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See also África, and Àfrica
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² (11.7 million sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area. With a billion people (as of 2009, see table) in 61 territories, it accounts for about 14.8% of the World's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Suez Canal and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Not counting the disputed territory of Western Sahara, there are 53 countries, including Madagascar and various island groups, associated with the continent. Africa, particularly central eastern Africa, is widely regarded within the scientific community to be the origin of humans and the Hominidae tree (great apes), as evidenced by the discovery of the earliest hominids and their ancestors, as well as later ones that have been dated to around seven million years ago – including Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Australopithecus africanus, A. afarensis, Homo erectus, H. habilis and H. ergaster – with the earliest Homo sapiens (human) found in Ethiopia being dated to ca. 200,000 years ago. Africa straddles the equator and encompasses numerous climate areas; it is the only continent to stretch from the northern temperate to southern temperate zones. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  namibianhuntingsafaris.com 200px x 280px | 14.70kB [source page] bird hunting africa south 280x200 Pixel 0 01 KB  frankroy.labour.co.uk 1347px x 1200px | 843.00kB [source page] Standing Up for Africa Campaign Standing Up for From Yahoo Image Search: "Africa"  movieshare.org ljorich hu, 23 Jul 2009 16:50:09 GM Expedition . Africa. S01E01-08 720p HDTV x264 Plot : Episode 01: Lost.in.. Africa. - 00:44:53 Episode 02: First.Victim - 00:44:52 Episode 03: Hunters Become.  zerosec.ws pandaking hu, 23 Jul 2009 01:50:56 GM Another SKIDROW release for you, Theatre of War II: . Africa. 1943 . This is the sequel to Theater of War II and features improved graphics and new units. Leave a comment if you have played this, let us know what you thought. ...  jaguda.com Jaguda hu, 23 Jul 2009 14:15:27 GM If we don't find a prevention strategy for South . Africa. we are in big trouble. We are not going to treat ourselves out of this epidemic, Linda-Gail Bekker, a principal investigator on the trial, told AFP. ... From Google Blog Search: "Africa"  news.google.com MarketWatch The company is also on track to meet a July 31 deadline to sign a merger deal with South Africa's MTN Group , according to a Dow Jones Newswires report, ... Bharti Profit Beats Estimates on Subscriber Additions Bloomberg India's Bharti exec says still in talks with MTN Reuters Bharti net up 24%; MTN kitty ready Economic Times Livemint - PC World - Bloomberg all 161 news articles » news.google.com The Associated Press In many parts of Africa , women often are blamed for being raped for "enticing" men or simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time. ... Prosecutor: Juvenile sexual assault is 'heartrending' CNN 4 boys accused of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in Phoenix New York Daily News Parents blame girl, age 8, for her own sexual assault, AZ cops say Kansas City Star Arizona Republic - KSWT-TV - CNN all 270 news articles » news.google.com Examiner.com Miss South Africa 2008 takes to her role like a seasoned celebrity. Tatum Keshwar has not stopped since she was crowned Miss South Africa on Dec. ... and more » From Google News Search: "Africa" How would a healthy and independent Africa benefit the world? Q. Africa has been sought after for many different reasons in the past. How would a healthy and independent Africa benefit the world? Asked by Adam R - Wed May 21 13:48:45 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. we could save our billions of aid dollars if their governments wasn't so corrupt. then we would not have to worry about feeding their poor starving children that they reproduce so numerously and cannot or will not care for them. also, if they would end slavery and free their innocents and recognize women's rights and quit making them breeding animals with no say over anything. then they and the whole world would benefit. they could share in their own wealth. Answered by unknown - Wed May 21 13:58:02 2008 When did suffering start in Africa and why? Q. Africans are dying of hunger and thirst. They are just skin and bones! When did suffering start in Africa and why? Asked by Delirium tremens - Sun Dec 18 12:05:23 2005 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments A. People have been suffering since there were people. However, Africa is especially troubled. This can be traced back to European colonization and exploitation. Independence in Africa did not go well, and it has been in a state of constant political turmoil (which precludes any sort of widespread economic or social success) ever since. Political corruptions makes it especially difficult for food to reach the hungry. Rapid population growth is also burdensome. There may be enough food to feed the hungry in the world. But were it to reach them, they would simply have more children -- who would them go hungry again. As long as populations continue to grow, people will continue to be miserable. Due to the legacy of colonization, Africa… [cont.] Answered by hydralisk - Sun Dec 18 12:14:13 2005 How is South Africa a 1st world country, extremely civilized, and the rest of Africa is not?
Q. Even the 2 countries that are basically INSIDE of South Africa - Lesotho and Swaziland - are uncivilized. South Africa also has equal rights for LGBT, which is a huge step, while the rest of Africa basically bans homosexuality and many countries use the death penalty against homosexuals. How did South Africa seemingly rapidly industrialize compared to the rest of Africa? There's not even any "civilized" countries anywhere around them. Asked by Masta P - Mon Feb 16 17:32:19 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Well cape town was the first colony the British had in Africa, and it worked hard to keep it and develop it as it was a key port town. So Britain poured a lot of effort into stabilising it and industrialising it, and formed a country that could look after itself, so when it declared independence it could stand on it's own two feet, whereas other African colony's asked for independence when they had only just started with government, and therfore encountered corruption amongst other problems. Since the 1950's, South Africa has been able to capatalise on it's huge diamond mine resources to provide huge industrialisation. Lesotho and Swaziland are basically the lands granted to tribes of South Africa, but are civilised; they have good… [cont.] Answered by Adam - Mon Feb 16 19:24:22 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Africa"
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