Africa Continent: History, Regions, Features and Countries
The history, features, regions and countries in Africa, the second largest world continent with total area of 30,370,000 Sq.Km and 54 countries according to FOB News.
It comprises of 54 countries. It is the hottest continent and home of the world's largest desert, the Sahara, occupying the 25% of the total area of Africa. Africa has the total area of 30,370,000 Sq.Km
Africa is one of the 7 continent bounded by the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean. Africa is the 2nd largest continent after Asia.
Africa Regions
The Africa continent has some major physical regions, including
- the Sahara
- the Sahel
- the Ethiopian Highlands
- the savanna
- the Swahili Coast
- the rainforest
- the African Great Lakes, and
- southern Africa.
Countries in Africa
The list of the 54 countries according to the United Nations and their respective regions.
- Nigeria Western Africa
- Ethiopia Eastern Africa
- Egypt Northern Africa
- DR Congo Middle Africa
- Tanzania Eastern Africa
- South Africa Southern Africa
- Kenya Eastern Africa
- Uganda Eastern Africa
- Algeria Northern Africa
- Sudan Northern Africa
- Morocco Northern Africa
- Angola Middle Africa
- Mozambique Eastern Africa
- Ghana Western Africa
- Madagascar Eastern Africa
- Cameroon Middle Africa
- Côte d'Ivoire Western Africa
- Niger Western Africa
- Burkina Faso Western Africa
- Mali Western Africa
- Malawi Eastern Africa
- Zambia Eastern Africa
- Senegal Western Africa
- Chad Middle Africa
- Somalia Eastern Africa
- Zimbabwe Eastern Africa
- Guinea Western Africa
- Rwanda Eastern Africa
- Benin Western Africa
- Burundi Eastern Africa
- Tunisia Northern Africa
- South Sudan Eastern Africa
- Togo Western Africa
- Sierra Leone Western Africa
- Libya Northern Africa
- Congo Middle Africa
- Liberia Western Africa
- Central African Republic Middle Africa
- Mauritania Western Africa
- Eritrea Eastern Africa
- Namibia Southern Africa
- Gambia Western Africa
- Botswana Southern Africa
- Gabon Middle Africa
- Lesotho Southern Africa
- Guinea-Bissau Western Africa
- Equatorial Guinea Middle Africa
- Mauritius Eastern Africa
- Eswatini Southern Africa
- Djibouti Eastern Africa
- Comoros Eastern Africa
- Cabo Verde Western Africa
- Sao Tome & Principe Middle Africa
- Seychelles Eastern Africa
Features of Africa Continent
Victoria Falls
This spectacular Southern African waterfall is located along the Zambezi River and straddles the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The Namib Desert
This Namib coastal desert covers parts of three Southern African countries; Angola, Namibia (home to the greatest portion of the desert), and South Africa.
East African Rift System
Escarpments of the Great Rift Valley rising above the plain north of Samburu Game Preserve located central Kenya.
Victoria Falls
This spectacular Southern African waterfall is located along the Zambezi River and straddles the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The Namib Desert
This Namib coastal desert covers parts of three Southern African countries; Angola, Namibia (home to the greatest portion of the desert), and South Africa.
East African Rift System
Escarpments of the Great Rift Valley rising above the plain north of Samburu Game Preserve located central Kenya.
Congo River - The hydroelectric dam on the Congo River at Inga Falls, near Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Sahara Desert
Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, which encompasses almost all of northern Africa, spanning from the Atlantic Ocean on the western side of the continent to the Red Sea on the eastern side. Sahara has an area of 3.32 million square miles (8.6 million square km).
Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, which encompasses almost all of northern Africa, spanning from the Atlantic Ocean on the western side of the continent to the Red Sea on the eastern side. Sahara has an area of 3.32 million square miles (8.6 million square km).
Lake Victoria
The largest lake in Africa and chief reservoir of the Nile River, this freshwater body has an area of 26,828 square miles (69,484 square.
Ituri Forest
This dense tropical rainforest is located in Central Africa of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and it covers 24,300 square miles (62,900 square km).
The largest lake in Africa and chief reservoir of the Nile River, this freshwater body has an area of 26,828 square miles (69,484 square.
Ituri Forest
This dense tropical rainforest is located in Central Africa of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and it covers 24,300 square miles (62,900 square km).
Nile River
This is the longest river in Africa and, depending on what you believe, the longest river in the world.
This is the longest river in Africa and, depending on what you believe, the longest river in the world.
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