Top 10 most biggest countries in Africa
When we talked about the most biggest country on the continent of Africa, i know what comes into an average person mind is Nigeria because it is said to be the giant of Africa and the most populous country in Africa .
I will take my time to to elaborate on top 10 biggest country in Africa by Area and population.
Top 10 biggest Countries in Africa By Size
Rank Country Area, Squared Kilometres (Miles Squared)
1 Algeria-------------------------------------------2,381,740 (919,595)
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo----------2,344,858 (905,355)
3 Sudan---------------------------------------------1,861,484 (718,723)
4 Libya----------------------------------------------1,759,540 (679,362)
5 Chad-----------------------------------------------1,284,000 (495,755)
6 Niger-----------------------------------------------1,267,000 (489,191)
7 Angola---------------------------------------------1,246,700 (481,354)
8 Mali------------------------------------------------1,240,192 (478,841)
9 South Africa--------------------------------------1,221,037 (471,445)
10 Ethiopia-------------------------------------------1,104,300 (426,373)
Top 10 biggest Countries in Africa by population
Rank Country Population
1 Nigeria-----------------------------------------181,563,000
2 Ethiopia----------------------------------------103,764,000
3 Egypt-------------------------------------------89,125,000
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo--------77,267,000
5 South Africa-----------------------------------54,957,000
6 Tanzania----------------------------------------51,046,000
7 Kenya-------------------------------------------45,533,000
8 Sudan-------------------------------------------40,235,000
9 Algeria------------------------------------------39,670,000
10 Uganda------------------------------------------37,102,000
Basic interesting facts about Africa
* Ethiopia is the most populous landlocked nation in the world. Just 0.7 percent of the nation is water.
* Angola is twenty-third largest nation in the world. It is twice the size of France.
* More than 80 percent of Niger land area is covered by the Sahara Desert.
* chad has the second largest lakes in Africa (Lake Chad)
* The longest river in the world, the Nile (4,132 miles), is located in Africa.
* Africa has the world's largest driest desert, the Sahara, which is almost the size of the United States.
* The oldest human remains ever discovered were found in Ethiopia. They are approximately 200,000 years old.
* Africa is the hottest continent on earth.
* The worlds largest land animal is the African elephant.
* The worlds tallest animal, the giraffe, lives in Africa.
* The fastest land animal in the world, the cheetah, lives in Africa.
* Africa is home to the worlds largest reptile, the Nile crocodile.
* The gorilla, which can be found in the continents jungles, is the worlds largest primate.
* Well over one thousand languages are spoken by the people of Africa.
* Tugela Falls in South Africa are Africa's highest waterfalls
* Blyde River Canyon in South Africa is the world's largest green canyon
Africa continent is the most blessed continent in the world but bad leaders, greed and selfishness makes African countries to backslide in development. I see a brighter future for African youths !!!
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