Description: This Map of Africa shows seas, country boundaries, countries, capital cities, major cities, islands and lakes in Africa. Size: 1600x1600px / 677 Kb | 1250x1250px / 421 Kb Author: Ontheworldmap.com Detailed Maps of Africa Maps of African Regions Africa is home to 55 countries, an ancient and complex history, modern cities, some 3,000 languages and over a billion people. From Algeria to Zimbabwe, here’s a snapshot of each country on a continent you need to know more about. A list of the countries in Africa in alphabetical order. Discover the sovereign nations, regions, and members of the United Nations. Free political, physical and outline maps of Africa and individual country maps. Detailed geography information for teachers, students and travelers. Explore rich African Traditions, from cultural rituals to heritage practices that celebrate Africa’s history and vibrant community life. Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers around 20% of Earth 's land area and 6% of its total surface area. [9] With nearly 1.4 billion of the world's human population, Africa's population is the youngest among all the continents; [10][11] the median age in. Africa is the second largest continent, covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. Africa’s total land area is approximately 11,724,000 square miles (30,365,000 square km), and the continent measures about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) from north to south and about 4,600 miles (7,400 km) from east to west. The African Union Commission will convene the Chairperson’s 17th High-Level Retreat on the Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa. As the world grays, Africa blooms with youth. Young African women and men smiling and having fun on a sandy beach. By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African, a seismic change that. This is a breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing, and civilization itself.