7 interesting facts about Africa
Almost 40% of adults in Africa are illiterate.
It’s Africa Month, and because we love our readers, we’ve gathered a few interesting facts they might not know about the continent:
1. Africa is the second most populous continent with about 1.1 billion people or 16% of the world’s population.
2. Over 50% of Africans are under the age of 25.
3. The continent’s population will more than double to 2.3 billion people by 2050.
4. Almost 40% of adults in Africa are illiterate.
5. There are fewer people with internet connections in Africa than there are in just New York City.
6. The Sahara is the largest desert in the world and is bigger than the continental USA.
7. Africa is the world’s second driest continent (after Australia).
8. There are over 1 million Chinese citizens on the African continent. Angola alone has a population of over 350,000 Chinese.
Credit: https://list25.com/25-interesting-facts-africa/3/
