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Introduction. Africa is the world’s second largest continent. More than 50 countries make up the continent. More than one-eighth of the world’s population lives there. Land and Climate. Africa’s landscape is varied. The northern and western parts of the continent are generally lower and more level than the eastern and southern areas.
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Africa is the world’s second largest continent (after Asia). It makes up about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. There are more than 50 independent countries in Africa and on the islands off its coasts. Most of Africa was controlled by European countries from the 19th century until after World War II.
South Africa has a long coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans. To the north, South Africa borders Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland). South Africa surrounds the tiny kingdom of Lesotho. Most of South Africa is a plateau, or raised flat area.
It is now widely recognized that Africa was the birthplace of humankind. Archaeological evidence indicates that the continent has been inhabited by humans and their ancestors for some 4,000,000 years or more. Anatomically modern humans are believed to have appeared about 100,000 years ago in eastern Africa.
Our Africa Facts for Kids provide 20 interesting and fun facts on the African continent. Africa is second largest continent in sizeand the second largest continent in population. The African continent is located mainly in the Eastern Hemisphere and to the major part in the Northern Hemisphere.
Nelson Mandela spent almost 30 years in prison for fighting against apartheid in South Africa. Apartheid was a government policy that separated people of different races. After being freed from prison, Mandela became South Africa’s first black president.
Geography. The continent of Africa borders the southern half of the Mediterranean Sea. The Atlantic Ocean is to the west and the Indian Ocean is to the Southeast. Africa stretches well south of the equator to cover more than 12 million square miles making Africa the world's second largest continent.
