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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1946 Tunsia 5 Franc Unc.1946 Tunsia 5 Franc Unc. $6.99 1904, Sudan, Abdullah Ibn Mohammed. Billon 20 Piastres.1904, Sudan, Abdullah Ibn Mohammed. Billon 20 Piastres. $10.50
Egypt 1 Pound Coin Ancient Egyptian King Tut Gold Mask.Egypt 1 Pound Coin Ancient Egyptian King Tut Gold Mask. $0.01 1967 Egypt 5 Piastres Coin Ah1387 Km# 412 Islamic Eagle1967 Egypt 5 Piastres Coin Ah1387 Km# 412 Islamic Eagle $0.99
1970 Rep. Guinea Goya Maja 100 Pasetas Coin Paperweight1970 Rep. Guinea Goya Maja 100 Pasetas Coin Paperweight $14.99 1916 Egypt Silver 20 Piastres Excellent Circulated Coin1916 Egypt Silver 20 Piastres Excellent Circulated Coin $33.00
South Africa 1892 5 Shillings,singl​e shaft, 38mm South Africa 1892 5 Shillings,singl​e shaft, 38mm $225.50 South Africa one penny 1934South Africa one penny 1934 $0.01
1962 Liberia Dollar - Nice Unc +1962 Liberia Dollar - Nice Unc + $12.50 2000 Liberia Silver 20 Dollar Mayflower Ship Proof2000 Liberia Silver 20 Dollar Mayflower Ship Proof $28.00
Egypt 1954 5 Milliemes-Lot B11Egypt 1954 5 Milliemes-Lot B11 $0.99 1956 South Africa 5 Shillings Silver Coin1956 South Africa 5 Shillings Silver Coin $9.99
South Africa Silver 1956 Shilling-Lot C6South Africa Silver 1956 Shilling-Lot C6 $2.00 Tunisia Prot.Francaise 20 Francs silver 1939 RareTunisia Prot.Francaise 20 Francs silver 1939 Rare $1.00
Togo France 5 Francs 1956 Uncirculated Africa CoinTogo France 5 Francs 1956 Uncirculated Africa Coin $7.52 South Africa silver one shilling 1897South Africa silver one shilling 1897 $9.99
Cameroon 50 Francs 1960 - Km#13Cameroon 50 Francs 1960 - Km#13 $8.00 Africa Ethiopia 1 Cent Lion Head Unc. Lion Lovers CoinAfrica Ethiopia 1 Cent Lion Head Unc. Lion Lovers Coin $1.00
Egypt 1847 5 Para-Lot B12Egypt 1847 5 Para-Lot B12 $0.99 1968 Egypt Silver Pound, Aswan Dam -Striking- Ef+ Nr1968 Egypt Silver Pound, Aswan Dam -Striking- Ef+ Nr $9.50
Liberia 12 Dollar Gold 1965 only 400 pieces LimitedLiberia 12 Dollar Gold 1965 only 400 pieces Limited $247.49 1952 (Ah1371) Morocco 10 Francs Mohammed V Coin1952 (Ah1371) Morocco 10 Francs Mohammed V Coin $3.04
Chad France 100 Francs 1972 Bu Africa CoinChad France 100 Francs 1972 Bu Africa Coin $9.99 EgypT 20 Qirsh silver 1911 Extra RareEgypT 20 Qirsh silver 1911 Extra Rare $1.00
World Foreign Coins*Lebanon*​*Lot of 2 coins*1975-200​0World Foreign Coins*Lebanon*​*Lot of 2 coins*1975-200​0 $0.99 Congo 2007 Enchase Real Stamp 2oz Coloured Silver CoinCongo 2007 Enchase Real Stamp 2oz Coloured Silver Coin $99.50
South Africa 1892 Penny,31mm, high grade,lots of lusterSouth Africa 1892 Penny,31mm, high grade,lots of luster $98.99 *Cuba*Aruba*Hai​Ti* Paraguay*Bar​Bados*L ot of 5 coins**Cuba*Aruba*Hai​Ti* Paraguay*Bar​Bados*L ot of 5 coins* $0.99
1936 Mozambique 50 Centavos Vf Scarce Coin 1936 Mozambique 50 Centavos Vf Scarce Coin $19.99 1893 Tanzania Silver Dollar1893 Tanzania Silver Dollar $49.00
2000 Liberia Silver 20 Dollars Painted Proof2000 Liberia Silver 20 Dollars Painted Proof $24.99 91 Piece Set of America at War Fine Silver Proof Coins91 Piece Set of America at War Fine Silver Proof Coins $6,825.00
Ah1371 Morocco 50 Francs Star Flanked By Designs Y#50Ah1371 Morocco 50 Francs Star Flanked By Designs Y#50 $2.25 1962 Thailand Baht Coin Siam Rama Ix Y# 841962 Thailand Baht Coin Siam Rama Ix Y# 84 $0.99
1980 South Africa Krugerrand 1 oz Fine Gold Coin1980 South Africa Krugerrand 1 oz Fine Gold Coin $1,158.00 1968 Republic Of Liberia Proof Mint Set 6 Coin Orig Pac1968 Republic Of Liberia Proof Mint Set 6 Coin Orig Pac $5.85
1950 Mozambique 50 Centavos Bu1950 Mozambique 50 Centavos Bu $16.99 France Tunisia 1891/A 20 Francs Gold Coin France Tunisia 1891/A 20 Francs Gold Coin $181.00
1970 Egypt Silver 1 Pound, Bu Quality Coin, Good Shape1970 Egypt Silver 1 Pound, Bu Quality Coin, Good Shape $12.50 Ww Ii era 1941 Bu Liberia Half Cent Elephant CoinsWw Ii era 1941 Bu Liberia Half Cent Elephant Coins $1.99
1939 Egypt Silver 50 Piestres Bu+ Quality Coin Nr1939 Egypt Silver 50 Piestres Bu+ Quality Coin Nr $39.00 Equatorial Guinea 1970 Silver Proof 100 Pesetas Coin Equatorial Guinea 1970 Silver Proof 100 Pesetas Coin $30.00
South Africa silver 6 pence 1896South Africa silver 6 pence 1896 $7.99
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