Africa - Afrika

The countries on the southern coasts of the Mediterranean limits

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Egypt • Algeria • Libya • Morocco • Tunisia • Western Sahara

The North African states on the southern edge of the Sahara.

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Mali • Mauritania • Niger • Sudan • Chad

The states at the tropical Atlantic coast

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Benin • Burkina Faso • Ivory Coast • Gambia • Ghana • Guinea • Guinea-Bissau • Cape Verde • Liberia • Nigeria • Senegal • Sierra Leone • Togo

The heart of Africa

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Angola • Equatorial Guinea • Burundi • Gabon • Cameroon • Democratic Republic of Congo • Congo • Rwanda • Zambia • Sao Tome and Principe • Central African Republic

The states on Red sea as well as in and on Indian Ocean

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Ethiopia • Djibouti • Eritrea • Kenya • Comoros • Madagascar • Malawi • Mauritius • Mozambique • Somalia • South Sudan • Seychelles • Tanzania (With Zanzibar) • Uganda

The southern tip of Africa

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Botswana • Lesotho • Namibia • South Africa • Eswatini • Zimbabwe

spanish Mediterranean exclaves: Ceuta and Melilla
British Overseas Territory: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
french Overseas Departments: Reunion and Mayotte

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Also the Canaries and Madeira geographically belong to Africa.

The one through the Sahara Desert in the more Arabic ones north african and the southern black African part of the separate continent is decisively shaped by the cultural diversity of its peoples. Africa's political and economic structure is very inhomogeneous compared to Europe. Of prosperity in South Africa up to the bitterest poverty in Central AfricaThe kaleidoscope ranges from democracy to bloody dictatorship.

Designated in ancient times Africa the area of ​​today Tunisia throughout the continent Libya or The hell was called. The name Africa was first used by the Roman senator and general Scipio Africanus. The origin of the word is not entirely clear and can be from Phoenician afar ("Dust"), the Greek aphrike ("Unkalt"), the Latin aprica ("Sunny") or Afer (plural: Afri) are based. The latter means something like African.

In the colonial past it was too Black continent or Third continent used as a synonym. However, these terms should no longer be used.

The continent has always sparked the adventure and greed of its northern and eastern neighbors. Exploited by the neighbors, this part of African history is often a chapter with much suffering and misery. Even today, there is a high demand for raw materials like oil, gold and diamonds.

Aberdare National Park in Kenya | Abijatta Shalla Lakes National Park in Ethiopia | Akagera National Park in Rwanda | Amboseli National Park in Kenya | Arusha National Park in Tanzania | Awash National Park in Ethiopia | Bale Mountains National Park in Ethiopia | Blue Lagoon National Park in Zambia | Chobe National Park in Botswana | Etosha National Park in Namibia | Gombe National Park in Tanzania | Isangano National Park in Zambia | Kabelaga National Park in Uganda | Kafue National Park in Zambia | Kalahari Gemsbok National Park in Botswana | Kasanga National Park in Zambia | Kasungu National Park in Malawi | Katavi National Park in Tanzania | Kilimanjaro National Park in Tanzania | Kipedo National Park in Uganda | Kruger National Park in South Africa | Lake Malawi National Park in Malawi | Lake Manjare National Park in Tanzania | Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya | Lavushi in Manda National Park Zambia | Lengwe National Park in Malawi | Liuwa plains National Park in Zambia | Liwonde National Park in Malawi | Lochinvar National Park in Zambia | Lower Zambesi National Park in Zambia | Luambe National Park in Zambia | Mago National Park in Ethiopia | Masai Mara National Park in Kenya | Meru National Park in Kenya | Mikumi National Park in Tanzania | Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park in Zambia | Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda | Mount Kenya National Park in Kenya | Mount Elgon National Park in Kenya | Nairobi National Park in Kenya | Neshisar National Park in Ethiopia | Nsumbu National Park in Zambia | Nyika National Park in Malawi | Nyika National Park in Zambia | Omo National Park in Ethiopia | Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda | Reserve_de_Nazinga in Burkina Faso | Ruaha National Park in Tanzania | Rubondo National Park in Tanzania | Samburu National Park in Kenya | Serengeti National Park in Tanzania | Sibiloi National Park in Kenya | Simien National Park in Ethiopia | Sioma Ngwezi National Park in Zambia | Tarangire National Park in Tanzania | Tsavo East National Park in Kenya | Tsavo West National Park in Kenya | Vulcano National Park in Rwanda | West Lunga National Park in Zambia | Yangudi National Park in Ethiopia

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