Africa contains 54 fully recognised sovereign states, eight cities and islands that are part of non-African states, and two de facto independent states with limited or no recognition.
This count does not include Malta and Sicily, which are geologically part of the African continent.
The continent of Africa is the least wealthy per capita. This can be attributed to different factors including geography, climate, tribalism, colonialism (and neocolonialism), the Cold War, lack of democracy, and corruption.
Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young population make Africa an important economic market in the broader global context.
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Africa contains 54 fully recognised sovereign states, eight cities and islands that are part of non-African states, and two de facto independent states with limited or no recognition.
This count does not include Malta and the Italian island of Sicily, which are geologically part of the African continent.
Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita and second-least wealthy, ahead of Oceania.
This can be attributed to different factors including geography, climate, tribalism, colonialism, the Cold War, lack of democracy, and corruption.
Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young population make Africa an important economic market in the broader global context.
Northern Africa is comprised of several nations that share strong historical and cultural ties to the Arab world and the Middle East.
In 1989 the nations of Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia established the Maghreb Union to promote cooperation and economic integration in a common market.
Mashriq refers to the eastern part of the Arab world. It is located in Western Asia and eastern North Africa. It is the Arabic equivalent for the term Middle East.
