5 – Africa

Africa Map

Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth’s total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.3 billion people as of 2018, it accounts for about 16% of the world’s human population.

Total Countries: 54
Total Area: 30.37 million km²

Total Population: 1.216 billion (2016)

Totla Languages: 1250–3000 native languages