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Africa

Africa abounds with bustling metropolises, diverse people, and amazingly varied and beautiful landscapes. Africa is home to over 50 countries, more than any other continent in the world, and is the second largest continent in terms of both land area and population.

Cairo Marrakech Cape Town ✓ Johannesburg

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Cairo

Cairo is the capital of Egypt and, with a total population of Greater Cairo metropolitan area in excess of 16 million people, one of the largest cities in both Africa and the Middle East.

South Africa

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South Africa is Africa's southernmost country. It is bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and Lesotho.

Egypt

The Arab Republic of Egypt is in north-eastern Africa.

Southern Africa

Southern Africa is marked by sub-tropical and temperate climate, in contrast to the tropical savannas and jungles of Central Africa.

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East Africa

East Africa is the part of Africa around and east of the Great Rift Valley, a land feature stretching from the Red Sea to the Mozambique Channel.

Dar es Salaam Mogadishu Tanzania ✓ Kenya ✓

North Africa

North Africa is the northern part of the African continent.

Cairo Marrakech Casablanca Alexandria

West Africa

West Africa is the western region of Africa. In the north the region is bounded by the Sahel, and in the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean.

Lagos Accra Ghana Nigeria

Central Africa

Central Africa is a region of Africa bounded by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, the African Rift Valley in the east, the Sahel plains in the north, and the Zambezi basin in the south.

Kinshasa D.R. Congo Yaoundé Cameroon

Sahel

The Sahel is a region of Africa at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert.

Niamey Niger Sudan Maradi

East African Islands

The East African Islands are in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa.

Madagascar Mauritius ✓ Réunion Comoros

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Africa

Population: 1,200,000,000
Latitude of center: 1° north
Longitude of center: 24° east
Neighbors: Asia
Wikidata: Africa
Wikimedia Commons: Africa

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