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World map showing location of Africa

A satellite composite image of Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. At about 30,244,050 km² (11,677,240 mi²) including its adjacent islands, it covers 20.3 percent of the total land area on Earth. With over 800 million human inhabitants in 54 countries, it accounts for about one seventh of the world human population.