Africa
is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after
Asia. At about 30.2 million km including adjacent islands, it covers
6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area.
With about 922 million people in 61 territories, it accounts for about
14.2% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by
the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Suez Canal and the Red Sea to
the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean
to the west. There are 46 countries including Madagascar, and 53
including all the island groups.