Africa is huge!

The World's Second Largest Continent

 

Its Size

  • Over 11.6 million square miles
  • Equals 22.3% of the world's land
  • Second largest continent - only Asia is larger
  • It can hold the continental USA, Europe, China, India, Agrentina, and New Zealand... and have room for more!
  • Size: North - South: 4970 miles. East - West: 4700 miles

 

The Children are the Future of Africa!

 

Its People

  • About 800 million people, 12.9% of the world's population
  • More than 3,500 ethnic groups
  • Over 2,110 languages spoken - although only 10 languages are spoken by more than a million people. 30.5% of all the world's languages are spoken in Africa.
  • 69 people per square mile
  • Birthrate is 38 per thousand, almost 4 times that of Europe
  • Annual population increases 2.4% per year. Projected population in 2025 is 1.3 billion people

 

The People of Africa are Beautiful!

 

Its Countries

  • 52 Countries
  • Most of today's African nations gained their independence from colonial rule in the 1960s. By the end of the 1970s, almost all of Africa was independent.
  • 84 cities have over 1 million people - 4 cities have over 10 million

 

A Woman Praising God

 

Its Problems

  • AIDS and HIV - of the 33.4 million people infected, 22.5 million live in sub-Sahara Africa
  • In 1998, of the 5.8 million people infected worldwide, 4 million were Africans - of which 1.7 million were African children & teenagers
  • Since 1990, 17 countries have been deeply impacted by war
  • 9 of the 10 poorest countries on earth are found in Africa

 

A Muslim Girl

 

Its Religions

  • Christian - 48.37%, Muslim - 41.32%, Traditional - 8.74%
  • 17,737 foreign Christian missionaries serving in Africa
  • 3,126 African Christian missionaries serving outside of Africa
  • Annual Growth Rate of Evangelical Christians in Africa is 4.6%