FACT FILE ABOUT AFRIXCAN CONTINENT Area11.67 million sq. miles Countries54 and 2 disputed Largest Country Algeria Highest Point Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 metres, 19,341 feet) above from sea level Lowest Point Lake Assal (Djibouti) (155 metres 509 feet) Major Religions Christianity, Islam, Yoruba, Serer and Igbo Major Languages Afro-Asiatic, Nilo-Saharan, Niger-Congo, Hoe-san, Austronesian Africa is the worlds second largest continent and the second most populous continent as well. Covering an area of 11,668,599 sq. miles, Africa has 54 countries including Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Mali, Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa and more. The continent is bordered by the South Atlantic Ocean to the south west and the Mediterranean Sea to the north. The Map of Africa also points out the significant landforms including the Sahara Desert region, the Great Rift Valley, the Libyan Desert and the Kalahari Desert. Among the many rivers that flow across the continent, River Nile is very significant. Other important rivers are River Congo, River Orange and River Ubangi
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