Did You Know...
Little known facts about Africa and African markets...
Africa is the second largest continent in the world. The second largest in both land mass and population. It covers about a fifth of the earth's total land area.
• Africa was once joined to other continents.
• The lowest point in Africa is Lake Assal which is located in central-eastern Djibouti.
• Africa is the home of the human species. Early humans first migrated out of Africa into Asia probably between 2 million and 1.8 million years ago. They entered Europe somewhat later, between 1.5 million and 1 million years. Species of modern humans populated many parts of the world much later. For instance, people first came to Australia probably within the past 60,000 years and to the Americas within the past 30,000 years or so.
• The world's largest non-polar desert, the Sahara, is located in the northern part of Africa. The Sahara has a surface area of 9 million square kilometers (3.5 million square miles), and it stands as the largest non-polar desert in the world.
• Africa Makes up 15% of The World's Population and origin To A Quarter of Language.Because of the population explosion and the low life expectancy rate in Africa, a large percentage of Africa's population are less than 30 years old. The continent's diversity fully supports over 1,500 different languages which represent a quarter of the world’s languages which are spoken only in Africa.
• Africa is Home To The Largest Known Mammal. The world’s largest living land animal, the African elephant, which can weigh between 6 and 7 tons is found in Africa. Males African elephants stand 3.2–4.0 m (10–13 ft) tall at the shoulder while their female counterparts stand 2.2–2.6 m (7–9 ft) tall. African elephants are mostly found in Eastern, Southern and West Africa.
• Nile is the Longest River in The World measuring about 6,670 km (4,160 miles) in length although the Nile is usually associated with Egypt, only 22% of the Nile’s course runs through Egypt the rest flows through Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Sudan. The banks of river Nile saw the origin of the oldest civilizations in the world.
• Africa's Lake Victoria is One of The Wonders of The World. It forms the largest lake in Africa and the second-largest freshwater lake in the world, covering an area of 26,830 square miles (69,490 square kilometers).
• South Africa has the dubious distinction of having the world's largest gap between rich and poor.
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