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{{atlas-continent
|name      = Africa
|map       = [[File:Africa (orthographic projection).svg|220x220px]]
|population= 890,000,000
|surface   = 30,221,532
|language  = French, English, Arabic, Swahili, Portuguese
|religion  = Islam, Roman Catholicism, Animism, Protestantism
|intro     = '''{{link|Africa}}''' is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30,221,532 km² (11,668,545 mi²) including adjacent islands, it covers 6.0% of the Earth's total surface area, and 20.4% of the total land area. With more than 890,000,000 people (as of 2005) in 61 territories, it accounts for about 14% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Suez Canal and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
{{extra-intro|Français|'''{{link|Afrique|fr}}'''<br>
L' '''Afrique''' est le second continent au monde par sa population et le second (ou le 3è selon que l'on considère l'Amérique comme un ou deux continents) par sa superficie, après l’Asie. D’une superficie de 30.221.532 km² en incluant les îles adjacentes, l’Afrique couvre 6,0 % de la surface du globe terrestre, et 20,3 % de la surface des terres émergées. Avec une population de 900.000.000 habitants (en 2005), les Africains représentent 14% de la population mondiale. Le continent est bordé par la Mer Méditerranée au nord, le Canal de Suez et la Mer Rouge au nord-est, l’Océan Indien au sud-est et l’Océan Atlantique à l’ouest. L’Afrique comprend 46 pays en incluant Madagascar, et 53 en incluant tous les archipels.}}
{{extra-left|العربية|<ref>No romanization available.</ref>|أفريقيا وتسمى كذلك"القارة السمراء"، هى ثاني أكبر قارة بالعالم بعد آسيا. يحيطها البحر الأبيض من الشمال والبحر الأحمر والمحيط الهندي من الشرق والمحيط الأطلنطي من الغرب وفي أقصي شمال شرقها تتصل بآسيا براً في شبه جزيرة سيناء. وأفريقيا قارة متعددة الثقافات وبها مئات اللغات المختلفة. و العديد من القري بها مازالت تعيش عيشة بدائبة لم تتطور منذ مئات السنين.}}
{{extra-intro|Kiswahili|'''{{link|Afrika|sw}}'''<br>
'''Afrika''' ni bara kubwa la pili duniani. Bara hili lina eneo la kilometa za mraba 30,244,050 na zaidi ya wakazi milioni 800. Asia ndio bara pekee kubwa kushinda Afrika.}}
{{extra-intro|Português|'''{{link|África|pt}}'''<br>
A '''África''' é o segundo continente mais populoso da Terra (atrás da Ásia) e o segundo continente mais extenso (atrás da Ásia). Tem cerca de 30 milhões de km², cobrindo 20,3 % da área total da terra firme do planeta e mais de 800 milhões de habitantes em 54 países, representando cerca de um sétimo da população do mundo.}}
}}
{{general-maps|country=Africa}}
{{left|File:AfricaCIA-HiRes.jpg|Political map<br>Carte politique}}
{{left|File:Africa98.svg|Political map with 1st level divisions as of 1998 in SVG format}}
{{left|File:Africa map political-fr.svg|Political map (in French)<br>Carte politique}}
{{leftlegend|File:Africa map regions.svg}}{{link|subregion|Regions}} of Africa: {{legend|#CC37CC|{{link|North Africa|Northern Africa}}}}
{{legend|#CFFD0E|{{link|West Africa|Western Africa}}}}
{{legend|#E27575|{{link|Central Africa|Middle Africa}}}}
{{legend|#C1BBCE|{{link|East Africa|Eastern Africa}}}}
{{legend|#E50101|{{link|Southern Africa}}}}
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{{left|File:topography_of_africa.png|Physical map of Africa<br>Carte physique de l'Afrique}}
