Deck of five fast facts about Africa - created as a homework project by 6 year old. Includes information on countries, environment and population.

1. Africa by
E Felgate

2. Over 1,100 species of mammals are living in
Africa.

3. There are 47 countries on the
African continent, including
the disputed territory of
Western Sahara. However, the
islands off the coast are also
usually listed as African,
bringing the total to 53. The
island nations are Cape Verde,
São Tomé and Príncipe,
Madagascar, the Comoros, the
Seychelles, and Mauritius.

4. Africa is the second-largest and second most
populous continent on earth with an
estimated population in 2013 of 1.033 billion
people.

5. Agriculture is a key industry throughout Africa, and many
Africans either work their own land or the land of others.

6. More than 25 percent of Africa is desert. The Sahara Desert, the
Kalahari Desert and the Namib Desert are the main deserts found
in Africa.