Discover Africa through an Africa Map

The second largest continent in the world spans across the equator with its land area of about 30,365,000 square kilometers. Africa, which houses a rich cultural heritage and history, is surrounded on all sides by water forms. As seen on Africa maps, the northern part is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea, the eastern region by the Indian Ocean and the western side by the South Atlantic Ocean.

The second largest continent in the world spans across the equator with its land area of about 30,365,000 square kilometers. Africa, which houses a rich cultural heritage and history, is surrounded on all sides by water forms. As seen on Africa maps, the northern part is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea, the eastern region by the Indian Ocean and the western side by the South Atlantic Ocean.GeographyThis continent is recorded to have a total land area of about 30,365,000 square kilometers. The fifty three countries, as well as the geographical and political borders of the continent are clearly defined in Africa maps. These maps also plot major deserts and rivers, as well as the continent’s natural vegetation and climatic conditions. These may come in very handy for travelers and tourists going to Africa for the first time.Apart from famous countries such as Egypt and South Africa, the continent also includes islands that lie off the coasts such as Madagascar, Comoros, Reunion, Mauritius, Tristan da Cunha, St. Helena, Canary Islands, the Madeira, Seychelles, Socotra and Azores.PopulationOver the past four decades, the population of the continent has grown from 221 million to 1 billion. The populace of Africa makes up about fourteen percent of the world’s population making it the second most populous continent in the world, next to Asia. This is mainly the reason why Africa is said to be so rich in culture.Political DivisionsPast Africa maps would depict a different picture of the borders and territories of the countries from maps of the present. The country for most part of the 19th century has experienced colonial rule of the European countries. There were also internal struggles for power and rule within the countries, apart from the external struggles they experienced from European rulers. Some of those tensions were experienced by countries such as Sudan, Libya, Nigeria and South Africa.