1. The longest river in the world, the Nile (4,132 miles), is located in Afrika.
2. Afrika has the world's largest desert, the Sahara, which is almost the size of the United States.
3. Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the highest mountain on the continent and the tallest freestanding mountain in the world.

4. Afrika is the second largest continent on earth, approximately 11.7 million square miles.
5. Afrika is the only continent to extend from the northern temperate zone to the southern temperate zone.
6. The worlds largest land animal is the Afrikan elephant.
7. The worlds tallest animal, the giraffe, lives in Afrika.
8. The fastest land animal in the world, the cheetah, lives in Afrika.
9. Afrika is home to the worlds largest reptile, the Nile crocodile.

• Nile Crocodile
10. The gorilla, which can be found in the continents jungles, is the world's largest primate.
11. The world's largest frog, the goliath frog (also called the goliath bullfrog) lives in Afrika. They can be found in the central Afrikan countries of Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. They can grow to lengths of over 1 foot (30.5 centimeters).

•The Afrikan BullFrog
12. Over half of the population of Afrika is under 25 years old, which makes it the youngest population in the world.
13. Before colonial rule, Afrika was made up of 10,000 different states and autonomous groups, each with their own very distinct languages and unique customs. (Which made it easy to easily colonise Afrika)
These are 13 Facts You Can Remember about the great Continent of Afrika.
