Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent. At about 30.2 million km² (11.7 million sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers six percent of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4 percent of the total land area. With 1.0 billion people (as of 2009, see table), it accounts for about 15% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagoes. It has 54 fully recognized sovereign states ("countries"), 10 territories and two de facto states with limited recognition.
Africa, particularly central Eastern Africa, is widely accepted as the origin of humans and the Hominidae clade (great apes), as evidenced by the discovery of the earliest hominids and their ancestors, as well as later ones that have been dated to around seven million years ago – including Sahelanthropus tcha densis, Australopithecus africanus, A. afarensis, Homo erectus, H. habilis and H. ergaster – with the earliest Homo sapiens (modern human) found in Ethiopia being dated to circa 200,000 years ago. Africa straddles the equator and encompasses numerous climate areas; it is the only continent to stretch from the northern temperate to southern temperate zones The African expected economic growth rate is at about 5.0% for 2010 and 5.5% in 2011.
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Algeria https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1gasWXH0YZTWn55R1Ja43AYzFDpY&ll=32.12048946545093%2C2.350836999999956&z=6
Algeria https://goo.gl/maps/ENPq7
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Angola https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1kPFftJLeTJphBzVH5LtaI74CNAk&ll=-10.013657293848247%2C15.554165499999954&z=8
Angola https://goo.gl/maps/LEYTv
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Benin https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1O53QjsNNjn7BqqYEqE_h5Y8hwI4&ll=7.897686639497651%2C2.4604170000000067&z=8
Benin https://goo.gl/maps/a9azw
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Botswana https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1VEyqTzue0o6oATw5HNeLay7dzlc&ll=-23.479185315686948%2C25.298543999999993&z=8
Botswana https://goo.gl/maps/EqAxj
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Burkina Faso https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1n-RTD1QoaNDhLm7BuAEUqI95Eq4&ll=12.294161738764606%2C-1.53913&z=13
Burkina Faso https://goo.gl/maps/0x42t
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Burundi https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1Bg8T3JQ_9RMKBe0eLgU8aFzL_aI&ll=-3.3781824237394025%2C29.642776499999968&z=12
Burundi https://goo.gl/maps/V5PtS
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Cameroon https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1ch6A4Bt5VBvIhkfn2WUmsFGvygQ&ll=5.615704454180579%2C11.935694499999954&z=8
Cameroon https://goo.gl/maps/AqBmK
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Cape Verde https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1N-lJjT7SdCrUQgTBanHwG3wfdhU&ll=15.035036473473879%2C-23.56258605000005&z=12
Cape Verde https://goo.gl/maps/HTtbg
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Central African Republic https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1aWrG7zaifMH3I9yj4pFuYmE0w-s&ll=5.48493842215688%2C19.761388500000066&z=8
Central African Republic https://goo.gl/maps/LXOda
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Chad https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1KSfc2ZyYj9KIHEOSlG3iR-D93_c&ll=13.777416754377064%2C16.89068700000007&z=8
Chad https://goo.gl/maps/RjN72
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Comoros https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1L9KlDr7Efs1pMRCbqp-90JD_xPI&ll=-11.681349982170524%2C43.290307299999995&z=13
Comoros https://goo.gl/maps/DGbV3
Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) https://www.google.co.th/maps/contrib/111071375087731116073/@-11.6813579,43.2903073,7974m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en
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Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) https://goo.gl/maps/VJtYQ
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Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1lMbWfVClwkW83A6JB1tZ12vcIuI&ll=7.178064077758821%2C-5.4152065000000675&z=10
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) https://goo.gl/maps/VSQ7X
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Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1c-Ltm5qqeKwxtQN9B0uvMi1MroY&ll=-4.324999996226696%2C15.32222200000001&z=18
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) https://goo.gl/maps/tQZbl
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Egypt https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=142qT7nph6B7qIQ-0dyRn6TbVIDs&ll=28.422744554139555%2C31.019104800000036&z=8
Egypt https://goo.gl/maps/Ejegl
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Equatorial Guinea https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1-3lOC5VKYqWCs8rS0gfhLRutf3s&ll=2.7002349928263523%2C9.525613999999905&z=9
Equatorial Guinea https://goo.gl/maps/JNaua
