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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² (11.7 million sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area. With a billion people (as of 2009, see table) in 61 territories, it accounts for about 14.72% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent has 54 sovereign states, including Madagascar, various island groups, and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, a member state of the African Union whose statehood is disputed by Morocco. Africa, particularly central eastern Africa, is widely regarded within the scientific community to be the origin of humans and the Hominidae clade (great apes), as evidenced by the discovery of the earliest hominids and their ancestors, as well as later ones that have been dated to around seven million years ago – including Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Australopithecus africanus, A. afarensis, Homo erectus, H. habilis and H. ergaster – with the earliest Homo sapiens (modern human) found in Ethiopia being dated to circa 200,000 years ago. Africa straddles the equator and encompasses numerous climate areas; it is the only continent to stretch from the northern temperate to southern temperate zones. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What is the safest country in Africa for an american to live and work in as an expat? Q. I know alot of people have asked this question. But I'll ask it again, which country in africa is safer for an ameircan to live and work in as somewhat of an expat? People ALWAYS say Tunisia, if you think so please verify that. But I dont want South Africa to be in the list, because it has ranked 2 out of 5 of the worlds most dangerous countrys. Thank you! Asked by Weasly - Wed Oct 1 20:36:55 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. I am an American who has been living in Tunisia 7+ years. Tunisia is a very safe country. It is a lot safer than most of the Western counties. Many expatriates from various countries make their home here because it is so safe. The people are so warm and hospitable. They instantly welcome you as one of their own and treat you like family. Tunisians are very warm people and in my experience would give you the shirt off their back if you needed it, or even if you just liked it! If you ever were to get invited to eat at the house of a Tunisia, you would be treated like royalty! Tradition here is that the guest gets served the biggest and best portions of all food. Even if a family was on the poor side, they would do their best to prepare… [cont.] Answered by s - Thu Oct 2 03:59:47 2008 Does the misery in Africa become a great way to sell iPods, cellphones and clothes as can be seen advertised? Q. I think the misery in Africa became a great market to sell products and to promote celebreties. Feeding the starvation may had become a much better option than ending with it. We can't forget there is New Orleans here too. Asked by robb10036 - Mon Feb 5 01:40:09 2007 - - 3 Answers - 1 Comments A. showing starving people helps to gain sympathy to sell products. They will never end poverty and hunger, it sells too much. Answered by NONAME - Mon Feb 5 05:32:36 2007 How am I able to go to Africa and volunteer to build a school there in the future?
Q. Well Im only 13 going on 14. And one of my life goals is to go Africa and help build a school with other volunteers. I know I cant do it now since Im a minor. But maybe during high school or college. Would I have to pay for joining the organizations? Would I have to pay for a plane flight and meet everyone a certain place? How long would I be there and where would we live in for that certain amount of time? Do I need to speak the languages there? Asked by Kelly Ann - Sat Sep 26 08:40:41 2009 - - 4 Answers - 1 Comments A. I do volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity and The Fuller Center for Housing (that's how I got my nickname!), so I can share how it's worked for me with them. You don't pay to join these two organizations. You do pay for your own airfare and meet the rest of the group in a certain place. You also pay a fee which covers your expenses while on the ground (housing, food, transportation) as well as a donation to the local organization to help with their work. The trips generally last one to three weeks; most volunteers can't give more time than that at once. As for housing, most of the trips I've been on have put us in shared rooms in a non-luxury hotel; for my most recent trip, the organization rented the upper half of a duplex for the… [cont.] Answered by RoofingPrincess - Sat Sep 26 12:33:26 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Africa"
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