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Africa Fact Sheet

Africa is the world's second largest and most populated continent, covering about 20% of the earth's land area with over 50 independent countries. The continent features diverse climates and biomes, ranging from tropical to arctic, with significant geographical points including Cairo as the largest city and Mount Kilimanjaro as the highest point. Africa is known for its rich cultural history, with numerous tribes, languages, and a primary occupation centered around farming.

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Africa Fact Sheet

Africa is the world's second largest and most populated continent, covering about 20% of the earth's land area with over 50 independent countries. The continent features diverse climates and biomes, ranging from tropical to arctic, with significant geographical points including Cairo as the largest city and Mount Kilimanjaro as the highest point. Africa is known for its rich cultural history, with numerous tribes, languages, and a primary occupation centered around farming.

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©Montessori for Everyone 2006 Africa Fact Sheet

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Size: Africa is the world’s second largest and second most-populated continent, after Asia. It
covers about 6% of the earth’s surface, and makes up about 20% of the earth’s land area.

Countries: Africa has over 50 independent countries, as well as many other territories and regions.
The largest country is the Sudan, which is located in northeastern Africa and has a total area of
967,490 sq mi (2,505,800 sq km). The smallest mainland country is Gambia, which covers an area
of 4,363 sq mi (11,300 sq km).

Highs & Lows: The largest city is Egypt's capital city, Cairo, with an estimated population of 9.2 mil-
lion people. The highest point is Uhuru Point on Mount Kilimanjaro (5895m/19,340 ft), which is lo-
cated in Tanzania. The lowest point is Lake Asal (153 m/502 ft below sea level) in Djibouti, which is
also the world’s saltiest lake.

Climate: Africa is the only continent that stretches from northern


temperate and southern temperate zones. Because of this, the
climate ranges from tropical to arctic (on high peaks), and biomes
include deserts, rainforests, savannas, steppes, and plains.

People: Africa is widely acknowledged to be the first inhabited


continent, so the history of its people is a long and proud one. There
are thousands of tribes, languages, and cultures stretching from one
end of Africa to the other. The primary occupation is farming, which
includes the care of animals as well as the growing of crops and
plants. Africa is also known for its culture, including architecture, art,
music, dance, and diverse cuisine.

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