AFRICA: Facts And Figures

AFRICA: Facts And Figures

-Africa is the second largest continent in the world.

-The hottest desert in the world is in Africa. The Sahara desert.

-The largest river in Africa is river Congo.

• The longest river in Africa and in the world is river Nile.
• The highest mountain in Africa is mount Kilimanjaro found in Tanzania.
• The largest lake is Africa is lake Victoria found in East Africa.
• The inland drainage lake in Africa is lake Chad.

-The temperate grass land in Africa is the veld found in South Africa.

• The highest water fall is Africa is the Victoria fall.

-The largest Island in Africa is Madagascar.

• The largest country (land surface) in Africa is Democratic Republic of Congo.
• The smallest and least populated country in Africa is Seychelles.
• The African country which last gain independence is Southern Sudan. The capital is Juba
• The largest city in Africa is Cairo.
• The most developed country is Africa is the Republic of South Africa.
• The rift valley is found in East Africa.
• The lake district is found in East Africa.
• An important watershed in West Africa is the Futajalon Highland.
• The chief producer of cocoa in Africa is Côte D’ivoire.
• The chief producer of tea in Africa is Kenya.
• The most mountainous part in Africa is East Africa.
• The deserts in Southern Africa are called Nimib and Kalahari
• The wettest place in Africa is Debuncha found in Cameroon.
• Fertile places in the deserts in Africa are called Oasis.
• The ship of the dry desert in Africa is called the camel. 🐪
• Two man made lake in Africa are Akosombo and Kainji.

The largest city in Sub-Sahara(Black) Africa is Ibadan.

Credit: Atar News & Wikipedia.