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Fact File
Location: |
Africa Fact File |
Area: |
30,293,000 sq km / 11,696,000 sq ml |
Times Zone: |
0 western - +2 west central - +3 central - +4 eastern |
Population |
905,954,600 |
Largest Cities |
Cairo Egypt 6,849,000 - Kinshasa Congo Democratic Republic of 4,655,313 - Algiers Algeria 3,208,500 - Casablanca Morocco 2,943,000 - Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2,316,400 |
Largest Islands |
Madagascar Indian Ocean 587,040 sq km / 226,660 sq ml - Socotra Indian Ocean 3,600 sq km / 1,400 sq ml - Réunion Indian Ocean 2,500 sq km / 965 sq ml |
Longest Rivers |
Nile flows into Mediterranean 6,670 km / 4,140 ml - Congo flows into Atlantic Ocean 4,670 km / 2,900 ml - Niger flows into Atlantic Ocean 4,180 km / 2,595 ml |
Largest Lakes |
Victoria East Africa 68,000 sq km / 26,000 sq ml - Tanganyika Central Africa 33,000 sq km / 13,000 sq ml - Malawi / Nyasa East Africa 29,600 sq km / 11,430 sq ml |
Higest Mountain |
Kilimanjaro Tanzania 5,895 m / 19,340 ft - Mt Kenya Kenya 5,199 m / 17,057 ft - Ruwenzori (Margherita) Uganda / Congo (DR) 5,109 m / 16,762 ft |
Major Volcanoes |
Kilimanjaro Tanzania (extinct) 5,895 m / 19,340 ft - Nyamuragira Congo Democratic Republic of 3,056 m / 10,026 ft |
Lowest below sea level |
Lake Assal Djibouti 156 m / 512 ft |
Climate |
Mediterranean southern / northern areas - Sub-Tropical Sahara - Tropical other areast |
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