A satellite composite image of AfricaWorld map showing Africa (geographically).Africa in the Blue marble picture, with Antarctica to the south, and the Sahara and Arabian peninsula at the top of the globe.Map of Africa 1890
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Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30,300,000 km² (11,700,000 square miles) including its adjacent islands, it covers 5.9 percent of the Earth's total surface area, and 20.3 percent of the total land area. more...

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With more than 840,000,000 people as of 2005 in 61 territories, it accounts for more than 12 percent of the world's human population.

Etymology

The name Africa came into Western use through the Romans, who used the name Africa terra — "land of the Afri" (plural, or "Afer" singular) — for the northern part of the continent, as the province of Africa with its capital Carthage, corresponding to modern-day Tunisia.

The Afri were a tribe — possibly Berber — who dwelt in North Africa in the Carthage area. The origin of Afer may be connected with Phoenician `afar, dust (also found in most other Semitic languages). Some other etymologies that have been postulated for the ancient name 'Africa' that are much more debatable include:

  • the Latin word aprica, meaning "sunny";
  • the Greek word aphrike, meaning "without cold" (see also List of traditional Greek place names). The historian Leo Africanus (1495-1554) attributed the origin to the Greek word phrike (φρίκη, meaning "cold and horror"), combined with the negating prefix a-, so meaning a land free of cold and horror. However, the change of sound from ph to f in Greek is datable to about the 10th century, so this is unlikely to be the origin.

Ancient Africa lay to the west of Egypt, while "Asia" was used to refer to Anatolia and lands to the east. Originally Egypt and the Levant had an indeterminate position between these locations, though as part of the Persian empire they were sometimes absorbed in the loose concept of "Asia". A definite line was drawn between the two continents by the geographer Ptolemy (85 - 165 AD), indicating Alexandria along the Prime Meridian and made the isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea the boundary between Asia and Africa. As Europeans came to understand the real extent of the continent, the idea of Africa expanded with their knowledge.

