Africa
population :
656,108,000
Density : 56.2
people every
square mile
[b]Main
language
groups[/b]:
Arabic, Hausa, Amharic,
Yoruba Oromo, Nguni,
Igbo, Akan, Berber, and
Malagasy
principle Religions :
Christianity, Islam, tribal
religions, and Baha'i
Literacy : 46.9%
Largest Cities: Cairo, Egypt;
Kinshasa, Zaire, and
Alexandria, Egypt
Natural Features
Mountain Ranges: Ahaggar,
Atlas, Cristal, Drakensburg,
Mitumda, Muchinga,
Ruwenzori, Tibesti,
Virunga.
Largest Lakes : Victoria
(26,828 square miles),
Tanganyika (12,700 square
miles), Nyasa (11,430
square miles)
Climate : Regions: very hot
deserts, tropical wet and
dry, Mediterranian, humid,
subtropical, marine, warm
temperate upland, and
mountain.
[b]Economy
Agricultural Products [/b]:
Crops- bananas, beans,
cashews, cassava, citrus,
fruits,cocoa, coffee, corn,
cotton, dates, maniac,
millet, olives, palm nuts and
oil, peanuts, plantains,
pulses, rice, sorghum,
sugarcane, sweet potatoes,
yams. Livstock--camels,
cattle, goats, pigs, poultry,
sheep