2. Within Africa live over 600 mln people. The average density of population is eight persons to the square km. Most densely populated are the lands of the Nile Valley. Some regions in deserts are very thinly populated or unpopulated at all. Population of Africa today consists of native peoples and the settlers from Europe. There live the Arabs, the Negroes, the Bushmen, the Pygmies and the Hottentots. There are also about five million white people in Africa. Most of them live along the north coasts of Africa and in the southern regions. There are 44 countries in Africa.

3. Algeria Algeria is the country in the north of Africa. Its capital is Algeria. The population of the country is over 32 thousand people. Half of the country lies in the Sahara Desert.

4. Egypt Egypt is the most wonderful country in the north of Africa with its ancient culture and Pyramids. The capital of it is Cairo. About 70 thousand people live there both native and European settlers.

5. Egypt Mostly Arabs live in Egypt, and the official language is Arabic. Egypt is a republic. The head of the state is the president.

6. Zambia Zambia is a country in the central part of Africa. The capital of it is Lusaka. Over 9 thousand people live in the country. The official language is English.

7. Morocco Morocco lies in the north of Africa on the coastlines of the Mediterranean Sea. The population of the country is 30 600 thousand people. Morocco is a kingdom, where the official language is Arabic.

8. Morocco The capital of Morocco is Rabat. It is the place, where the sultan lives and a very beautiful town with palaces and oriental markets. Morocco exports different fruit and is noted for its carpets.

9. Tunisia Tunisia is a country in the north of Africa with population of about 10 thousand people. It is a republic and the ruler of it is the president. The official language there is Arabic. The capital of the country is Tunisia. The town is not very big, but beautiful.

10. The South African Republic The country lies on the southern coasts of the continent and is washed by the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans. The capital of it is Pretoria. 46 mln people live in the country, 12 % of them are Europeans. The official language is English.