1) AFRICA IS THE SECOND LARGEST CONTINENT ON EARTH.
Africa is the second largest continent in the world with a total area of around 11.73 million square miles (30.37 million square kilometers) that account for 5.7% of the earth’s surface as well as 20% of the total surface of land on our planet. It is divided up into five sub-sections; North Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa and West Africa. One of the most interesting facts about Africa is that the length and breadth of the continent are about the same, Horizontal Width: 4,355 miles (7,009 km) from Dakar, Senegal, east to Mogadishu, Somalia and Vertical Length: 4,504 miles (7,248 km) from Cape Town, South Africa north to Tripoli, Libya.
Map of Africa
There are 54 countries and ten territories and two de facto independent states with limited or no recognition. Sudan used to be the largest country in Africa until it was split into Sudan and South Sudan. Algeria is now the largest African country by geographical area. Cairo is the largest city, the capital city of Egypt.
Africa is often thought of as quite isolated from the rest of the world, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Africa and Europe are separated by less than 9 miles at the Strait of Gibraltar, which separates Spain from Morocco, ferries are even available to take you from Africa to Europe or vice versa.
The African continent has the second largest population in the world, at 1,287,920,518 people approximately 16.87% of the world’s population (as of August 2018). It’s really no surprise that Africa is home to the most genetically diverse people on Earth as it is the 2nd largest continent.
Source : https://astepintonature.com/2018/09/05/10-mind-blowing-facts-about-africa/