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Apart from the lowlands and the Atlas Mountains, the continent may be divided into two regions of higher and lower plateaus, the dividing line (somewhat concave to the northwest) running from the middle of the Red Sea to about 6 degrees south on the west coast. [1] Africa can be divided into a number of geographic zones:
The five region according to the United Nations geoscheme for Africa. The five regions of the African Union. The five regions of the Confederation of African Football. The continent of Africa is commonly divided into five regions or subregions, four of which are in sub-Saharan Africa.
Africa's population is the youngest among all the continents; [10] [11] the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. [12] Based on 2024 projections, Africa's population will reach 3.8 billion people by 2099. [13] Africa is the least wealthy inhabited continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth ...
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. [ 1 ]
Regional divides in Africa, as defined by the United Nations (subject to dispute) North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa are two distinct yet interconnected regions that share a multitude of cultural, religious, economic, migrational, political, and other societal components that affect the cross-regional relationship between both respective continental zones.
South Africa is the largest producer of platinum, with 80% of the total world's annual mine production and 88% of the world's platinum reserve. [167] Sub-Saharan Africa produces 33% of the world's bauxite, with Guinea as the major supplier. [168] Zambia is a major producer of copper. [169] The Democratic Republic of Congo is a major source of ...
The six southern members which had joined Eastern Africa re-grouped, but Angola remained part of Central Africa. [11] [12] Sometime between 1979 and 1980, Sudan changed from the Northern Africa group to the Eastern Africa group. [a] In 1995, Angola changed from the Central Africa group to the Southern Africa group. [2]
between Africa and Asia (dividing Afro-Eurasia into Africa and Eurasia): at the Isthmus of Suez; between Asia and Europe (dividing Eurasia): along the Turkish straits, the Caucasus, and the Urals and the Ural River (historically also north of the Caucasus, along the Kuma–Manych Depression or along the Don River);