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'''Africa''' is the continental landmass to the south of Europe. It is connected to Asia by the [[Sinai Peninsula]] in [[Egypt]]; the remaining borders are the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to the north, the [[Red Sea]] and [[Indian Ocean]] to the east, and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the west.

'''Africa''' is the continental landmass to the [http://northafricafamine.tumblr.com/

Africa is the poorest continent in the world. "George Ayittey’s discussion of how country after country in Africa opted to throw out the [[capitalist]] baby with the [[colonialist]] bathwater on independence is a sobering example of [[libertarian]] [[class theory]] in action. He minces no words, characterizing most African countries as ruled by 'unrepentant gangsters.'"<ref> [http://www.thefreemanonline.org/book-reviews/making-poor-nations-rich-entrepreneurship-and-the-process-of-economic-development/ Making Poor Nations Rich: Entrepreneurship and the Process of Economic Development By Benjamin Powell, ed. • Reviewed by: Robert Batemarco]</ref>

  south] of Europe. It is connected to Asia by the [[Sinai Peninsula]] in [[Egypt]]; the remaining borders are the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to the north, the [[Red Sea]] and [[Indian Ocean]] to the east, and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the west.

Africa is the poorest continent in the world. "George Ayittey’s discussion of how country after country in Africa opted to throw out the [[capitalist]] baby with the [[colonialist]] bathwater on independence is a [http://northafricafamine.tumblr.com/

  sobering] example of [[libertarian]] [[class theory]] in action. He minces no words, characterizing most African countries as ruled by 'unrepentant gangsters.'"<ref> [http://www.thefreemanonline.org/book-reviews/making-poor-nations-rich-entrepreneurship-and-the-process-of-economic-development/ Making Poor Nations Rich: Entrepreneurship and the Process of Economic Development By Benjamin Powell, ed. • Reviewed by: Robert Batemarco]</ref>

==Land==

==Land==

===Topography===

===Topography===

===Languages===

===Languages===

===Religion===

===Religion===

The dominant religion of Arabic-speaking north Africa, is Islam. It replaced Christianity in the 7th century and slowly spread west and south across the Sahara and into the equatorial zones. Today Islam includes about 41% of all Africans.  

The dominant religion of Arabic-speaking north Africa, is [http://northafricafamine.tumblr.com/

  Islam]. It replaced Christianity in the 7th century and slowly spread west and south across the Sahara and into the equatorial zones. Today Islam includes about 41% of all Africans.  

[[Image:Africa islam 87.jpg|thumb|Islam in Africa today]]

[[Image:Africa islam 87.jpg|thumb|Islam in Africa today]]

The Christian churches, based on missionary work of the 19th and 20th centuries,<ref>There are remnants of much older Coptic Christian settlements in Ethiopia.</ref> claim 45% of the population, of whom 55% are Protestants. There are about 150 million Roman Catholics on the continent, led by 33,000 priests.<ref> Using projections based on data at [http://www.fides.org/eng/statistiche/2000_0.html Fides News Service]</ref>  The Anglican Church includes about 5 million members in Nigeria, 2.4 million in South Africa, 2.2 million in Uganda, 1.5 million in Kenya, 1.0 million in Tanzania, and 2 million or so elsewhere in Africa.<ref>See [http://anglican.org/domain/admin/countries.html Anglican statistics] </ref>

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  Christian churches], based on missionary work of the 19th and 20th centuries,<ref>There are remnants of much older Coptic Christian settlements in Ethiopia.</ref> claim 45% of the population, of whom 55% are Protestants. There are about 150 million Roman Catholics on the continent, led by 33,000 priests.<ref> Using projections based on data at [http://www.fides.org/eng/statistiche/2000_0.html Fides News Service]</ref>  The Anglican Church includes about 5 million members in Nigeria, 2.4 million in South Africa, 2.2 million in Uganda, 1.5 million in Kenya, 1.0 million in Tanzania, and 2 million or so elsewhere in Africa.<ref>See [http://anglican.org/domain/admin/countries.html Anglican statistics] </ref>

For statistical detail on each church see [http://www.adherents.com/index.php Adherent.com], which compiles membership data from many sources.

For statistical detail on each church see [http://www.adherents.com/index.php Adherent.com], which compiles membership data from many sources.

About 20-30% of the people follow traditional religions and animism.

About 20-30% of the people follow [http://northafricafamine.tumblr.com/

  traditional religions and animism].

===Education===

===Education===