Africa is the world's second largest continent, second only to Asia. Covering about 12 million sq mi, Africa contains 20% of the Earth's land mass and 6% of its surface. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
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