Africa is the second largest continent in the world. In terms of land mass, it measures 11,677,239 square miles (30,244,049 square km) and covers 20.4% of the Earth's landmass. In terms of population, the African continent is still the second most populated continent with 1.033 billion people living on it.
Africa as a whole has up to 3000 ethnic groups and even greater numerical estimates for the tribes.
There are 54 countries in the African Continent:
(1). Algeria 🇩🇿
(2). Angola 🇦🇴
(3). Benin 🇧🇯
(4). Botswana 🇧🇼
(5). Burkina Faso 🇧🇫
(6). Burundi 🇧🇮
(7). Cameroon 🇨🇲
(8). Cape Verde 🇨🇻
(9). Central African Republic 🇨🇫
(10). Chad 🇹🇩
(11). Comoros 🇰🇲
(12). Congo
(13). Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇨🇩
(14). Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮
(15). Djibouti 🇩🇯
(16). Egypt 🇪🇬
(17). Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶
(18). Eritrea 🇪🇷
(19). Ethiopia 🇪🇹
(20). Gabon 🇬🇦
(21). The Gambia 🇬🇲
(22). Ghana 🇬🇭
(23). Guinea 🇬🇳
(24). Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼
(25). Kenya 🇰🇪
(26). Lesotho 🇱🇸
(27). Liberia 🇱🇷
(28). Libya 🇱🇾
(29). Madagascar 🇲🇬
(30). Malawi 🇲🇼
(31). Mali 🇲🇱
(32). Mauritania 🇲🇷
(33). Mauritius 🇲🇺
(34). Morocco 🇲🇦
(35). Mozambique 🇲🇿
(36). Namibia 🇳🇦
(37). Niger 🇳🇪
(38). Nigeria 🇳🇬
(39). Rwanda 🇷🇼
(40). Sao Tome and Principe 🇸🇹
(41). Senegal 🇸🇳
(42). Seychelles 🇸🇨
(43). Sierra Leone 🇸🇱
(44). Somalia 🇸🇴
(45). South Africa 🇿🇦
(46). Sudan 🇸🇩
(47). South Sudan 🇸🇸
(48). Swaziland 🇸🇿
(49). Tanzania 🇹🇿
(50). Togo 🇹🇬
(51). Tunisia 🇹🇳
(52). Uganda 🇺🇬
(53). Zambia 🇿🇲
(54). Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
It is worthy of note that Spain has 3 territories in Africa - Ceuta, Melilla and the Canary Islands.
France has 2 territories in Africa - the Islands
of Mayotte and Reunion.
Portugal has 1 territory in Africa - the Madeira
Islands.
The United Kingdom has 1 territory - the Atlantic Islands of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan de Cunha.
As mentioned earlier, Africa is the second largest continent in the world as well as the second most populous.
#africa #african
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