The map of Africa that exists today is largely a legacy of nineteenth century colonialism. Some of these borders are disputed and large sections of them have yet to be formalized. To this day the ...

India (3,287,263 sq km) looms large on the Asian sub-continent, but it's swamped by Africa, which is nine times bigger While America is colossal, it's no match for the continent of Africa, which ...

Africa appears much larger in the Peters projection. Other projections of the world have been done, but none are 100% accurate and each come with implications. Africa is not the largest continent ...