Europe and Africa Geographical Facts

Europe has about 10,180,000 square kilometres (3,930,000 sq mi) and represents the world's second smallest continent by surface area after Australia. With a population of 731 million (or 11% of the Earth's population), Europe is the third-most populous continent after Asia and Africa. Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. It has an area of 30.2 million square km (11.7 million square mi) and a total population of 1 billion. Africa covers 20.4% of the Earth's total land area and it accounts for about 14.72% of the total human population. Here is a list with interesting geographical facts about these continents:

• Switzerland has four official languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh.
• The Danube river passes through four European capitals: Wien, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade.
•  Luxembourg is the country with the highest steel production per capita in the world - approximately 4 tonnes of steel for each inhabitant. 
• The belgian city of Antwerp is one of the most important diamond trade center in the world.
• The Öresund Bridge connects Sweden and Denmark, and it is the longest road and rail bridge in Europe (7.8 km or 4.8 mi).
• With a height of 3,718 m (12,198 ft), Mount Teide located in the Canary island of Tenerife is the heighest elevation in Spain.
• Germany borders with nine land neighbours: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland.
• 65% of the total land area of Sweden is covered with forests and 15% of its area lies north of the Artic Circle.
• Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. This island has an area of 25,711 square kilometers (9,927 square mi) and a population of 5 million.
• 10% of the population of Turkey lives in the European part of Turkey which represents only 3% of its total area.
• The Lötschberg Base Railway Tunnel in Switzerland is the world's longest land tunnel (it has a length of 34.57 km or 21.48 mi).
• 19% of the total electrical power production of Denmark is represented by the wind power.
• The Kaliningrad region is a province of Russia that is situated between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea.
• - You can find four European countries in the global top ten Gross Domestic Product rankings: Germany, France, Great Britain and Italy.
• France is the most visited country in the world and its capital Paris is the most visited city.
• Africa is the only continent to stretch from the northern temperate to southern temperate zones.
• Lybia has the longest official country name: Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.
• With 9.4 million square km (3.6 million square mi), Sahara is the world largest desert. Its area is comparable with that of Europe or the United States of America.
• The three main rivers of Africa are: Nile, Congo and Niger.
• Lake Chad, in Central Africa, has an average depth of 1,5 metres.
• The official language of Angola is Portuguese.
• The National Parks represent about 3% of the total area of South Africa.
• Burkina Faso was formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta.
• Cairo, the capital of Egypt, is the most populated city in Africa.
• The lowest point in Africa is lake Assal in Djibouti with 156 m (512 ft) below the sea level.
• With an area of 10,380 square km (4,007 square mi), Gambia is the smallest country on the African continent.
• 50% of the population of Uganda is less then 15 years old.
• South Africa has three capital cities: Cape Town is the legislative capital, Pretoria is the administrative capital and Bloemfontein is the judicial capital.
• Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia, was founded in 1822 and it was named this way after the US President James Monroe.
• Over 60% of the population of Ethiopia is made up of Christians.
• Bir Tawil is an area on the border between Egypt and the Sudan and it is the only piece of land on Earth that is not claimed by any country.