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African Geography & Nature
Total Land Area: 30,221,532 sq km / 11,668,598.7 sq miles [1]
Recognised Countries:
Full List
55 (53 widely-recognised & 2 partially-recognised states) [2]
Overseas Dependencies:
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3
Disputed Territories:
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8
Largest Country:
Africa Top 10
Sudan - 2,505,813 sq km / 967,500 sq miles
Smallest Country:
Seychelles - 451 sq km / 174 sq miles
Highest Mountain:
Mount Kilimanjaro - 5,892 metres / 19,340 ft - Tanzania
Longest River:
The Nile - 6,650 km / 4,135 miles - Egypt / Sudan / Uganda / Ethiopia
Largest Lake: Lake Victoria - 69,485 sq km / 26,828 sq miles - Uganda / Kenya / Tanzania
African Population & Health
Total Population: 972,752,377 [3]
Most Populous Country: Nigeria - 154,729,000 [4]
Most Populous City:
Africa Top 100
Lagos - Nigeria - 9,733,876 [5]
Most Populous Metro Area:
...
Life Expectancy:
52 years [6]
Infant Mortality Rate: ...
Largest HIV Population:
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South Africa - 5,700,000 [7]
More African Facts & Figures
Highest GDP:
Africa Top 10
South Africa - US$276,764,000,000 (IMF) [8] / US$276,764,000,000 (World Bank) [9]
Most Corrupt Country:
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Somalia - 1st out of 180 countries in the World [10]
Least Corrupt Country: Botswana - 143rd out of 180 countries in the World [10]
Tallest Building:
Carlton Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa - 223 metres / 732 feet - 50 floors [11]
Most Nuclear Weapons:
Full List
Africa currently has no countries with Nuclear Weapons Stockpiles [12]
Most Depleted Uranium:
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South Africa - 73 tonnes [13]
Location of Africa
Map showing location of Africa
Recent African Features
Overseas Territories In Africa Disputed Territories In Africa Recognised Countries In Africa
Depleted Uranium Stockpiles In Africa Nuclear Weapons Stockpiles In Africa Most Populous Cities In Africa
References
[1] This figure is an estimate and may be slightly off when considering different interpretations of where the continent begins and ends. It should only be used as a guide.
[2] "List Of Geographic Names, also includes non-recognised states and some territories too" UN (United Nations). The countries highlighted in bold text are the fully internationally-recognised countries, and the remainder are a mixture of partially-recognised states, territories and dependancies.
[3] "World Population Estimate for 1st of July 2008" (XIST.org). XIST bases it's figures on the CIA World Factbook.
[4] "Official United Nations Population Estimates" Estimate for Nigeria in 2009: 154,729,000.
[5] "World: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population" All statistics © Stefan Helders, www.world-gazetteer.com
[6] "United Nations World Mortality Wallchart 2007" These are the official estimates for 2007 life expectancy rates by the UN.
[7] "UNAIDS Interactive map" 2008 Report on the global AIDS epidemic, July 2008, UNAIDS. In the menu on the left, click on "HIV infection & AIDS Epidemic by country", then click "People living with HIV in 2007". You will then be able to view the statistics for each country by scanning over the interactive map of the World.
[8] "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2009" These are the latest figures to be released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as of the 1st of October 2009, and are based on the total GDP for each country for the whole of 2008.
[9] "World Bank Gross Domestic Product Figures For 2008" These are the latest available figures which were released by the World Bank as of the 1st of October 2009, and are based on the total GDP for each country for the whole of 2008.
[10] "Corruption Perceptions Index 2009" Released on the 17th of November 2009, these are the yearly CPI Index scores for the 180 countries which it evaluates. The CPI rating is based on 13 different independent surveys, however, not all surveys are used for all countries.
[11] "Official World's 200 Tallest High-rise Buildings" (Emporis.com)
[12] "Status of World Nuclear Forces 2009" Federation of American Scientists - All numbers are estimates and are updated when new information becomes available. Current update: October.02.2009 - last retrieved by BlatantWorld.com on January.05.2010
[13] "World Depleted Uranium Inventory" WISE Uranium Project - This is the most accurate and up-to-date list out there for depleted Uranium stocks around the World. This list has last been updated by WISE Uranium Project on the 21st of April 2008, and was last retrieved by Blatant World.com on January.07.2010
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