africa

Africa is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

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It is the second largest continent after Asia, covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth, with a total land area of about 30.3 million km2.

With 1.4 billion people it accounts for about 18% of the world's population.

Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita.

This can be attributed to different factors including geography, climate, tribalism, colonialism (and neocolonialism), the Cold War, lack of democracy, and corruption.

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