{{left|File:Africa geographycal hires.jpg|Geographical map<br>Carte géographique}}
{{left|File:Topology Map of Africa from USGov-USGS.jpg|Topology map<br>Carte topologique}}
{{left|File:BlankMap-Africa.svg|Blank Map of Africa<br>Fond de carte de l'Afrique (avec frontières étatiques depuis le 9.7.2011)}}
{{other-maps|Maps of the Middle East}}
{{left|File:GreaterMiddleEast2.png|Location of the Middle East<br>Localisation du Moyen-Orient<br>الشرق الأوسط}}
{{left|File:Middle east.jpg|Middle East<br>Moyen-Orient<br>الشرق الأوسط}}
{{left|File:Middle east graphic 2003.jpg|Middle East<br>Moyen-Orient<br>الشرق الأوسط}}
'''Current events'''
{{left|File:Israeli conflict 2006.jpg|The Middle East conflict 2006}}
{{left|File:Israel and Arab states map k.png|Israel and members of the {{link|Arab League}} ({{link|Comoros}} is not shown)}}
{{history|Africa}}
{{left|File:Africa, australopitecines discovery sites.png|Discovery sites of the Australopitecines}}
{{left|File:Wilton culture map.png|Location of remains of {{link|Wilton culture}} (6000 BCE)}}
{{left|File:AlterOrient.jpg|Orient 2000 BC}}
{{leftlegend|File:Amarnamap.png}}Map of the Ancient Near East during the {{link|Amarna period}}, showing the great powers of the period: Egypt (green), {{link|Hatti}} (yellow), the {{link|Kassites}} kingdom of Babylon (purple), Assyria (grey), and Mittani (red). Lighter areas show direct control, darker areas represent spheres of influence. The extent of the Achaean/Mycenaean civilization is shown in orange.
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{{left|File:African-civilizations-map-pre-colonial.svg|Pre-colonial civilizations}}
{{left|File:Median Empire.jpg|Oriental empires 600 BC}}
{{left|File:Africa 13.PNG|Africa in the 13th century}}
{{left|File:Africa historical traite.JPG|Africa around 1400}}
{{left|File:Traite musulmane medievale.svg|Africa around 1400: kingdoms and trade routes}}
{{left|File:Africa 15.PNG|Africa in the 15th century}}
{{left|File:Empire ghana.png|The {{link|Ghana Empire}}}}
{{left|File:MALI empire map.PNG|The {{link|Mali Empire}}}}
{{left|File:SONGHAI empire map.PNG|The {{link|Songhai Empire}}}}
{{left|File:BurtonExploration-fr.png|Explorations of Africa 1857-1863}}
{{left|File:Morocco Protectorate.svg|Northwestern Africa in 1912}}
{{left|File:Colonial_Africa_1913_map.svg|Colonial Africa in 1913}}{{Legend|#f7fab2|Belgium}}{{Legend|#b6e3fc|France}}{{Legend|#bbfdd9|Germany}}{{Legend|#fbc5c0|Great Britain}}{{Legend|#d2f89b|Italy}}{{Legend|#c0a6f2|Portugal}}{{Legend|#eaaff7|Spain}}{{Legend|#f6f6f6|Independent States}}
{{left|File:Colonial Africa 1914 map.png|Colonial Africa in 1914}}
{{left|File:League_of_Nations_mandate_Middle_East_and_Africa.png|Mandates of the {{link|League of Nations}} }}
{{left|File:Africa independence dates.svg|Map with African independence dates}}
{{left|File:African_nations_order_of_independence_1950-1993.gif|Animated map of independence}}
{{old-maps}}
{{left|File:Africa map 1508.png|Africa in 1508}}
{{left|File:Africae tabula nova.jpg|Africa in 1570 (Ortelius)}}
{{left|File:Mercator Africa 037.jpg|Africa in 1595 (Mercator)}}
{{left|File:Abissinorum Sive.jpg|Map of Africa, ca. 1630}}
{{left|File:Africa map from Atlas 1648.png|Africa in 1648 (Blaeu)}}