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Morocco Maroc Dirham 1965 Y#56 Al-Hassan Ii Reform #2Morocco Maroc Dirham 1965 Y#56 Al-Hassan Ii Reform #2 $1.95 (Rare) German East Africa 2 Rupien 1894 Vf(Rare) German East Africa 2 Rupien 1894 Vf $679.00
Libya km 17 - 100 dirhams 1975Libya km 17 - 100 dirhams 1975 $0.99 Egypt 2 Piastres 1937 Km#365 Silver King Farouk Xf+#2Egypt 2 Piastres 1937 Km#365 Silver King Farouk Xf+#2 $11.95
 Mozambique - 50 Centavos - 1974- Bronze - Xf Mozambique - 50 Centavos - 1974- Bronze - Xf $0.99 Equatorial African States km 3 - 50 francs 1963Equatorial African States km 3 - 50 francs 1963 $5.50
1981 One Ounce Gold South Africa Krugerrand Coin1981 One Ounce Gold South Africa Krugerrand Coin $1,296.00 Botswana km 26 - 5 thebe 1998Botswana km 26 - 5 thebe 1998 $0.99
1936 Ethiopia Cent Km#321936 Ethiopia Cent Km#32 $0.99 Egypt (Ayyubid Dinasty) coin 13.ct.Egypt (Ayyubid Dinasty) coin 13.ct. $17.00
South Africa_ 1/2 Cent 1964 , UncirculatedSouth Africa_ 1/2 Cent 1964 , Uncirculated $0.99 Egypt 1895 1293 Year 21 5/10 Qirsh Abdul Hamid Ii 21mmEgypt 1895 1293 Year 21 5/10 Qirsh Abdul Hamid Ii 21mm $15.00
South Africa 1898 Penny, Superb Gem Red, Colors, RareSouth Africa 1898 Penny, Superb Gem Red, Colors, Rare $575.00 Egypt (Suez) coin 10 Centimes 1892. Xf Very Rare !Egypt (Suez) coin 10 Centimes 1892. Xf Very Rare ! $305.00
World Foreign Exotic Coins*Uganda*Lo​t of 3 coins*Unc*World Foreign Exotic Coins*Uganda*Lo​t of 3 coins*Unc* $0.99 1924 Morocco 25 Centimes Y#34.21924 Morocco 25 Centimes Y#34.2 $1.29
Eritrea km 43 - 1cent 1991Eritrea km 43 - 1cent 1991 $0.99 Egypt - King Tut 1 Pound Coin - Unknown Km#Egypt - King Tut 1 Pound Coin - Unknown Km# $0.99
Zanzibar 1 Pyasa K1 Non Exist First Coin Rarely OfferedZanzibar 1 Pyasa K1 Non Exist First Coin Rarely Offered $29.99 South Africa 1897 Half Crown, Rare Ch Au, Luster, SharpSouth Africa 1897 Half Crown, Rare Ch Au, Luster, Sharp $325.00
1920 British West Africa Penny Km#91920 British West Africa Penny Km#9 $0.99 Rwanda 100 Francs (100 Frw ) 2007 ( Bimetallic ) Unc ! Rwanda 100 Francs (100 Frw ) 2007 ( Bimetallic ) Unc !
Eritrea*Gambia*​Moz ambique*Ghan​A*Ugand a*Lot of 5*Eritrea*Gambia*​Moz ambique*Ghan​A*Ugand a*Lot of 5* $0.99 3 Uganda Coins 1987/1987/1987 Bu/Bu/Unc Condition3 Uganda Coins 1987/1987/1987 Bu/Bu/Unc Condition $0.99
Seychelles 6 Coin Type Set Bu Crab Fish Palms ConchSeychelles 6 Coin Type Set Bu Crab Fish Palms Conch $8.99 Belgium Congo Free State 5¢ 1888/7 Ngc-Ms64RbBelgium Congo Free State 5¢ 1888/7 Ngc-Ms64Rb $150.00
Malawi - 2003 5 Tambala - Km32Malawi - 2003 5 Tambala - Km32 $0.99 Algeria 1949 or 1956 Twenty Francs "Scarce"Algeria 1949 or 1956 Twenty Francs "Scarce" $3.99
Sierra Leone Km17 1964 Unc-Mint Old Large Cent CoinSierra Leone Km17 1964 Unc-Mint Old Large Cent Coin French Somaliland km 6 - 5 francs 1948French Somaliland km 6 - 5 francs 1948 $0.99
Egypt (Mamluk) coin 15.ct.Egypt (Mamluk) coin 15.ct. $12.00 1936 East Africa 10 Cents, F+1936 East Africa 10 Cents, F+ $0.99
Zimbabwe 3 Coin set Uncirculated mint lot !Zimbabwe 3 Coin set Uncirculated mint lot ! Egypt (Suez) coin 1 Franc 1892. Xf+ Extremly Rare !Egypt (Suez) coin 1 Franc 1892. Xf+ Extremly Rare ! $750.00
Zambia km 13 - 20 ngwee 1968Zambia km 13 - 20 ngwee 1968 $0.99 *Zambia*100 & 50 Kwacha 2008*Unc*Lot of 2 notes**Zambia*100 & 50 Kwacha 2008*Unc*Lot of 2 notes* $1.25
Ah1380 1960 Tunisia 100 Millim brass Coin unc Km 309 BuAh1380 1960 Tunisia 100 Millim brass Coin unc Km 309 Bu Seychelles 1976 Independence Mint Set of 8 Coins,UncSeychelles 1976 Independence Mint Set of 8 Coins,Unc $45.00
Zanzibar Ah1299 Pysa Nearly Extremely Fine Km-1Zanzibar Ah1299 Pysa Nearly Extremely Fine Km-1 $1.92 Malawi km 33 - 1 tambala 1995Malawi km 33 - 1 tambala 1995 $0.99
Zaire 1977 5 Makuta Coin,Unc,Rare!Zaire 1977 5 Makuta Coin,Unc,Rare! $22.50 Egypt (Suez) coin 0,05 Franc 1892. Vf Extremly Rare !Egypt (Suez) coin 0,05 Franc 1892. Vf Extremly Rare ! $485.00
Tunisia 100 Milim 1983 Km#309 Decimal Coinage Bu #2Tunisia 100 Milim 1983 Km#309 Decimal Coinage Bu #2 $5.95 Central African States km 20 - 25 francs 2006Central African States km 20 - 25 francs 2006 $0.99
(Scarce) Belgium Congo Free State 2¢ 1887 Choice Unc(Scarce) Belgium Congo Free State 2¢ 1887 Choice Unc $250.00 South Rhodesia 1953 Crown, Gem Cameo Proof, SuperbSouth Rhodesia 1953 Crown, Gem Cameo Proof, Superb $365.00
1948 "Large Size" Silver South Africa 5 Shillings! Wow!1948 "Large Size" Silver South Africa 5 Shillings! Wow! $11.27
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