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Eritrea https://goo.gl/maps/UXPCa
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Ethiopia https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1eKl36zYAoz3pQL9THBNR_HN6CPE&ll=9.062299612204535%2C39.623716750000085&z=10
Ethiopia https://goo.gl/maps/BeRiS
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Gabon https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1r3gHBQNfKdaGlz6UXivLaRHPGkk&ll=-0.20675825429442252%2C10.531921999999895&z=9
Gabon https://goo.gl/maps/LxJji
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Gambia https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1qjiy7v99fizMJUkp0SbvQhAUA-A&ll=13.447375282223021%2C-15.943819500000018&z=10
Gambia https://goo.gl/maps/gtQoI
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Ghana https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1IrP0pP0T-79WARFAi-ubTskCC9U&ll=6.743609923214693%2C-0.6115970000000743&z=8
Ghana https://goo.gl/maps/APCf9
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Guinea https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1_BJHeDA0S784G52OCzLBlk7qfCM&ll=9.725258121602899%2C-11.70443350000005&z=9
Guinea https://goo.gl/maps/AZ4EY
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Guinea-Bissau https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1QIqOVbMn7ZwfcQibrR7v3BkQ2cA&ll=11.842663645207594%2C-15.39910359999999&z=12
Guinea-Bissau https://goo.gl/maps/z9qFN
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Kenya https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1pv1Q4X5tPZxUC9Wlh9QgLziBGWU&ll=-0.6577017737211491%2C37.36406959999999&z=9
Kenya https://goo.gl/maps/yGV4j
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Lesotho https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1nje29axcz0E5wKgaOvKux-Xm8WM&ll=-29.45975285697073%2C27.85680400000001&z=11
Lesotho https://goo.gl/maps/dVz8R
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Liberia https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1ldDSuYcyhOZ3-5CG1WBZreTVM80&ll=6.370334590605985%2C-10.115444000000025&z=10
Liberia https://goo.gl/maps/ZY8uj
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Libya https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1duMQM5Xz5zliSGdY7w3HNra8FCo&ll=29.5741575953782%2C15.209834650000062&z=7
Libya https://goo.gl/maps/MXL1x
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Madagascar https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1oVKeVkKuUGDBESfX8whuOlS8r70&ll=-18.849909251013084%2C47.19288699999993&z=11
Madagascar https://goo.gl/maps/eInZH
Malawi https://www.google.co.th/maps/contrib/111071375087731116073/@-18.85014,47.192887,35097m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en
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Malawi https://goo.gl/maps/eIJPu
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Mali https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1VHfg_y4olPJPen1t163Jnay5mT8&ll=15.071758899665332%2C-5.998082999999951&z=7
Mali https://goo.gl/maps/2GnkZ
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Mauritania https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=10glaMnmZZQIAhbNK3KyxSTqEjwg&ll=19.5439112142174%2C-13.445417500000076&z=8
Mauritania https://goo.gl/maps/DQTPh
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Mauritius https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1LbYut1gsX0PSBLNy9qp92zAVQsU&ll=-20.257495334090393%2C57.53440950000004&z=12
Mauritius https://goo.gl/maps/YAcw6
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Mayotte https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1w7GLTi0hMJAYfRm1tV8r6Z8PJRo&ll=-12.804048314642886%2C45.19702200000006&z=14
Mayotte https://goo.gl/maps/Ydtgz
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Morocco https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1Ty7oYwYcaYrDvIDoZSvc3BtdS48&ll=32.86437026897018%2C-6.971216449999929&z=8
Morocco https://goo.gl/maps/MtRdX
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Mozambique https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1A7cNT4flztwhuJ3ocJPlrzFJ6d8&ll=-22.290135594344363%2C34.05644749999999&z=7
Mozambique https://goo.gl/maps/SS3ZS
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Namibia https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=10iiZuDuQp70mCF2DCD8xy52fag4&ll=-22.762784313300962%2C17.78701049999995&z=10
Namibia https://goo.gl/maps/T1yCe
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Niger https://goo.gl/maps/xvN1Y
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Niger https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1NV4SbnspnQsNuDioPV106Rs5tp0&ll=15.561143454732644%2C5.09347200000002&z=8
Nigeria https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1TR_Y2XdV8r0KtpxGbLoJjvCA6Fs&ll=9.074205047165222%2C8.079304999999977&z=11
Nigeria https://goo.gl/maps/KRVBb
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Réunion https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1MOP_s2QhwITaZVCE5qiWgVblcnI&ll=8.330700066860349%2C28.946913499999937&z=3
Réunion https://goo.gl/maps/FsQS1
