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- North Africa is a relatively thin strip of land between the Sahara desert and the Mediterranean, stretching from Moroccan Atlantic coast to Egypt. The region has no set definition, and varies from source to source. Generally included are, from west to east, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt.
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The countries making up North Africa all have Modern Standard Arabic as their official language. Additionally, Algeria and Morocco recognize Berber as a second official language after Arabic. French also serves as an administrative language in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.
North Africa. Afroasiatic. Semitic. Arabic: 200; Berber: 30–40 Kabyle; Atlas; Tuareg; Zenaga; Nilo-Saharan. Nubian: 5+ Fur: 5+ Zaghawa; Masalit; Niger–Congo. Kordofanian languages. Nuba; Central Africa. Niger–Congo, Bantu. Lingala; Kinyarwanda:12; Kongo:5+ Tshiluba; Kirundi; Eastern Africa. Niger–Congo, Bantu: Swahili: 5–10
North Africa is the Northern part of Africa. It is usually made up of these countries: Algeria; Egypt; Libya; Morocco; Tunisia; Western Sahara; Mauritania; Sudan; South Sudan; Most of north Africa is desert, which means it is very dry and does not rain very much.
A simplistic view of language families spoken in Africa. The Afroasiatic languages are a language family of about 240 languages and 285 million people widespread throughout the Horn of Africa, North Africa, the Sahel, and Southwest Asia.
- 46.1/km² (119.4/sq mi) (2021)
- 54+2*+5** (*disputed) (**territories)
Northern Africa is generally accepted to refer to the northernmost region of the African continent, stretching from the Atlantic shores of Morocco in the west to the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the east. By this definition, the nations included are: Algeria. Egypt. Libya. Morocco. Sudan.
References. External links. Culture of North Africa. Map of North Africa. The culture of North Africa encompasses the customs and traditions of art, architecture, music, literature, lifestyle, philosophy, food, politics and religion that have been practiced and maintained by the numerous ethnic groups of North Africa.
