Some Fun Geographical Facts About Africa
- There are 53 countries in Africa
- Sudan is the biggest country in Africa (almost 100,000 square miles)
- The smallest African country is the Seychelles, these are islands off the east coast of Africa
- Cairo is Africa's biggest city with over 9 million inhabitants (16 million if you include "greater Cairo")
- Nigeria has the largest population at over 100 million inhabitants
- The tallest African mountain is Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania which stands at 19,340 feet
- Africa's largest lake is Lake Victoria in East Africa
- The longest river in Africa is the Nile River which runs for over 4000 miles
- Africa's biggest island is Madagscar which lies in the Indian Ocean