Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after
Asia. At about 30,221,532
km² (11,668,545
sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the
Earth's total surface area, and 20.4% of the total land area. With more than 900,000,000 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. There are 46 countries including
Madagascar, and 53 including all the island groups.
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