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 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.