Partners in Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. With more than 900 million people (as of 2005) in 61 territories, it accounts for about 14% 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.

Africa straddles the equator and encompasses numerous climate areas; it is the only continent to stretch from the northern temperate to southern temperate zones. Because of the lack of natural regular precipitation and irrigation as well as glaciers or mountain aquifer systems, there is no natural moderating effect on the climate except near the coasts. The climate of Africa ranges from tropical to subarctic on its highest peaks. Its northern half is primarily desert or arid, while its central and southern areas contain both savanna plains and very dense jungle/rainforest regions. In between, there is a convergence where vegetation patterns such as sahel, and steppe dominate.

Africa boasts perhaps the world's largest combination of density and "range of freedom" of wild animal populations and diversity, with wild populations of large carnivores (such as lions, hyenas, and cheetahs) and herbivores (such as buffalo, deer, elephants, camels, and giraffes) ranging freely on primarily open non-private plains. It is also home to a variety of jungle creatures and aquatic life.

North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara)
The countries that rim the southern shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
Saharan Africa (Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Sudan)
The mostly desert and often landlocked nations that span the Sahara Desert.
West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo)
The tropical Atlantic coastal nations.
Central Africa (Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Zambia)
The heart of Africa.
East Africa (Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda)
The nations that border the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.
Southern Africa (Botswana, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe)
Nations at Africa's southern tip. Southern Africa is a region that includes several non-tropical countries in Africa.

Many visitors are attracted by the African flora and fauna and several countries benefit from Safari tourism to African National Parks.
Amboseli National Park is located in Kenya and famous for the biggest tuskers in the world
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is located in South Africa and Botswana. Big game and many raptors
Masai Mara National Park is located in Kenya and is famous for the mass migration of wildebeest from the Serengeti
Tsavo East National Park is located in Kenya and is best known for its giraffe population
Serengeti National Park is located in Tanzania and has amazing opportunities for seeing lions
Etosha National Park is located in Namibia
Kruger National Park in South Africa is the biggest national park in Africa and has many different habitats
Other territories: Canary Islands, Ceuta, Madeira Islands, Mayotte, Melilla, Reunion, Saint Helena
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