Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30,300,000 km² (11,700,000 mi²) including adjacent islands, it covers 5.9% of the Earth's total surface area, and 20.3% of the total land area.Sayre, April Pulley. (1999) Africa, Twenty-First Century Books. ISBN 0-7613-1367-2. With more than 840,000,000 people (as of 2005) in 61 territories, it accounts for more than 12% of the world's human population.

Etymology

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The name Africa came into Western use through the Romans, who used the name Africa terra — "land of the Afri" (plural, or "Afer" singular) — for the northern part of the continent, as the province of Africa with its capital Carthage, corresponding to modern-day Tunisia.

The Afri were a tribe — possibly Berber — who dwelt in North Africa in the Carthage area. The origin of Afer may be connected with Phoenician `afar, dust (also found in most other Semitic languages). Some other etymologies that have been postulated for the ancient name 'Africa' that are much more debatable include:

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@suberca10 aun así el Vaticano no es capaz de sacrificar sus tesoros o un año de sus ganancias para radicar la pobreza en Africa y el mundo
benjahodges (Benjamin Hodges) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:56:38 -0000
@suberca10 aun así el Vaticano no es capaz de sacrificar sus tesoros o un año de sus ganancias para radicar la pobreza en Africa y el mundo
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