9 Interesting Facts About Africa

Amazing facts about Africa

1. Africa is the most centrally located continent in the world. Both the prime meridian(0 degree longitude) and the equator(0 degree latitude) cut across it.
2. South Africa has the highest GDP ($182 billion) in Africa. Guinea Bissau has the lowest at $230 million.
3. The richest SSA country in terms of Gross National Income(GNI) per capita is Equatorial Guinea. This is 83 times higher than that of Zimbabwe which is the poorest in terms of GNI per capita.
4. 21 percent of SSA nations have one or two products accounting for their total export. Most of these exports are in form of agricultural produce.
5. The shortest distance between Africa and Europe is only 8.9 miles(14.3 kilometers) of ocean
6. The hippopotamus is Africa deadliest animal. It kills more people than do crocodiles and lions combined.
   7.There are more than 100 million facebook users in Africa
7. Egypt is Africa's most popular tourist destination . The country receives over 10 million visitors every year.
8. As of 2010, it took 216 days to complete each procedure required to start a business in Guinea-Bissau . In Rwanda the same took only 3 days.