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AFRICA

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. Check out AFRICA!

  1. Africa
  2. Antarctica
  3. Asia
  4. Australia
  5. Europe
  6. North America
  7. South America
Number of Countries54
Area(square miles)11.73 million
Population1.216 billion(as of 2018)
Largest CityLagos, Nigeria
Number of Languages1250-3000 native
Size in Comparison to Other Continents2nd largest

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