 4101 041 0921 270 0141 791 0202 524 5313 913 4825 907 6807 500 000[15]10 349 323[14]

Shares of Africa den World Population, 0–2020 AD (% of world total)

Source: Maddison den odas (University of Groningen).

Year[12]0100015001600170018201870191319501973199820202100

(dem project)

Africa7.112.310.59.910.17.17.17.09.09.912.918.2[13]39.4[16]

Territories den regions

Dem categorize de countries insyd dis table according to de scheme for geographic subregions de United Nations dey use, den data dem include be per sources insyd cross-referenced articles. Wer dem dey differ, dem clearly indicate provisos.

ArmsFlagName of region den

territory, plus flag

Area

(km2)

Population[17]YearDensity

(per km2)

CapitalName(s) for official language(s) insydISO 3166-1
North Africa
Algeria2,381,74046,731,000202217.7Algiersالجزائر (al-Jazāʾir)/AlgérieDZA
Canary Islands (Spain)7,4922,154,9052017226Las Palmas de Gran Canaria,

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

CanariasIC
Pelagie Islands (Italy)25.56,5562019247LampedusaPelagie/Isole Pelagie/Ìsuli PilaggîITA
Ceuta (Spain)2085,10720173,575—Ceuta/Sebta/سَبْتَة (Sabtah)EA
Egypt1,001,45082,868,000201283Cairoمِصر (Miṣr)EGY
Libya1,759,5406,310,43420094Tripoliليبيا (Lībiyā)LBY
Madeira (Portugal)797245,0002001307FunchalMadeiraPRT-30
Melilla (Spain)1285,11620175,534—Melilla/Mlilt/مليليةEA
Morocco446,55035,740,000201778Rabatالمغرب (al-maḡrib)/ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ (lmeɣrib)/MarocMAR
Sudan1,861,48430,894,000200817KhartoumSudan/السودان (as-Sūdān)SDN
Tunisia163,61010,486,339200964Tunisتونس (Tūnis)/Tunest/TunisieTUN
Western Sahara266,000405,21020092El Aaiúnالصحراء الغربية (aṣ-Ṣaḥrā' al-Gharbiyyah)/Taneẓroft Tutrimt/Sáhara OccidentalESH
East Africa
Burundi27,8308,988,0912009323GitegaUburundi/Burundi/BurundiBDI
Comoros2,170752,4382009347MoroniKomori/Comores/جزر القمر (Juzur al-Qumur)COM
Djibouti23,000828,324201522DjiboutiYibuuti/جيبوتي (Jībūtī/Djibouti/Jabuuti)DJI
Eritrea121,3205,647,168200947AsmaraEritreaERI
Ethiopia1,127,12784,320,987201275Addis Ababaኢትዮጵያ (Ītyōṗṗyā)/Itiyoophiyaa/ኢትዮጵያ/Itoophiyaa/Itoobiya/ኢትዮጵያETH
French Southern Territories (France)439,7811002019—Saint PierreTerres australes et antarctiques françaisesFRA-TF
Kenya582,65039,002,772200966NairobiKenyaKEN
Madagascar587,04020,653,556200935AntananarivoMadagasikara/MadagascarMDG
Malawi118,48014,268,7112009120LilongweMalaŵi/MalaŵiMWI
Mauritius2,0401,284,2642009630Port LouisMauritius/Maurice/MorisMUS
Mayotte (France)374223,7652009490MamoudzouMayotte/Maore/MaiôtyMYT
Mozambique801,59021,669,278200927MaputoMoçambique/Mozambiki/Msumbiji/MuzambhikiMOZ
Réunion (France)2,512743,9812002296Saint DenisLa RéunionFRA-RE
Rwanda26,33810,473,2822009398KigaliRwandaRWA
Seychelles45587,4762009192VictoriaSeychelles/SeselSYC
Somalia637,6579,832,017200915Mogadishu𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖 (Soomaaliya) /الصومال (aṣ-Ṣūmāl)SOM
Somaliland176,1205,708,180202125HargeisaSoomaaliland/صوماليلاند (Ṣūmālīlānd)
South Sudan619,7458,260,490200813JubaSouth SudanSSD
Tanzania945,08744,929,002200943DodomaTanzania/TanzaniaTZA
