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   What is Africa's largest country by area?

   • Algeria is Africa's largest country by area, and Nigeria is its largest by population. African nations cooperate through the establishment of the African Union, which is headquartered in Addis Ababa . Africa straddles the equator and the prime meridian.

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   Why is Africa a biodiverse country?

   • Africa is highly biodiverse; it is the continent with the largest number of megafauna species, as it was least affected by the extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna. However, Africa also is heavily affected by a wide range of environmental issues, including desertification, deforestation, water scarcity and pollution.

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   Why is Africa called Africa?

   • In antiquity the Greeks are said to have called the continent Libya and the Romans to have called it Africa, perhaps from the Latin aprica (“sunny”) or the Greek aphrike (“without cold”). The name Africa, however, was chiefly applied to the northern coast of the continent, which was, in effect, regarded as a southern extension of Europe.

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   How big is Africa?

   • Africa, the second largest continent, covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. Africa’s total land area is approximately 11,724,000 square miles (30,365,000 square km), and the continent measures about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) from north to south and about 4,600 miles (7,400 km) from east to west.

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2. www.ncesc.com › geographic-pedia › how-is-africaHow is Africa different from the rest of the world? - NCESC

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   3 days ago · Africa is rich in non-renewable natural resources like gold and diamonds, yet it is often perceived as one of the poorest continents in the world. This paradox reflects the complex socio-economic factors at play in Africa, where the distribution of wealth and resources is often highly uneven.

3. www.britannica.com › place › AfricaAfrica | History, People, Countries, Regions, Map, & Facts

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   2 days ago · This richness is matched by a great diversity of biological resources that includes the intensely lush equatorial rainforests of Central Africa and the world-famous populations of wildlife of the eastern and southern portions of the continent. Although agriculture (primarily subsistence) still dominates the economies of many African countries ...

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   1 day ago · Africa: 266,780: 2024: 191,913: 2022: 163,473: 2021 New Zealand: Oceania: 257,626: 2024: 247,234: 2022: 250,451: 2021 Nigeria: Africa: 252,738: 2024: 477,386: 2022: 430,923: 2021 Greece: Europe: 250,276: 2024: 219,066: 2022: 214,874: 2021 Qatar: Asia: 244,686: 2024: 237,296: 2022: 179,571: 2021 Hungary: Europe: 223,413: 2024: 178,789: 2022 ...

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   1 day ago · Africa's population is the youngest amongst all the continents; [8] [9] the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. [10] Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth, ahead of Oceania.

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    8 hours ago · The 30 largest countries by net national wealth (in billions USD) Country 2000 Country 2005 Country 2010 Country 2015 Country 2020 Country 2022 Country Peak value