North Africa
northernmost region of the African continent
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Summary
North Africa is a region[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,405 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Algeria[3], Egypt[4], Libya[5], Morocco[6], Sudan[7], Tunisia[8], Western Sahara[9], Ceuta[10]
- Continent: Africa[11]
- Instance of: cultural region[12]
- Shares border with: Central Africa[13], Mediterranean Sea[14], Red Sea[15], East Africa[16], West Africa[17], Atlantic Ocean[18]
- Location: Africa[19]
- Part of: Africa[20], Middle East and North Africa[21]
- Commons category: North Africa[22]
- Coordinate location: 30.440741666667, 9.6817138888889[23]
- Located in/on physical feature: Africa[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:North Africa[25]
- Population: 263,618,739[26]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:North Africa[27]
- Number of out-of-school children: 3,225,730[28], 3,455,729[29], 3,869,370[30], 4,281,659[31], 4,672,602[32], 5,498,183[33], 6,038,083[34], 6,224,851[35], 6,313,214[36], 6,556,947[37], 7,204,460[38], 7,490,601[39], 8,114,165[40], 8,713,973[41]
Why It Matters
North Africa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]