{{left|File:Guillaume Delisle North West Africa 1707.jpg|West Africa, 1707 (Guillaume Delisle)}}
{{left|File:1710 moll.jpg|Map of Africa by Herman Moll, 1710}}
{{left|File:Negroland_and_Guinea_with_the_European_Settlements,_1736.jpg|Map of West Africa by Herman Moll, 1729}}
{{left|File:Hasio_Map_of_Africa_1737.jpg|Africa in 1737}}
{{left|File:1738_carte_Coste_Occidentale_d'Afrique.JPG|West Africa, 1738}}
{{left|File:Africa 1808.jpg|Africa in 1808}}
{{left|File:Africamap1812.jpg|Map of Africa in 1812}}
{{left|File:Afryka wschodnia 1829.jpg|Map of Eastern Africa, 1829}}
{{left|File:Routes of European explorers in Africa, to 1853.jpg|Routes of European explorers in Africa, to 1853}}
{{left|File:Africa-white-spots.jpg|Africa in 1861}}
{{left|File:Ottoman-map-Africa.jpg|Ottoman map of Africa}}
{{left|File:Andree96-1.jpg|Senegambia, Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas, 1st Edition, Leipzig (Germany) 1881, Page 96, Map 1.}}
{{left|File:Map_of_Africa_from_Encyclopaedia_Britannica_1890.jpg|Map of Africa in 1890}}
{{left|File:Map of colonial Africa in 1897.jpg|Map of Africa in 1897}}
{{left|File:Africa1898.png|Map of Africa in 1898}}
{{left|File:Lounda.jpg|Maps in French showing the share of the Lunda kingdom in South-Western Africa (Schrader, Prudent, Anthoine)}}
{{left|File:Africa1910s.jpg|Map of Africa in the 1910s}}
{{left|File:Ger claims Prof Delbruck 1917.jpg|German claims in 1917}}
{{other-maps|Maps of international organizations}}
{{left|File:Location of the African Union.svg|[[:fr:Union africaine|Union africaine]]<br>{{link|African Union}}<br>الاتحاد الأفريقي<br>União Africana<br>Umoja wa Afrika}}
{{left|File:Organisation of African unity.svg|Historical development}}
{{left|File:AEC.png|{{link|African Economic Community}}}}
{{left|File:RECs of the AEC.svg|Regional pillars of the African Economic Community}}
{{left|File:Active RECs of the AEC.svg|Active regional pillars}}
{{left|File:Other trade blocks in Africa.svg|Other trade blocs in Africa}}
{{left|File:Arab world.png|جامعة الدول العربية<br>{{link|Arab League}}}}
{{left|File:Africa (Arab Maghreb Union).png|L'[[w:fr:Union du Maghreb Arabe|Union du Maghreb Arabe]]<br>{{link|Arab Maghreb Union}}}}
{{left|File:Conseil de l'entente countries.PNG|[[:fr:Conseil de l'Entente|Conseil de l'Entente]]<br>{{link|Conseil de l'Entente}}}}
{{left|File:Ecowas map.svg|[[:fr:Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest|Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest]]<br>
[[:pt:Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Ocidental|Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Ocidental]]<br>{{link|Economic Community of West African States}}}}
{{left|File:UEMOA and Eco in ECOWAS.svg|Currency co-operation in ECOWAS}}
{{left|File:SACU in SADC.PNG|{{link|Southern African Development Community}}<br>Communauté de développement d’Afrique australe<br>Comunidade para o Desenvolvimento da África Austral}}
{{left|File:Arab Maghreb Union (orthographic projection).svg|L'[[w:fr:Union du Maghreb Arabe|Union du Maghreb Arabe]]<br>{{link|Arab Maghreb Union}}}}
{{left|File:CEN-SAD.png|[[:fr:Communauté des Etats Sahélo-Sahariens|Communauté des Etats Sahélo-Sahariens]]<br>تجمع دول الساحل والصحراء<br>{{link|Community of Sahel-Saharan States}}}}
