What Are The Following Five Regions Of Africa? (Answers)

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What Are The Following Five Regions Of Africa? (Answers)

FIVE REGIONS OF AFRICA – In this topic, we will now know the following five regions of Africa, the second largest continent.

FIVE REGIONS OF AFRICA

Africa, as mentioned above, is the second most largest and the second most populous continent in the world. It has a landmass of about 30.3 million kilometers squared or 11.7 million square miles.

The name Africa was derived from the Latin name Afri, which is used to refer to the people living in the northern region of the continent up to the west of the Nile river.

The name is also associated with the Phoenician word ‘afar which means “dust”, or the BErber word ifri, whch means cave.

The Five Regions

  • North Africa
    • It is the northern region of the continent. It is composed of the following:
      • Algeria
      • Canary Islands
      • Ceuta
      • Egypt
      • Libya
      • Madeira
      • Melilia
      • Morocco
      • Sudan
      • Tunisia
      • Western Sahara
  • East Africa
    • The eastern region of Africa. It is composed of the following:
      • Burundi
      • Comoros
      • Djibouti
      • Entrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Kenya
      • Madagascar
      • Malawi
      • Mauritius
      • Mayotte
      • Mozambique
      • Réunion
      • Rwanda
      • Seychelles
      • Somalia
      • South Sudan
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
  • Central Africa
    • Central Africa is the central region of Africa. It is composed of the following:
      • Angola
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Chad
      • Republic of the Congo
      • Democratic Republic of the Congo
      • Equatorial Guinea
      • Gabon
      • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Southern Africa
    • The southern most region of the continent. It is composed of the following:
      • Botswana
      • Eswatini
      • Lesotho
      • Namibia
      • South Africa
  • West Africa
    • The western region of the continent. It is composed of the following:
      • Benin
      • Burkina Faso
      • Cape Verde
      • The Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Ivory Coast
      • Liberia
      • Mali
      • Mauritania
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo

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