Uganda236,04032,369,5582009137KampalaUganda/YugandaUGA
Zambia752,61411,862,740200916LusakaZambiaZMB
Zimbabwe390,58011,392,629200929HarareZimbabweZWE
Central Africa
Angola1,246,70012,799,293200910LuandaAngolaAGO
Cameroon475,44018,879,301200940YaoundéCameroun/KamerunCMR
Central African Republic622,9844,511,48820097BanguiKödörösêse tî Bêafrîka/République centrafricaineCAF
Chad1,284,00010,329,20820098N'Djamenaتشاد (Tšād/Tchad)TCD
Republic of the Congo342,0004,012,809200912BrazzavilleCongo/Kôngo/KongóCOG
Democratic Republic of the Congo2,345,41069,575,000201230KinshasaRépublique démocratique du CongoCOD
Equatorial Guinea28,051633,441200923MalaboGuinea Ecuatorial/Guinée Équatoriale/Guiné EquatorialGNQ
Gabon267,6671,514,99320096LibrevillegabonaiseGAB
São Tomé and Príncipe1,001212,6792009212São ToméSão Tomé e PríncipeSTP
Southern Africa
Botswana600,3701,990,87620093GaboroneBotswana/BotswanaBWA
Eswatini17,3631,123,913200965MbabaneeSwatini/EswatiniSWZ
Lesotho30,3552,130,819200970MaseruLesotho/LesothoLSO
Namibia825,4182,108,66520093WindhoekNamibiaNAM
South Africa1,219,91251,770,560201142Bloemfontein, Cape Town, PretoriayaseNingizimu Afrika/yoMzantsi-Afrika/Suid-Afrika/Afrika-Borwa/Aforika Borwa/Afrika Borwa/Afrika Dzonga/yeNingizimu Afrika/Afurika Tshipembe/yeSewula AfrikaZAF
West Africa
Benin112,6208,791,832200978Porto-NovoBéninBEN
Burkina Faso274,20015,746,232200957OuagadougouBurkina FasoBFA
Cape Verde4,033429,4742009107PraiaCabo Verde/Kabu VerdiCPV
The Gambia11,3001,782,8932009158BanjulThe GambiaGMB
Ghana239,46023,832,4952009100AccraGhanaGHA
Guinea245,85710,057,975200941ConakryGuinéeGIN
Guinea-Bissau36,1201,533,964200943BissauGuiné-BissauGNB
Ivory Coast322,46020,617,068200964Abidjan, YamoussoukroCôte d'IvoireCIV
Liberia111,3703,441,790200931MonroviaLiberiaLBR
Mali1,240,00012,666,987200910BamakoMali/Maali/مالي (Mālī)/𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Maali)/ߡߊߟߌ (Mali)MLI
Mauritania1,030,7003,129,48620093Nouakchottموريتانيا (Mūrītānyā)MRT
Niger1,267,00015,306,252200912NiameyNigerNER
Nigeria923,768166,629,0002012180AbujaNigeriaNGA
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)4207,728201213JamestownSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSHN
Senegal196,19013,711,597200970DakarSénégalSEN
Sierra Leone71,7406,440,053200990FreetownSierra LeoneSLE
Togo56,7856,019,8772009106LométogolaiseTGO
Africa Total30,368,6091,001,320,281200933

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Sources

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  • Asante, Molefi (2007).The History of Africa. US: Routledge. ISBN978-0-415-77139-9.
  • Clark, J. Desmond (1970).The Prehistory of Africa. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN978-0-500-02069-2.
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  • Davidson, Basil (1966).The African Past: Chronicles from Antiquity to Modern Times. Harmondsworth: Penguin. OCLC2016817.
  • Gordon, April A.; Gordon, Donald L. (1996).Understanding Contemporary Africa. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers. ISBN978-1-55587-547-3.
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