Africa Travels Guide - Make the Most of Your Trip
Welcome to Africa Travels Guide your complete guide for Africa. When planning a vacation or trip to Africa, Africa Travels Guide is your customized practical guide to travel in Africa. Find information on tourist attractions, accommodations, events, travel tips and so much more to your own personal guide.About Africa
If you are looking for background information on Africa, we have you covered. Throughout this website, you will find extensive Africa Facts and background information regarding a beloved country that needs much more attention. If you are at all interested in knowing about Africa or if you need to research facts on Africa for a report, you will definitely find the information you need here.
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent. At about 30.2 million km² (11.7 million sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers six percent of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4 percent of the total land area. With 1.0 billion people (as of 2009, see table), it accounts for about 15% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagoes. It has 54 fully recognized sovereign states ("countries"), 9 territories and three de facto states with limited recognition.
Africa, particularly central Eastern Africa, is widely accepted as the origin of humans and the Hominidae clade (great apes), as evidenced by the discovery of the earliest hominids and their ancestors, as well as later ones that have been dated to around seven million years ago – including Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Australopithecus africanus, A. afarensis, Homo erectus, H. habilis and H. ergaster – with the earliest Homo sapiens (modern human) found in Ethiopia being dated to circa 200,000 years ago. Africa straddles the equator and encompasses numerous climate areas; it is the only continent to stretch from the northern temperate to southern temperate zones. The African expected economic growth rate is at about 5.0% for 2010 and 5.5% in 2011.
Regions of Africa: Northern Africa, Western Africa, Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
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