LAST month Kai Krause, a computer-graphics guru, caused a stir with a map entitled "The True Size of Africa", which showed the outlines of other countries crammed into the outline of the African ...

When you consider square mileage though, a whole new world appears. Inspired by this map of Africa's true size from German graphic designer Kai Krause, we created 15 map overlays to open your eyes ...

A Google search reveals that the numbers in the graphic don't add up. Africa is approximately 30,221,532 square kilometres( km²) and makes up 12.7% of Earth's land.