Africa Is Truly Amazing

The continent of Africa is truly an amazing pace! Its raw beauty and breathtaking

vistas offer visitors a veritable Garden of Eden to enjoy and a treasure trove of activities to experience.

Africa, the facts and figures

There is a lot about Africa which people from Europe and the Americas do not know. For instance, Africa is the second largest and second-most-populous continent on Earth, it covers more than 30.2 million km, which is 6% of the entire surface of the planet, and is called home by 14.7% of the worlds human population. What is even more astounding is that it also makes up just over 20% of the entire landmass of planet Earth as well!

Almost the entire continent is naturally surrounded by the oceans, but since the building of the Suez Canal it can be said that it is completely surrounded by the sea. The oceans and seas that surround it are:

The Mediterranean Sea to the north

The Suez Canal and the Red Sea to the northeast

The Indian Ocean to the southeast

The Atlantic Ocean to the west

Did you know? Included in the landmass of Africa are the island of Madagascar and various archipelagoes dotted around the coastline of the continent!

Africa has one of the largest concentrations of individual countries, territories and quasi independent states in the world. It includes:

54 sovereign states

9 territories

3 de facto states

Cradle of Mankind

The continent of Africa is historically seen as the cradle of mankind. It is the birthplace of both humans (Homo sapiens) and the great apes (Hominidae clade). In fact, there is evidence of early humans found in Africa that dates back to more than 200,000 years ago!

The list of early humans and hominids includes:

Sahelanthropus tchadensis

Australopithecus africanus

afarensis

Homo erectus

H. habilis

H. ergaster

The etymology of the word Africa

The word Afri is a Latin word that was used to refer to the Carthaginians of North Africa and under the rule of the Romans Carthage became the capital of Africa Province.

Did you know? The Latin suffix of "-ica" is often used to denote a land or area. Other forms of its uses can be seen in the Roman references to Celtica or Land of the Celts, as used by Julius Caesar.

The African Climate

Because of its size the climate of Africa is as diverse as its peoples. It ranges from tropical at the equator to sub-arctic on some of its highest mountains. It is also the hottest continent on Earth with up to 60% of its entire land surface made up of deserts and dry-lands.

by: AfricanPathFinder

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