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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
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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Popular_Rob (Rob ) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:27:03 -0000
NO WRONG!!! U from west africa RT @TiaraDarnae: @Popular_Rob y'all are craxy! And that's my line
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MphoMoaga (Mpho Moaga) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:26:52 -0000
@SENOR_LOVELOST Dude u cool. Mayb u shld consider comin south africa
Ian Bell hits century as England put pressure on South Africa: South Africa 343; England 513-6England have put Sout... http://bit.ly/744IDf
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Ian Bell hits century as England put pressure on South Africa: South Africa 343; England 513-6England have put Sout... http://bit.ly/744IDf
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African Archaeology - Explores the theories of the evolutionary tree of humans and the classification of the fossils behind it. Includes a bibliography.
African Archaeology - the World Wide Web Virtual Library - Offers links to field data, documentation, networking, institutions, universities, and SAFA, the Society of Africanist Archaeologists.
Meta Description: [ The african archaeology portal, part of the WWW Virtual Library : all the web sites relating to african archaeology are listed here ]
African-Archaeology.Net - Extensive directory of web resources grouped by news, field data, documentation, heritage laws, networking, institutions, universities and SAFA. Part of the WWW Virtual Library.
Meta Description: [ The african archaeology portal, part of the WWW Virtual Library : all the web sites relating to african archaeology are listed here ]
Archaeology of Africa - Offers information from research programs in Namibia and the eastern Sahara. Includes images, profiles and preservation data.
ArchNet - Africa and the Near East - Provides a directory of resources for African archaeology.
Donkey Domestication Began in Africa - Article discusses the origin of the donkey's domestication. From New Scientist.
Meta Description: [ Genetic fingerprints indicate they are descended from wild African asses, making them the only major domestic animal from the continent ]
Recording West Africa's Visible Archaeology - By Dr. Patrick Darling at Bournemouth University, UK. Provides photos and descriptions of projects.
The Sasanians in Africa - Discusses the history of late Sasanian Persia's encounters with the African people. Includes images and bibliography.
Meta Description: [ Transoxiana 4, Julio 2002; Matteo
Compareti, The Sasanians in Africa ]
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When humans first left Africa, which way did they go? - From the AP, research suggests coastal route for first humans migrating from Africa.
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