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Rwanda https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=18NlYR_RUtASprvljjtWOxo5zyus&ll=-1.9420817606817469%2C29.966666000000032&z=13
Rwanda https://goo.gl/maps/yvbNX
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Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=13Xe_F_2iFOFGx4qsRb6hueOLeZ8&ll=-11.924556314327976%2C-10.035545350000007&z=7
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha https://goo.gl/maps/Ci4rA
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Sao Tome and Principe https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1wEJpiymn33SXBwkje_AKzz6k8Go&ll=0.258275477002691%2C6.673211999999921&z=12
Sao Tome and Principe https://goo.gl/maps/ZAMSk
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Senegal https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1uMjbrmC1lpa44s-OH3VnjF9D630&ll=14.627779014897655%2C-15.909195299999965&z=9
Senegal https://goo.gl/maps/6hluj
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Seychelles https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=17W6F-FLBUaS2v_y0qIuBp9QzWEg&ll=-4.64813666367653%2C55.470988499999976&z=14
Seychelles https://goo.gl/maps/aCKkn
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Sierra Leone https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1XO7JIAnbHhJdT69bc_vzXslTmRI&ll=8.47202049657868%2C-12.50716650000004&z=10
Sierra Leone https://goo.gl/maps/1kCG6
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Somalia https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=15ifZYVvfd8q1fA5bCE-CLVx3700&ll=3.590784544252543%2C45.77480800000001&z=8
Somalia https://goo.gl/maps/PiWJb
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Somaliland https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1ZqUR88xTRhsljNSaLgEm9yfGu5c&ll=9.484991964499116%2C45.44749189999993&z=9
Somaliland https://goo.gl/maps/vnYUU
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South Africa https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1YO8IPDWpLREFETDXBxIJP7oa4cc&ll=-28.092457809252718%2C25.562780999999973&z=7
South Africa https://goo.gl/maps/lYFKD
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South Sudan https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1KnfZUBdQzpAry51RDov8c5b_-cA&ll=5.863079927489398%2C31.45348940000008&z=9
South Sudan https://goo.gl/maps/pizOY
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Sudan https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1Emz11dQglSOKhbbqbbudK7wnDck&ll=14.173075797205412%2C31.388767700000017&z=8
Sudan https://goo.gl/maps/sRwfu
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Swaziland https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1D1PXrNs2oOI80LRDg8p-wmA1HaM&ll=-26.419549027587745%2C31.2995995&z=12
Swaziland https://goo.gl/maps/ZFMDQ
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Tanzania https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=134AKTB7dGyPzenQHi4VaZOGqoXI&ll=-6.270961945374747%2C35.315383&z=11
Tanzania https://goo.gl/maps/RD4dA
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Togo https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=115duPUgJMx2ouFSbdKPda1f-0Oc&ll=7.370796336985988%2C1.023779999999988&z=8
Togo https://goo.gl/maps/WI0JM
https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/111071375087731116073/@7.3757435,1.02378,276631m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en
Tunisia https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1bNjvjZ2RZDCr5dYMhYZMnri5pkU&ll=35.335079691746145%2C9.859515299999998&z=8
Tunisia https://goo.gl/maps/ANspM
https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/111071375087731116073/@35.3467059,9.8595153,324713m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en
Uganda https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1Rx297iAX33pTfNBx_pH96OTBSCE&ll=0.8434596688433913%2C32.435693000000015&z=10
Uganda https://goo.gl/maps/qIf5m
https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/111071375087731116073/@0.843472,32.435693,117838m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en
Western Sahara https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1wqnSrmTP8f8-NsMUNXZwOwAX8mg&ll=25.65875183331781%2C-13.024167249999891&z=8
Western Sahara https://goo.gl/maps/jEiu2
https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/111071375087731116073/@25.6704069,-13.0241672,323602m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en
Zambia https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1Exb_PHYK8VChv3XlDTxiJbfTUbw&ll=-14.26560851297803%2C28.066332500000044&z=8
Zambia https://goo.gl/maps/ZdzMR
https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/111071375087731116073/@-14.275282,28.0663325,253852m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en
Zimbabwe https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1ALw5tWXDtwXCa8UQU0RfzQXF7y4&ll=-18.436681664264846%2C30.092289499999993&z=9
Zimbabwe https://goo.gl/maps/qTTl1
https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/111071375087731116073/@-18.4396635,30.0922895,128049m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en
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