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In 2000, the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was established as a forum between African countries and China. The China Africa Research Initiative estimated that there were over 88,371 Chinese workers in Africa in 2022, down from a high of 263,696 in 2015. [10]
Malta and parts of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain are located on the African continental plate, some considerably closer to the African mainland than the European mainland but, politically, are generally considered to be European by convention. Egypt, although extending into Asia through the Sinai Peninsula, is considered an African state.
Statistical subregions as defined by the United Nations Statistics Division [1] This is the list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present. [2]
Africa is the fastest growing continent, currently increasing by 2.35% per year as of 2021. [1] Africa is also the youngest continent, as 60% of Africa is 24 years of age or younger. [ 2 ] This list also includes the French department Réunion , and the partially recognized country Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic , commonly known as Western ...
In 2005, 35% of exported African oil went to the EU, 32% to the US, 10% to China, while 1% of African gas goes to other parts of Asia. [103] North African preferentially exporting its oil to western countries: EU 64%; US 18%; all others 18%. [103] 60% of African wood goes to China, where it is manufactured, and then sell across the world. [47]
China claims, but does not control Taiwan, which is governed by a rival administration (the Republic of China) that claims all of China as its territory. [q] China is not recognised by 12 UN member states and the Holy See, which, with the exception of Bhutan, all recognise Taiwan instead. [r] China, Republic of → See Taiwan listing
South Africa officially became a member nation on 24 December 2010 after being formally invited by China, [37] and was subsequently accepted by other BRIC countries. [36] The group was renamed BRICS to represent the addition of South Africa to the original four BRIC members. [ 38 ]
The amount of mixed race Africans with at least one Eurasian ancestor is over 10% of the total population of Africa, or at least 150 million people. 6.2 million Eurasians live in Southern Africa, 2.2 million in Eastern Africa, 1.4 million in Western Africa, 931,000 in Northern Africa and 570,000 in Central Africa. #