The second largest continent in area and population after Asia. It is in the eastern hemisphere, south of the Mediterranean and adjoining Asia on the northeast. The area is 11,677,240 square miles (30,244,050 square kilometers).
Sub-Saharan Africa (sometimes called Black Africa)—Region south of the Sahara Desert and used to describe those countries not part of North Africa, the region north of the Sahara. Avoid using Black Africa because it is considered to be politically incorrect or insensitive to some.
North Africa—Predominantly Arab or Berber in ethnicity or culture and is mostly associated with the Mediterranean and the Middle East. The sub-Saharan Africa is predominantly black in ethnicity or culture and with few exceptions, such as Mauritius and South Africa, is one of the poorest regions in the world.
The exact dividing line between the two regions is not clear. However, according to one classification, sub-Saharan Africa includes 48 nations, 42 of which are on the African mainland. Also, four island nations in the southwest Indian Ocean (Madagascar, The Comoros, Mauritius and Seychelles) and two in the Atlantic (Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe) are considered part of Africa.
Central Africa
Central African Republic
Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Eastern Africa
Burundi
Comoros
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Seychelles
Rwanda
Somalia
Tanzania
Uganda
Northern Africa
Algeria
Ceuta
Egypt
Libya
Melilla
Morocco
Sudan
Tunisia
Western Sahara
Southern Africa
Angola
Botswana
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Reunion
Swaziland
South Africa
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Western Africa
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Cote d’Ivoire
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
