Facts about Africa That Never Fails to Amaze People

Facts about Africa always excites people. Knowing its rich history, culture and wildlife will make you appreciate more this continent. Africa is the second largest continent, it is also the second most populous place in the world next to Asia.

Nothing but the Truth

Here are some facts about Africa that will come handy when you choose to travel for adventure. If you enjoy the safari, the desert and the grand beaches, here are some facts worth knowing:

•    Africa covers about 20.3% of the total land area of the world.

•    The most populated country in Africa is Nigeria with a population of around 130 million.

•    Africa has the longest river in the world, the Nile.  It traverses Uganda, Ethipia, Sudan, and Egypt.

•    Did you know that the fastest animals in the world are in Africa? It is home to the cheetah, the wildebeest, lion, and the gazelle.

•    The Malawi Lake in South Africa hosts 500 different species of fish and that is more than any place on earth.

•    Geneticist believes that the oldest tribe in the world lives in Africa where the forefathers of mankind lived before migrating to the other parts of the world.

•    Africa is almost like Australia, a big island continent but Africa has a tiny land connection in the Sinai Peninsula near Egypt.

•     Do you agree that the lion is the king of the wild? But in Africa it’s the crocodile which has the notorious record of killing more people on an annual basis.

•    Imagine how vast Africa is. A review of facts about Africa reveals that the Sahara Desert is so big that only three countries in the world is bigger in terms of land area, they are: Canada, China, and Russia.

•    Vilakazi St.-  The only street in the whole world where 2 Nobel Peace prize winners are neighbors. Nelson Mandela lives in this same community with Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

•    How many languages do you speak? If you’re planning to explore Africa be ready. The continent is home to around 1800 languages. The oldest tribe even uses clicks, a form of language not known to the rest of the world.

•    For 4000 years, the Great Pyramid of Giza is the tallest man made structure in the planet until it was surpassed by the Eiffel Tower

These facts about Africa maybe sad, funny, interesting, or trivial but one common reaction to people exploring Africa and knowing this first hand is –Wow!