Physical Map of Africa
Fun Facts about Africa
Nile is the longest river in the world.
Sahahra Dessert is the largest in the world. Only three countries in the world are bigger
than the Sahara Desert – Russia, Canada and China. The Kalahari Desert in southern
Africa covers an area larger than France.
Africa has more countries than any other continent
Most of the world's gold and diamonds come from Africa.
Africa is the second-largest continent in the world. Many children in Africa don’t get the
chance to go to school.
Four of the five fastest land animals live in Africa – the cheetah, which can run at an
amazing 70 miles per hour, wildebeest, lion and gazelle.
Africa is almost an island. Its only connection to other land is the tiny Sinai Peninsula in
Egypt.