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The Maghreb is a region of northwest Africa encompassing the coastlands and Atlas Mountains of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. The Sahara Desert is the massive sparsely populated region in North Africa that contains the world's largest hot deserts; Sub-Saharan Africa is the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara.
Autonomous Region of Madeira PT-30 Portugal: Autonomous Region of Portugal: Portuguese: Madeira—Região Autónoma da Madeira: Funchal Portuguese: Funchal: 267,785 828 km 2 (320 sq mi) euro: Mayotte Mayotte Region YT France: Overseas region and constituent part of the French Republic: French: Mayotte—Région Mayotte: Mamoudzou French ...
Below is a list of countries in Africa by area. [1] Algeria has been the largest country in Africa and the Arab world since the division of Sudan in 2011. The largest African country not located in the Arab world is the Democratic Republic of the Congo located in Central Africa, which is also the second largest in the continent.
Portal: Africa/Countries. 2 languages. Soomaaliga; ... Location of Africa on the world map Satellite map of Africa Map. Subregions of Africa ...
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] It was devised by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) based on the M49 coding classification . [ 2 ]
Halaib Triangle Ilemi Triangle Kafia Kingi Western Sahara [5] Free Zone — Tifariti / Laayoune (claimed); Southern Provinces. Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab — Dakhla; Guelmim-Oued Noun — Guelmim
This is a list of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme, including 193 UN member states, two UN observer states (the Holy See [note 1] and the State of Palestine), two states in free association with New Zealand (the Cook Islands and Niue), and 49 non-sovereign dependencies or territories, as well as Western Sahara (a disputed territory whose sovereignty is contested) and ...
This list divides the world using the seven-continent model, with islands grouped into adjacent continents. Variations on are noted below and discussed in the following articles: Continent , Boundaries between the continents of Earth , and List of transcontinental countries .