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Combined green: Definition of "sub-Saharan Africa" as used in the statistics of United Nations institutions Lighter green: The Sudan, classified as a part of North Africa by the United Nations Statistics Division [2] instead of Eastern Africa, though the organization states that "the assignment of countries or areas to specific groupings is for statistical convenience and does not imply any ...
Satellite image of Africa, showing the ecological break that defines the sub-Saharan area. Another common approach divides Aregions, or vegetation types: Nubia (Lower Nubia) (Upper Nubia) Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt; The Maghreb is a region of northwest Africa encompassing the coastlands and Atlas Mountains of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
The following is an alphabetical list of subregions in the United Nations geoscheme for Africa, used by the United Nations and maintained by the UNSD department for statistical purposes.
English: Geographical map of sub-Saharan Africa. Date: 18 January 2023: Source: Own work based on: Division, United Nations Statistics (1 January 1993). Methodology.
22 geographical subregions as defined by the UNSD. Antarctica is not shown.. The United Nations geoscheme is a system which divides 248 countries and territories in the world into six continental regions, 22 geographical subregions, and two intermediary regions. [1]
The ethnolinguistic groups include various Afroasiatic, Khoisan, Niger-Congo, and Nilo-Saharan populations. The official population count of the various ethnic groups in Africa is highly uncertain due to limited infrastructure to perform censuses, and due to rapid population growth.
As Rwanda’s first ever World Heritage Sites enter the list, UNESCO has put forward a plan to help other nations nominate their national treasures.
Satellite view of Africa 1916 physical map of Africa. The average elevation of the continent approximates closely to 600 m (2,000 ft) above sea level, roughly near to the mean elevation of both North and South America, but considerably less than that of Asia, 950 m (3,120 ft). In contrast with other continents, it is marked by the comparatively ...