We can say that Africa is a continent of paradox. Nowhere is there a higher rate of hunger, disease and poverty, and at the same time nowhere in the world are there so many deposits of the most expensive diamonds in the world. Nowhere in the world are people as thirsty as in Africa, with almost 10 rivers being the longest in the world. A continent of beauty and diversity. A continent where people live modestly and it seems that they are happy because of that. Here are ten more secrets that this beauty hides in herself.
Africa is only 14.3 kilometers away from Europe, and that border is the ocean. In recent years, intensive negotiations have been underway on the construction of a bridge, which would connect these two worlds.
It is an incredible fact that the people who inhabit the area of South Africa, even today, actively use tools and implements that were found in ancient caves, and which are estimated to be about 44,000 years old.
To reach the source of drinking water, people in Africa have to walk about 6 kilometers. In one direction.
96 elephants are killed daily on this continent. It may come as a bit of a surprise, but the deadliest animal in Africa is the hippopotamus.
The favorite drink of Africans is a beer that is made, no less and no more than a banana.
Half of the total amount of world gold mined so far comes from one place in the world, and that is the Witwatersrand in South Africa.
Given the colonial past, more people in Africa speak French than in France
Lesotho is the only country in the world whose entire territory is above 1,000 meters above sea level.
41% of African children, aged 5 to 14, are forced into child labor. This usually refers to hard physical, often exhausting work.
Tanzania is one of the countries with the highest rate of albinism. It is a bizarre fact that albino people are persecuted by "doctors", ie sorcerers, because there is a belief that body parts (legs, arms and internal organs) bring happiness and wealth, so individuals are willing to pay several thousand US dollars for a body part. or $ 75,000 for the whole body of an albino person.
Africa is the second continent in terms of area and population, ahead of only Asia.
20% of the world's land area is the territory of Africa and 14% of the world's population lives there.
Due to the great contrast in altitude, we divide Africa into high and low.
Africa is a continent of the Old World and has not been fully studied for a long time. This continent is the cradle of the human race. Remains of the oldest hominids have been found throughout East Africa.
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I didn't know there was a high and low Africa: D Super article <3