Africa is not a country.

A lot of misconceptions surround Africa. Today’s post provides some of the basics to introduce information that creates a more informed approach about the continent.
Here are some quick facts:
-It’s a continent of 54 countries that are diverse culturally and geographically
-Africa is really, really big — about as big as the combined landmasses of China, the United States, India, Japan and much of Europe.
-According to studies that screen DNA markers in different populations, the African continent has the highest level of genetic diversity in the world. According to the researchers, this makes sense since it’s the starting point for the human race.
Here are the titles of the books presented in the post:

• Africa is not a country
  Margy Burns Knight; Mark Melnicove;Anne Sibley O'Brien ill
  Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press. c2000. 1st ed.
• Atlas of Africa
  Karen Foster 1959-
  Minneapolis, Minn : Picture Window Books. 2008
• Africa
  Alicia Klepeis 1971-
  ​Minneapolis, MN : ABDO Publishing Company. [2014]