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The True Size of Africa

The True Size of Africa
The True Size of Africa

At first glance, the conventional cartographic representation of the African continent—comprising 52 sovereign states—does not appear especially large relative to other world regions. Yet, comparative visualizations produced by Visual Capital compellingly reframe this perception, situating Africa’s geographic scale in its proper global context.

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"The True Size of Africa." Historianspeaks, September 27, 2025. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/the-true-size-of-africa.

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