· Africa is the second largest continent in the world.
· Africa has 54 independent countries and several other political units
· The most visited country in Africa is Egypt, in 2007 the pyramids attracted over 10 million tourists
· The largest desert in Africa is the Sahara Desert ( almost 3.5 million square miles) · The largest country in Africa is Algeria (919,595 square miles)
· Well over 1,000 languages are spoken in Africa
· Africa has the longest river in the world, the Nile. (4,132 miles)
· The country Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt (233 pyramids)
· The largest religion in Africa is Islam, followed by Christianity
The original Star Wars movie sets in the deserts of Tunisia (“planet Tatooine”) are very well preserved and you can even stay in Luke Skywalker's home