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• is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent.

-At Africa about 30.3 million km2

-With 1.2 billion people as of 2016, it accounts for about 16% of the
world's human population.

- Africa is home to over 1 billion people who speak over 1,500 different
languages. One in every four of the world’s language are spoken only in Africa

- Africa’s largest country is Sudan. It has a total area of 967,940 square miles
(2.5 million km2). The smallest country on the continent is The Seychelles, which
is an island nation covering just 453 km2 (175 miles2).

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- Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism are the main religions practiced. However
many of the people practice traditional African religions. Some practice these
alongside Christianity, Islam, or Hinduism. Judaism is also present in many
parts of Africa.
- The people of Africa have more physical variations than any other continent.

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 There are over 2100 languages spoken in Africa (some estimate over 3000
languages).
 Official languages in Africa:
- Afrikaans
- Arabic
- English
- French
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Swahili
- Other languages

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 World civilization began in Africa. The Pharaonic civilization of ancient Egypt is
the oldest literate civilization. According to historical records, the Egyptian state
dates back to about 3300 B.C.
 European exploration of Africa began with Ancient Greeks and Romans. In 332
BC, Alexander the Great was welcomed as a liberator in Persian-occupied Egypt.
He founded Alexandria in Egypt, which would become the prosperous capital of
the Ptolemaic dynasty after his death.
 Christianity spread across these areas at an early date, from Judaea via Egypt
and beyond the borders of the Roman world into Nubia;[46] by AD 340 at the
latest, it had become the state religion of the Aksumite Empire. Syro-Greek
missionaries, who arrived by way of the Red Sea, were responsible for this
theological development.