Is Africa a Country or a Continent-Subconscious or Design thinking?
by Ernest Umunna on 08/25/13
Often, it shows how ignorant the West is when it comes to the Continent,
and how a basic high school or grammar school geography has become impediment and
is impacting foreign investment in Africa. This misnomer of whether a country
or continent is more prevalent in the United States.
Recently, I was
discussing with a group of investors to build an assembly plant in Nigeria, and
I was surprised to see how the project was immediately diminished in size and
scope with Africa being viewed as a country. Even with a global map in hand, it
took a lot of convincing to explain to the group that Africa is a continent.
Africa is the second largest continent in the world, and most African country’s
GDP is growing faster than most western countries. There are 54 United Nation
recognized countries in Africa.
Largest Continents in Area
1.
Asia - 17,139,445 square miles (44,391,162 square km)
2. Africa - 11,677,239 square miles (30,244,049
square km)
3. North America - 9,361,791 square miles
(24,247,039 square km)
4. South America - 6,880,706 square miles
(17,821,029 square km)
5. Antarctica - About 5,500,000 square miles
(14,245,000 square km)
6. Europe - 3,997,929 square miles (10,354,636
square km)
7. Australia - 2,967,909 square miles (7,686,884
square km)
Largest Continents in Population
1. Asia - 4,055,000,000 (Over 4 billion)
2. Africa - 1,108,500,000 (Over 1 billion)
3. Europe - 729,871,042 (including all of
Russia)
4. North America - 522,807,432
5. South America - 379,919,602
6. Australia - 20,434,176
7. Antarctica - No permanent residents but up to
4000 researchers and personnel in the summer and 1000 in the winter.
