1. Africa has 54 independent states.
2. Africa is the second largest continent and covers over 30 million square kilometers.
3. The African continent is the oldest inhabited area in the world.
4. Africa has the largest desert in the world - the Sahara. The Sahara has a larger area than the entire continental United States.
5. In Africa, more people speak French than in France itself.
6. Africa is so large that the United States, China, Japan, India, Eastern Europe, Germany and France can fit within its borders.
7. The Egyptian Nile is the longest river in the world with a total length of 6,650 km.
8. Although Egypt is best known for its pyramids, Sudan has 223 pyramids, twice as many as Egypt. The Sudanese pyramids, which are smaller and steeper than the Egyptian ones, are not nearly as well known as the Egyptian ones.
9. The ancient Greeks and Romans used the name "Africa" only for the northern part of the continent. In Latin, the word Africa means "sunny", and the word Aphrika in Greek means "without cold".
10. It is estimated that there are at least 3000 different ethnic groups (tribes) in Africa.
11. It is estimated that the African population will reach 2.3 billion by 2050.
12. Islam is the most widespread religion in Africa, while Christianity is in second place.
13. Almost a billion people live in Africa, which makes up 16% of the world's population.
14. Only two countries on the African continent have never been colonized by Europeans - Liberia and Ethiopia.
15. Algeria is the largest country in Africa. It covers an area of over 2.4 million square kilometers.
16. Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa and the second largest in the world, with an area of 69,490 square kilometers.
17. Nigeria has the largest population,
between 125-145 million people, while in second place is Egypt with 76 million.
18. The largest city is the capital of Egypt - Cairo, with 17 million inhabitants.
19. Over 50% of Africans are under the age of 25.
20. Africa is the poorest and least developed continent, almost 40% of adults in Africa are illiterate, and over 25 million are HIV positive.
21. Arabic is spoken by about 170 million people, English 130, Swahili 100, French 115, Berber 50 million ...
22. Africa is the warmest continent and the second driest, after Australia.
23. Africa is home to over 85% of the world's elephants and over 99% of the remaining lions.
Africa means "sunny" with reason. Sahara is prove of that. And definitely "without cold". In desert temperature during night are so low, in is not so freezing, but that is the characteristic of sand. To get high temperatures by day and low temperatures by night. Africa is wild and beautiful. Let stay that forever.