A comprehensive and pioneering corpus of African history from ancient times to contemporary challenges, covering the continent and its diasporas. Learn about the concept of global Africa, the latest research and the new volumes of the General History of Africa. A list of the countries in Africa in alphabetical order. Discover the sovereign nations, regions, and members of the United Nations. Africa is the second largest continent, covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. Africa’s total land area is approximately 11,724,000 square miles (30,365,000 square km), and the continent measures about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) from north to south and about 4,600 miles (7,400 km) from east to west. Free political, physical and outline maps of Africa and individual country maps. Detailed geography information for teachers, students and travelers.
