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Africa is thought to be the place where humans first developed, more than 1 million years ago. The African continent had many kingdoms and empires during its early history. One of the world’s earliest civilizations, ancient Egypt, developed in the lower Nile River valley nearly 5,000 years ago.
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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.
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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.
South Africa is bordered by Namibia to the northwest, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the north, and Mozambique and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) to the northeast and east. Lesotho, an independent country, is entirely surrounded by South African territory.
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.
