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Africa, the Fascinating Continent

Africa is a vast continent with amazing landscapes, beautiful countries, a unique wildlife and fantastic music and stories.

Discover African Countries, Peoples and Cultures

Africa is made up of 54 countries and many different cultures; from Black Africans to the Berber and Arab peoples of North Africa, and White Africans, descended from the generations of European settlers that arrived.

Junge in Burkina Faso, Foto von Walter Korngirls black and white

Mädchen in Burkina Faso (c) Walter Korn

Explore the amazing African continent

Africa is one of the most diverse places on earth with wild and beautiful landscapes, including  savannas, deserts, and tropical rainforests. It borders the southern half of the Mediterranean Sea.

Die Wüste Sahara (c) Peter v. SengbuschRegenwald in Westafrika (c) C. HuguesNil (c) sentido

The Atlantic Ocean is to the west and the Indian Ocean is to the Southeast.

Experience the Fascinating Wildlife

Large predators roam the sweeping savannas among huge herds of grazing herbivores. The Sahara is bursting with intelligent creatures, that have developed incredible features to survive in the desert. 

Gorillas

Elefanten in der Savanne (c) Justin Norton

Nashörner sind selten gewordene Tiere der Savanne (c) Nick GreavesLöwe (c) kidogos

  Apes, monkeys and snakes inhabit its dark, dense forests. Africa is home to many of the world's most fascinating animals, as well as to some of its most endangered.

Click on the interactive maps and visit African landscapes and countries. Watch the videos, read fairy tailes or hear music! Enjoy Africa!

Quick Facts about the African Continent

Africa consists of 54 countries, including the the world's youngest state South Sudan.

The African continent is the second largest continent on earth with 30,4 millions of square kilometers.

Africa is the world's second most populous continent with an estimated population of 1,2 billion people.

More than 2,000 different languages are spoken.

The longest river is the Nile, which runs from Uganda alle the way to Egypt for 6659 km.

The largest desert is the Sahara desert which covers almost all of North Africa.

The largest lake in Africa is Lake Victoria, bordering Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya.

The highest mountain is the Mount Kilimanjaro with an elevation of 5,895 metres. Its highest peak is covered with ice and snow throughout the year.

The lowest point is Lake Assal in Djibouti, which lies 155 m below sea level.

Countries

Algeria

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burundi

Burkina Faso

Cabo Verde

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

Ivory Coast

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Djibouti

Egypt

Eritrea

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Equatorial Guinea

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

Morocco

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Regionen

Republic of the Congo

Rwanda

Sao Tome and Principe

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

Sudan

South Sudan

Tanzania

Tunisia

Togo

Uganda

Western Sahara

Zimbabwe

Zambia

Regions

Southern Africa

North Africa

East Africa

West Africa

Central Africa

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