Africa

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² (11.7 million sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area. With a billion people (as of 2009, see table) in 61 territories, it accounts for about 14.72% of the World's human population. 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. Not counting the disputed territory of Western Sahara, there are 53 countries, including Madagascar and various island groups, associated with the continent.

Africa has featured prominently in several science fiction venues. The Stargate franchise has its origins firmly rooted in the culture of ancient Egypt and establishes that a majority of the country's cultural influences are derived from an alien race known as the Goa'uld.

In the 2009 thriller 2012, the southern tip of Africa was one of the few locations left on the planet to survive the global catstrophe that flooded the world. Survivors of this extinction-level event found refuge in the tip of South Africa which, once again, became a cradle of civilization.

South Africa was the central location of the 2009 Peter Jackson film District 9. In the film, a space ship piloted by an alien race referred to as "Prawns" took up position above South Africa. Over the span of twenty years, the Prawns were brought to the surface and relocated to the District 9 reservation.

In Jurassic Park, entrepreneur John Hammond asserted that he had built an animal preserve in Kenya.

Points of Interest

 * District 9
 * Egypt
 * Kenya
 * Nigeria

Films that take place in

 * 1984
 * Congo
 * District 9
 * Nineteen Eighty-Four
 * Stargate (partially)

Characters from

 * Grey Bradnam
 * Sarah Livingstone
 * Nyota Uhura
 * Wikus Van De Merwe

People who were born in

 * Bolaji Badejo
 * Charlize Theron
 * Sharlto Copley
 * Ted Moore