Country Map of Africa

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