Africa Fast Facts

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Ten fun facts about Africa

Fact 1:

Egypt is the most popular tourist destination in Africa, attracting around 10 millionvisitors per year.

Fact 2:

Africa is the second largest continent in the world.

Fact 3:

There are fewer people with Internet access in the entire Africa than in New Yor!ity alone.

Fact 4:

The lowest point in Africa is "ae Assal in #$i%outi which lies 1&& meters %elow sealevel.

Fact 5:

Africa is the home of the 'uman species, which developed there a%out & millionyears ago.

Fact 6:

(ore people are illed in Africa %y crocodiles than %y lions.

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The world)s largest desert, the *ahara, is located in Africa.

Fact 8:

There are over 1,&00 di+erent languages in Africa.

Fact 9:

The Nile is the longest river in the world, owing through -ganda, Ethiopia, *udanand Egypt.

Fact 10:

Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa with an estimated population of

1& / 1& million people.

Africa Geography Facts

Number of Countries in Africa- 54 and a couple of disputed territories (WesternSahara and Somaliland). South Sudan is Africa's newest country, oicially orn on !uly ",#$%%.

Tallest mountain- &ount ilimanaro, an*ania+ %",4$ feet 5"5 meters. See

what the clim is li/e in pictures.

Lowest point in Africa- 0a/e Assalin 1iouti which lies at 5%5 feet (%55m) elow seale2el.

Largest desert in Africa is- he Sahara 1esertwhich spans almost .5 million s3uaremiles (",$$$,$$$ s3uare /ilometers). t stretches across orth Africa and ma/es up alar6e part of a do*en countries.
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Longest river in Africa- he ile which is also the lon6est ri2er in the world. t runsfrom 76andaall the way to 86yptfor 4,%# miles (995$ /m).

Largest lake in Africa- 0a/e :ictoria in 8ast Africa,orderin6 76anda, enyaand an*ania. he 0a/e is the second lar6est in the world, at#9,59$ s3uare miles (9,$$ s3uare /ilometres). t is the main source of the ile ;i2er.

Largest island in Africa- &ada6ascaro the 8ast coast of Africa in the ndian allson the order

of ?amiaand ?imawe. he :ictoria >alls are ust o2er % mile wide (%.= /m) and 55feet (%$ m) hi6h. 1urin6 the wet season o2er 5$$ million liters (%" million cuic feet) ofwater plummets o2er the ed6e into the ?ame*i ;i2er. he spray can e seen from o2er$ miles away.

The Euator- n Africa, the e3uator runs alon6 for almost #5$$ miles, passin6 throu6h9 countries+ @aon, on6o, 1emocratic ;epulic of on6o, 76anda, enya and Somalia.

Facts About Africa!s "opulation

#ost populated country in Africa- i6eriais the most populated country in Africawith an estimated population of %#5 - %45 million people. (Bopulation statistics arepolitically loaded and that's why these numers 2ary so much). 86yptis second witho2er =9 million people.
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Least populated country- he Seychelleshas the lowest population of any country inAfrica with around $,$$$ people. Cut amiiais the least densely populated country inAfrica.

#ost populated city in Africa- airoin 86yptis Africa's most populated city with anestimated %= million residents li2in6 in the metropolitan area.

Least populated capital city in Africa- &aseru, the capital of the in6dom of 0esothohas a population of around %4,$$$.

Number of Ethnic Groups $tribes% in Africa- 1iicult to estimate ut there are atleast ,$$$ distinct ethnic 6roups in Africa. A lar6e country li/e i6eria has more than

=$reco6ni*ed tries.

Number of Languages &poken in Africa- here are o2er #$$$ lan6ua6es spo/en inAfrica. Araic (in 2arious dialects) has the hi6hest numer of spea/ers with o2er %=$million spea/ers, mostly li2in6 in orth Africa and the Dorn of Africa.

Africa!s Capital Cities- here are 54 oicial African capital cities. See list of Africa'scapital cities.

Africa Travel Facts

#ost 'isited Country in Africa- 86yptis the most popular tourist destination inAfrica. n #$$=, 86ypt attracted around %$ million 2isitors. he Byramidsha2e een aprime tourist attraction for the past #$$$ years. South Africacame a close second with "million 2isitors in #$$= (ased on E6ures from 7W


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#ost 'isited East African Countries- enyaand an*aniaare the most popular 8astAfrican countries for 2isitors. Dowe2er, in #$$ enya's tourist numers declineddrastically due to political instaility. Coth countries tend to attract 2isitors interested incomin6 a safari with some each time.

#ost 'isited Country in &outhern Africa- South Africais y far the most popularcountry in the re6ion. :isitors are attracted to its cities, eaches, wildlife par/s as wellas niche tourism li/e ird watchin6 and medical tourism. &o*ami3ueis the fastestemer6in6 tourist destination in the re6ion.

#ost 'isited Countries in (est Africa- he @amiaand Sene6alattract the mosttourists in this re6ion of Africa (which alon6 with entral Africa draws the least amountof tourists on the continent). Coth he @amia and Sene6al are popular eachdestinations for 8uropeans Feein6 the cold winter weather.

#ost 'isited Countries in North Africa- 86yptis the most popular touristdestination in orth Africa, ut &oroccohas seen the lar6est 6rowth in its tourismindustry (%4G in #$$= accordin6 to the 7W


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he ori6inal Star Warsmo2ie sets in the deserts of unisia (a./.a. planet atooine) are2ery well preser2ed and you can e2en stay in 0u/e S/ywal/er's home.

Sudan has more Byramids than 86ypt. he ## pyramids are smaller and steeper than

their 86yptian counter parts, ut the uians were o2iously 2ery usy people around 4C - A1.
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