{{left|File:Map of Indian Ocean Commission.png|[[:fr:Commission de l'Océan Indien|Commission de l'Océan Indien]]<br>{{link|Indian Ocean Commission}}}}
{{left|File:COMESA.png|Marché commun de l'Afrique orientale et australe<br>Mercado Comum da África Oriental e Austral<br>{{link|Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa}}}}
{{left|File:Africa-countries-EAC.svg|[[:sw:Jumuiya ya Afrika ya Mashariki|Jumuiya ya Afrika ya Mashariki]]<br>{{link|East African Community}}<br>[[:fr:Communauté d'Afrique de l'Est|Communauté d'Afrique de l'Est]]}}
{{left|File:UDEAC and CEMAC in ECCAS.svg|[[:fr:Communauté Économique des États d'Afrique Centrale|Communauté Économique des États d'Afrique Centrale]]<br>{{link|Economic Community of Central African States}}}}
{{left|File:IOR-ARC Map.PNG|{{link|Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation}}}}
{{left|File:Arab League Map.PNG|جامعة الدول العربية
<br>Jāmaʻat ad-Duwwal al-ʻArabiyya<br>{{link|Arab League}}<br>:}}
{{other-maps|Population maps - Cartes démographiques}}
{{left|File:Top50Africa.jpg|50 largest metropoles of Africa<br>Les 50 metropoles les plus grandes de l'Afrique}}
{{left|File:Africa densidade pop.svg|Population density<br>Densité de la population}}
{{other-maps|Ethnic and language maps}}
{{left|File:Languages of Africa map.svg|Languages of Africa<br>Carte linguistique<br>Tale van Afrika}}
{{left|File:Africa ethnic groups 1996.jpg|Ethnic groups<br>Groupes ethniques}}
{{left|File:African_language_families_en.svg|Language map<br>Carte linguistique}}
{{left|File:Official languages in Africa.svg|Official languages}}
{{left|File:Francophone Africa.svg|[[:fr:Afrique francophone|Afrique francophone]]<br>[[:en:African French|Francophone Africa]]}}
{{left|File:Niger-Congo.png|Map showing the approximate distribution of Bantu (dull yellow) vs. other {{link|Niger-Congo languages|Niger-Congo}} languages and peoples (bright yellow).}}
{{left|File:Bantu Phillipson.png|One common hypothesis of the {{link|Bantu expansion}}}}
{{left|File:Nilo-Saharan.png|{{link|Nilo-Saharan languages}}<br>[[:fr:Langues nilo-sahariennes|Langues nilo-sahariennes]]}}
{{left|File:Khoi-San.png|{{link|Khoi-San languages}}}}
{{left|File:Afro-Asiatic.png|Afro-Asiatic languages<br>[[:fr:Langues afro-asiatiques|Langues afro-asiatiques]]}}
{{other-maps|Economical maps}}
{{left|File:Africa by gdp.png|National GDP per capita ranges from wealthier states in the north and south to poorer states in the east. These figures from the 2002 World Bank are converted to US dollars.}}
{{left|File:Africa by hdi.PNG|High index values, indicated by lighter colors, show the relative poverty of African countries as ranked by the UNDP's 2004 list of countries by quality of life.}}
{{satellite-maps}}
{{left|File:Africa_satellite_orthographic.jpg|Satellite map of Africa<br>Carte satellite de l'Afrique}}
{{other-maps}}
{{left|File:Africa HIV-AIDS.svg|Map of Africa coloured according to the percentage of the Adult (ages 15-49) population with HIV/AIDS. Colour chart available in description.}}
{{left|File:World map of prehistoric human migrations.jpg|Africa, top left, populating the other continents in the Paleolithic.}}
{{left|File:Sahara avant le désert.jpg|Map in French of Sahara in the Neolithic "wet period", 5000 years ago.}}
{{atlas-end|AfricaCIA-HiRes.jpg}}

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