Facts about Africa continent

Africa is the second largest populated continent in the world. It covers about 6 % of total earth surface and 20.4 % of total land area. The continent is surrounded by Mediterranean Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

Archaeologist, after many researches say that, Africa is the oldest continent and here only the first humans settled. Africa has wide variety of species and animals. Africa is known for variety of culture and languages. It has 54 countries. Africa’s climate also experience wide changes, but mostly tropical climate prevail here. Sahara is the largest desert in Africa. Savannah forest is the largest thickly dense forest. Nile is the largest river in Africa. Egypt is also known as culture rich country. Thank you. Have a nice day.

Facts about African animals 2010

Africa continent is always known for wild life habitats. Fastest land animals live in Africa - the cheetah (Namibia is home to 70 per cent of the world’s cheetah population), wildebeest, lion, and Thomson's gazelle. The lion is the largest African carnivore. Africa has variety of animals but most 0f them are listed as endangered species due to hunting and poaching.

 Government took many steps to save this. As most of us know that the population of the continent’s biggest mammal "the African elephant" has declined by more than 99 per cent since the 1930s. Recent survey by biologists estimated that only about 600,000 elephants are left in all of Africa. Recent survey also revealed that African lion population reduced to half since 1950.Even rhinos were hunted for horns. Now there are only 2500 animals. Unless and otherwise we take effort, this will lead to extension of animals.

Facts about Africa culture 2010

Africa is known for rich culture and diverse culture. In Africa culture vary from one country to another country.Most of Africa's cultural activity centres on the family and the ethnic group. First there culture was refused by western minorities but later they accepted because of rise of African nationalism. Africa was the birthplace of the human species. Human species was found between 8 million and 5 million years ago.

 Now continent has wide variety of people and groups, who speak different language, practices various religions, carry various economic activities. Over the years, peoples from various parts of the world have migrated to Africa and settled there. Historically, Arabs have been the dominant immigrants.

 In 7th century, they crossed into North Africa from the Middle East and they bought the religion of Islam with them. Europeans settled in Africa after 17 th century. Many Indians settle in Kenya, South Africa .Today Africa has mixed people and culture.

Facts about Africa food recipes 2010

Facts about African food :

The African kitchen is traditionally build outside or built in a separate building apart from the sleeping and living quarters. In Africa there are more than 900 million people with more than 50 countries. So taste and variety of foods vary from one place to another.

Africa meal tastes are tantalizing and the aromas exciting. African foods are very rich in spice content thought hot climate prevail there. It’s difficult to describe in words but undeniably appealing to the senses. Though there is variation in method, but the ingredients used are common in all places. Some of the commonly used ingredient is rice, beans, maize, sorghum, groundnut, coconut, plantain, mattock, millet, melons, sea foods, poultry, beef, goat meat, bush meat, palm oil, potatoes, lentil, beans, cowpeas, vegetables, vegetable oils, and a wide selection of tantalizing of spices. So get ready to taste this spicy delicious dishes.