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2 days ago · Africa 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.
1 day ago · Africa, the second largest continent (after Asia), covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. The continent is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean , on the north by the Mediterranean Sea , on the east by the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean , and on the south by the mingling waters of the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
1 day ago · Morocco, mountainous country of western North Africa that lies directly across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain. Morocco’s largest city and major Atlantic Ocean port is Casablanca. The capital, Rabat, lies a short distance to the north on the Atlantic coast.
1 day ago · The Gambia, country in western Africa situated on the Atlantic coast. The Gambia is Africa’s smallest nonisland country. The capital, Banjul (called Bathurst until 1973), is situated where the Gambia River flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Read here to learn about the geography and history of The Gambia.
3 days ago · History of Africa. Contemporary political map of Africa (Includes Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa) Map showing the states, people, and material cultures of the African continent c. 1800 BC, but missing the Kintampo civilisation and Tichitt culture in West Africa. Obelisk at temple of Luxor, Egypt.
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May 16, 2024 · About the map. Kenya on a World Map. Kenya is an African country located on the eastern coastline of the Indian Ocean. It lies on the equator between 5°N and 5°S latitudes. Kenya borders Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, South Sudan to the northwest, Ethiopia to the north, and Somalia to the northeast.
May 10, 2024 · This map shows each African country's total population in 2015—represented by circle size—compared to the percentage of the population that lived in urban areas that year—represented by color. Africapolis
