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Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² (11.7 million sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area. With 1.0 billion people (as of 2009, see table) in 65 territories (including 54 recognized states), it accounts for about 14.72% 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 and has 54 sovereign states ("countries") and two states with limited recognition. Africa, particularly central Eastern Africa, is widely regarded within the scientific community to be 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. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. Hi I am wondering what country is the safest/stablest and friendliest country to visit in Africa? If not one then a list of a few? I am Canadian and would love to go to Africa with my friend. Thanks! Asked by Lina - Mon Jul 25 23:00:41 2011 - Other - Africa & Middle East - 4 Answers - Comments A. my Goodness Morocco? its ayt but not that safe. just check the safest countries in Africa. hers the top 10 list from safety records. when a country is safe we look at not only violence but adverse weather conditions too. Morocco recently dropped due to the mistreatment of women. Because it is muslim denominated, they have been reports on the maltreatment of women. ghana has also gone down the line due to corruption and too many crooks. starting with the regions, Southern African was voted for safest because most of the safe countries are in Southern Africa. Botswana still remains the safest country, Lesotho' Namibia stay away form Muslim countries. these guys really love fighting. stay away from them, they cause trouble in kenya, east… [cont.] Answered by princess Kabisiajika - Tue Jul 26 11:35:05 2011 From Yahoo Answer Search: "africa" |
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