Africa is the second largest continent and has the second largest population. Africa is located south of Europe and southwest of Asia. Africa is also surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean on it's western coast and the indian ocean on its eastern coast with the Mediteranian sea seperating it from Europe. Africa is made up of 53 countries and is home to almost a billion people.

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Population:
1950.........................................................................227,939,046
1975.........................................................................416,226,720
2000.........................................................................810,431,700
2008.........................................................................972,752,366
14.5% of world population
2025......................................................................1,377,411,189

Area: 29,805,695 Sq. Miles

# of countries: 53

% of Earth covered:20.6%