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Second largest Continent in the worldSecond largest Continent in the world
Continental Area - 11,700,000 square milesContinental Area - 11,700,000 square miles
Estimated Population - 690 million peopleEstimated Population - 690 million people
Largest City - Cairo, Egypt, 9.2 million peopleLargest City - Cairo, Egypt, 9.2 million people
Largest Country - Sudan, 968,000 square milesLargest Country - Sudan, 968,000 square miles
Longest River - Nile, 4,160 milesLongest River - Nile, 4,160 miles
Largest Lake - Victoria, 26,828 square milesLargest Lake - Victoria, 26,828 square miles
Tallest Mountain - Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Tallest Mountain - Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, 19,340 feet19,340 feet
Regions of Regions of AfricaAfrica
Central Africa East Africa
North Africa South Africa
West Africa
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Other
Christian47%
Hindu0%
Muslim41%
Ethnoreligionist12%
Jew ish0%
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ClimateClimate
Tropical Wet - Rain Tropical Wet - Rain ForestForest
Tropical DryTropical Dry
Tropical Wet and DryTropical Wet and Dry
Montane (Mountain)Montane (Mountain)
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African Categories of African Categories of LanguagesLanguages
Swahili
Nilo-Saharan Khoisan
Afro - Asiatic
Niger - Congo
African Language
Fact: More than 2000 different languages spoken in Africa .
• South Africa,The worst South Africa,The worst affected in the continent affected in the continent with the HIV prevalence with the HIV prevalence rate surpassing 25 rate surpassing 25 percent. Life expectancy percent. Life expectancy dropped below 40 years in dropped below 40 years in nine countries of the nine countries of the region.region.
• In the Middle East and In the Middle East and North Africa, North Africa, estimates show that estimates show that 92,000 people got 92,000 people got infected with the virus infected with the virus in 2004.in 2004.
• There are now 16 There are now 16 countries in which countries in which more than one-tenth more than one-tenth of the adult of the adult population aged 15-49 population aged 15-49 is infected with HIV. In is infected with HIV. In seven countries, all in seven countries, all in the southern cone of the southern cone of the African continent, the African continent, up to one adult in four up to one adult in four is infected with the is infected with the virus!virus!
““Africa has the highest number of Africa has the highest number of people affected by HIV/AIDS. 70% people affected by HIV/AIDS. 70% of all the infected adults and 80% of all the infected adults and 80% of all the infected children live in of all the infected children live in Africa.”Africa.”
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Links About AfricaLinks About Africaclick on links below click on links below
o Wikipedia Encyclopedia
o All Africa. Com
o Regions of Africa
o Facts about Africa
o irinnews.orgirinnews.org
o Race and HistoryRace and History
o Photo Album Photo Album
o AIDS/HIV in AfricaAIDS/HIV in Africa
