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Quick Facts
- Africa covers 20.4% of the Earth's total land area
- Africa had approximately 1 billion people in 2005
- Nearly 14% of the world's population lives here
- The last part of the word "-ca" means "country or land"
- The African Union (AU) includes all states except Morocco
Expert summary
Africa is the second-largest and the second most-populous continent in the world. Spreading on either side of the equator, the continent houses 53 countries of which Sudan is the largest or Seychelles the smallest. The name means the land of Afri, ‘people of north Africa’ or ‘cave dwellers’. Eastern Africa is thought to have been the cradle of human beings and the Hominids. The earliest human found in Ethiopia is dated back to 200,000 years ago. The continent is believed to have been occupied by human beings for at least 7 million years. The climate of most of Africa is very hard. The northern half is almost arid. The continent has the densest and the most diverse wild animal population.
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