Africa Map

Africa is the world's second largest continent spread over an area of 11,668,545 sq. miles, which makes up for 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area on the surface of the Earth. In terms of population as well, Africa is second only to Asia with more than 900 million people inhabiting the continent which is approximately 14% of the world's total population. The continent is bound by Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Suez Canal and Red Sea in the northeast, which separate it from the neighboring continent of Asia. Indian Ocean bounds the continent of Africa in the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean in the west. There are a total of 46 countries on the continental mainland and the number climbs up to 53 if we include all the island groups as well. The Africa continent political map presented on this page represents all the political divisions into various countries along with their capital cities. Some of the major countries on the continent include Sudan, Ethiopia, Libya, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Egypt which are home to diverse cultural and geographic features. One can glean detailed information related to any specific region in the continent by simply clicking on the desired region in the Africa continent political map given here.

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