Cherished Memories of Africa — Page 2
2 Chapter 1 The Gambia Introduction of The Gambia There are seven continents in the world; Asia is the largest followed by Africa. Territorially, Africa is divided into five regions: East Africa, West Africa, North Africa, Central Africa and South Africa. The continent comprises of 55 countries. Africa is mostly inhabited by blacks. However, North Africa also includes some Arab countries such as Egypt, Sudan, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania and Western Sahara etc. In West Africa, there are sixteen countries. • Area and population wise, the Gambia is the smallest country in West Africa. • Its population is 1. 9 million. • Its area is 11,295 square miles.