Population: roughly 900 Million (14% of World Population)
Percentage of World Population Under 25 Years of Age: 71%
Area in Square Kilometers: 30,343,551 (23% of World's Total Land Mass)
Largest City: Previously believed to be Cairo, it is now known to be Lagos
Major Rivers: The Nile, Congo, Niger and Zambezi
Birth Rate: 35 per 1000 people (world's highest)
Death Rate: 14.6 per 1000 people (world's highest)
Number of Languages: Over 2000
Number of Independent Nations: 53 (47 on the mainland and 6 island nations)
Average Income: half of all Africans live on less than $1 a day
Average Life Expectancy: 46 years in sub-Saharan Africa (67 years in N. Africa)
Infant Mortality: 102 out of 1000 in sub-Saharan Africa (33 out of 1000 in N. Africa)
