Africa

Can you name the facts to know about Africa?

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Category	Best	Info
Independent countries		-
Water body north of the continent		-
Water body west of the continent		-
Water body east of the continent		-
Largest religion		45%
Most spoken language		100mn.native+30secondary
Number of timezones		UTC-1toUTC+4
Number of island nations		-
Largest country		2,505,813squ.km(WR:10)
Smallest country		445 squ.km (WR:15)
Most populous country		154,729,000(WR:8)
Least populous country		87,476 (WR:11)
Most densely populated country		614/squ.km(WR:10)
Most sparsely populated country		2.5/squ.km (WR:2)
Northernmost country		-
Southernmost country		-
Westernmost country		-
Easternmost country		-
Largest island		587,042 squ.km (WR:4)
Highest country		5,892m (WR:17)
Flattest country		Elevation diff.: 53m (WR:4)

Category	Best	Info
Most populous urban area		17,035,000(WR: 11)
Least populous capital		24,000
Fastest growing city		4.45%
Richest city (by personal earnings)		World Rank: 43
Most expensive city		World Rank: 63
Most visited city destination		World Rank: 45
Longest coastline		4,828 km (WR: 23)
Most land borders		9 (WR: 3)
Countries sharing the longest border		2,511km (WR:13)
Top cocoa producing country		World Rank: 1
Top coffee producing country		World Rank: 5
Top diamond producing country		34 mn.carat (WR:2)
Biggest oil producer		2.35 M bbl/day (WR:12)
Country producing most natural gas		58.7 bn.cum (WR:6)
Country with the highest debt (% of GDP)		World Rank: 1
Most overweight country		69.4% (WR:12)
Least overweight country		4.4 % (WR:1)
Biggest economy		GDP 409 bn $ (WR: 25)
Smallest economy		276.5 million $ (WR:6)
Richest country per capita		37,200$ GDP/perCapita (WR:22)
Poorest country per capita		200$ GDP/perCapita (WR:1)

Category	Best	Info
Longest river		6,650 km (WR: 1)
Highest mountain		5,892m
Longest mountain range		2,400km
Largest lake		69,485 squ.m (WR:4)
Deepest lake		1,470m (WR:2)
Largest desert		9,100,100 squ.km (WR: 3)
Tallest waterfall		948m (WR:2)
Highest life expectancy		77.26 years (WR: 40)
Greenest country		EPI:78.1 (WR: 58)
Country with largest forrest area		1,329,707 squ.km (WR:7)
Most water resources per capita		275,679 cukm/Capita/Year (WR:4)
Country with most Summer Olympic golds		22 (WR:36)
Most Olympic gold medal athlet		Athletics 3G-1S-0B (WR:219)
Most wins Africa Cup Of Nations		6 (1957 - 2008)
Record champion CAF Champions League		6 championships
Country with most beer per capita		World Rank: 22
Country with the most airports		World Rank: 11
Top African diaspora population		85,783,143
Most populous city 3000BC		ca.35,000

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