"Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30,360,288 km² (11,722,173 mi²) including adjacent islands, it covers 5.9 percent of the Earth's total surface area, and 20.3 percent of the total land area. With more than 840,000,000 people (as of 2005) in 61 territories, it accounts for more than 12% of the world human population. ..."
Second largest continent, population about 1.1 billion.
- Africa, Central - Regions in the middle of the African continent
- Africa, East - Eastermost regions of Africa
- Africa, North - Northernmost region of Africa
- Africa, Southern - Southernmost region of Africa
- Africa, West - Area of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea
- Maghreb - Region of northwest Africa, west of Egypt
- Mediterranean Sea - Large inland sea between Eurasia and Africa
Reference
Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Books
Africa Betrayed
by George Ayittey, 1992
by George Ayittey, 1992
- ISBN 0312080581
: Hardcover, St. Martin's Press, 1993
- ISBN 0333637380
: Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan, 1994
- ISBN 0312104006
: Paperback, Palgrave Macmillan, Reprint edition, 1993
Africa in Chaos: A Comparative History
by George Ayittey, 1997
by George Ayittey, 1997
- ISBN 0312164009
: Hardcover, St. Martin's Press, 1997
- ISBN 0312217870
: Paperback, Palgrave Macmillan, 1999
Africa Unchained: The Blueprint for Africa's Future
by George Ayittey, 2004
by George Ayittey, 2004
- ISBN 1403963592
: Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004
- ISBN 1403973865
: Paperback, Palgrave Macmillan, 2006