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Africa
About
- Size: 30.2 million km² (2nd largest continent)
- Population: ~1.5 billion (as of 2025)
- Number of Countries: 54
- Major Languages: Arabic, Swahili, Hausa, Amharic, English, French, Portuguese
- Notable Features: Sahara Desert (world’s largest hot desert), Nile River (world’s longest river), Victoria Falls
- Biodiversity: Home to elephants, lions, rhinos, and the Congo Rainforest (2nd largest rainforest)
- Economy: Rich in natural resources like gold, oil, diamonds, and cobalt
- Trivia: Africa is the most genetically diverse continent. Madagascar has unique species found nowhere else.
Links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa
Countries/Regions
| Est. | Country | Trivia |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Algeria is the largest country in Africa by land area | |
| Angola | Angola's national park Iona is home to elephants, lions, and giraffes hidden in its desert landscapes | |
| Benin | Benin has Atlantic beaches and diverse cultures featured in its Fon traditions | |
| Botswana | Botswana's Okavango Delta is one of the largest inland deltas in the world | |
| Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso has several UNESCO sites (e.g., Ruins of Loropéni) amidst its Sahelian landscapes | |
| Burundi | Burundi is often called the “Switzerland of Africa” for its rolling hills | |
| Cape Verde | Cape Verde is an island nation known for its Creole Portuguese-African culture | |
| Cameroon | Home to Mount Cameroon, an active volcano rising to over 4,000 m | |
| Central African Republic | CAR has vast rainforests and is among the least densely populated countries in Africa (≈7 people/km²) | |
| Chad | Chad contains part of the Sahara and the Tibesti Mountains with volcanoes like Emi Koussi | |
| Comoros | A small island nation off Africa’s east coast with rich biodiversity and volcanic terrain | |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | The DR Congo includes part of the Congo Rainforest, Africa's largest, second only to the Amazon | |
| Congo, Republic of the | The Republic of Congo hosts part of old growth forest and pygmy communities | |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Has diverse wildlife reserves and historic cities like Grand-Bassam | |
| Djibouti | Lake Assal in Djibouti is Africa’s lowest point at 153 m below sea level | |
| Egypt | Egypt is home to the world’s first great civilization along the Nile | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Equatorial Guinea is the richest country in Africa by GDP per capita, despite low population | |
| Eritrea | Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1991 after a long struggle | |
| Eswatini | Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) is one of three African monarchies—an absolute monarchy under King Mswati III | |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopia is the only African country never colonized (except brief occupation) and has its own alphabet | |
| Gabon | The newly designated UNESCO Diy‑Gid‑Biy landscape is in Gabon’s Mandara Mountains | |
| Gambia | The Gambia is the smallest mainland African country and its name includes "The" to distinguish it from Zambia | |
| Ghana | Ghana was the first sub‑Saharan African nation to gain independence from colonial rule in 1957 | |
| Guinea | Guinea has rich bauxite reserves and forested highlands | |
| Guinea‑Bissau | Home to the Bijagós archipelago, a designated UNESCO marine site | |
| Kenya | Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake, is bordered by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania | |
| Lesotho | Entirely landlocked within South Africa and has high-altitude terrain with Thabana Ntlenyana | |
| Liberia | Founded by freed American slaves, Liberia’s capital is named for James Monroe and it uses English officially | |
| Libya | From 1977 to 2011 Libya was the only country with a plain green flag, symbolizing Gaddafi’s ideology | |
| Madagascar | Madagascar is the world’s fourth-largest island and hosts nearly 100 species of lemurs found nowhere else | |
| Malawi | Lake Malawi has the greatest diversity of freshwater fish species in the world | |
| Mali | Timbuktu in Mali was home to one of the world’s oldest universities, founded in 982 CE | |
| Mauritania | Much of Mauritania lies within the Sahara Desert and the ancient trading city of Chinguetti remains standing | |
| Mauritius | A tropical island nation known for coral reefs and extinct dodo historic site | |
| Morocco | Morocco lies only ~14 km from Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar and has the Atlas Mountains | |
| Mozambique | Mozambique offers long Indian Ocean beaches and vibrant coral-rimmed dive spots | |
| Namibia | Namibia is known for the vast Namib Desert and wildlife in Etosha National Park | |
| Niger | One of Africa’s fastest growing economies and also among the most landlocked and arid | |
| Nigeria | The most populous African nation (~213 M), with over 500 native languages | |
| Rwanda | Rwanda is known as the “Land of a Thousand Hills” and famed for its mountain gorilla conservation | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | A small island nation with volcanic origins and lush forests | |
| Senegal | Senegal hosts seven UNESCO sites and was part of a recent U.S.-Africa summit in 2025 | |
| Seychelles | The smallest African country by area and population, and next to Mauritius in the world size ranking | |
| Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone’s Gola‑Tiwai complex is rich in biodiversity including critically endangered pygmy hippos | |
| Somalia | Somalia has one of Africa’s longest coastlines and culturally rich nomadic societies | |
| South Africa | South Africa has mined nearly half of all gold ever found globally at the Witwatersrand basin | |
| South Sudan | The world’s youngest nation, independent since 2011 | |
| Sudan | Sudan contains more pyramids (200+) than Egypt from the ancient Kush civilization | |
| Tanzania | Tanzania is home to both Mount Kilimanjaro (highest in Africa) and the Serengeti wildlife migration | |
| Togo | A small coastal West African nation with rich voodoo cultural traditions | |
| Tunisia | Tunisia preserves ancient Carthaginian ruins and Mediterranean beaches | |
| Uganda | Known as the "Pearl of Africa," Uganda hosts mountain gorillas and Lake Victoria shores | |
| Zambia | Zambia shares Victoria Falls with Zimbabwe and both are the only countries starting with "Z" worldwide | |
| Zimbabwe | Home to one of the largest waterfalls, Victoria Falls, and the Great Zimbabwe ruins |
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