Africa
Territory
Continent Size: approximately 11,668,598.7 mi
Percent of Earth's Land: 20.4%
Description: Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. It straddles the equator and encompasses numerous climate areas; it is the only continent to stretch from the northern temperate to southern temperate zones. The climate of Africa ranges from tropical to subarctic on its highest peaks. Its northern half is primarily desert or arid, while its central and southern areas contain both savanna plains and very dense jungle (rainforest) regions.
It contains the Nile River, the world's longest, and the massive Sahara Desert, the world's largest.
Africa, particularly central eastern Africa, is widely regarded within the scientific community to be the origin of humans and the Hominidae tree (great apes).
Cultural
Approximate Population: 922,011,000
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