Africa - Wikipedia Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia At about 30 3 million km 2 (11 7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers around 20% of Earth 's land area and 6% of its total surface area [9]
Map of Africa | List of African Countries Alphabetically As of 2023, about 1 5 billion people lived in Africa, which is about 18 2% of the world's population The continent is washed by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Indian Ocean to the east and south
Africa | Countries, Regions, Map, 54, Facts | Britannica Africa, the second largest continent (after Asia), covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth The continent is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Mediterranean Sea, on the east by the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, and on the south by the mingling waters of the Atlantic and Indian oceans
Geography of Africa - Wikipedia Africa is a continent comprising 63 political territories, representing the largest of the great southward projections from the main mass of Earth 's surface [1]
Africa - Ethnic Groups, Cultures, Languages | Britannica Africa north of the Sahara is differentiated from the rest of the continent by its Mediterranean climate and by its long history of political and cultural contacts with peoples outside of Africa