Exams MCQS AFRICA Continent

AFRICA Continent

  1. Africa is the second largest continent in size and population.
  2. According to the United Nations estimate, the population of Africa is 1,347,597,144.
  3. Africa is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Mediterranean Sea, on the east by the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, and on the south by the mingling waters of the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
  4. Africa population is equivalent to 16.72% of the total world population.
  5. The population density in Africa is 45 per k㎡.
  6. The total land area is approximately 11,724,000 square miles (30,365,000 square km).
  7. According to United Nations, there are 54 countries in Africa.
  8. There are 16 land-locked countries in Africa (Botswana, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda; South Sudan Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe).
  9. The largest country of Africa by population is Nigeria.
  10. The smallest country of Africa by population and area is Seychelles.
  11. The largest country of Africa by land area is Algeria.
  12. The largest city of Africa by population is Lagos (Nigeria).
  13. The smallest city of Africa by population is Desouk (Egypt).
  14. The largest island of Africa is Madagascar (Indian Ocean).
  15. The longest river of Africa is River Nile.
  16. The highest mountain of Africa is Mt Kilimanjaro (Tanzania).
  17. The largest lake of Africa is Lake Victoria (in Tanzania and Uganda).
  18. The largest desert of Africa is the Sahara.
  19. The largest canyon of South Africa is Fish River Canyon.
  20. The lowest point on land in Africa is Lake-Assal.

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