Africa is the world’s second largest continent and contains over 50 countries. Africa is in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean in the east, the South ...

An incredible map shows ... and countries closer to the poles larger. Because of this, land masses like Russia and North America appear enormous in comparison to central Asia, Africa and South ...

One of Africa's Big Five countries is shown on world maps to be half the size it actually is, while a small European country appears to be double its real area. World maps show country sizes to be ...