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Article: What if you lived in Africa?(Country overview)
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- Junior Scholastic
- Article date:
- October 15, 2007
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AFRICA: What comes to mind when you hear that name? A continent of spectacular beauty? A place filled with herds of wild animals running free? The home of people with a rich and varied heritage?
Africa is all those things--and more. It is the world's second-largest continent, both in area and in population. Asia is larger and has more people. But Africa's population--now 933 million--is growing faster than that of any other continent.
Africa is divided by the Sahara, the world's largest desert (see map). Most Africans who live north of the Sahara or in the desert are Arabs. Most Africans who live south of the Sahara are black.
Africa has a rich ...