North Africa

northernmost region of the African continent
Place region Q27381
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North Africa

Summary

North Africa is a region[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,698 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • North Africa is in the country of Algeria[3].
  • North Africa is in the country of Egypt[4].
  • North Africa is in the country of Libya[5].
  • North Africa is in the country of Morocco[6].
  • North Africa is in the country of Sudan[7].
  • North Africa is in the country of Tunisia[8].
  • North Africa is on the continent of Africa[9].
  • North Africa's instance of is recorded as region[10].
  • North Africa's instance of is recorded as cultural region[11].
  • North Africa's shares border with is recorded as Central Africa[12].
  • North Africa's shares border with is recorded as Mediterranean Sea[13].
  • North Africa's shares border with is recorded as Red Sea[14].
  • North Africa's shares border with is recorded as East Africa[15].
  • North Africa's shares border with is recorded as West Africa[16].
  • North Africa's shares border with is recorded as Atlantic Ocean[17].
  • The location of North Africa was Africa[18].
  • North Africa is part of Africa[19].
  • North Africa is part of Middle East and North Africa[20].
  • North Africa's Commons category is recorded as North Africa[21].
  • North Africa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.440741666667, 'lon': 9.6817138888889}[22].
  • North Africa's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Africa[23].
  • North Africa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:North Africa[24].
  • North Africa has a population of {'amount': '+263618739'}[25].
  • North Africa's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:North Africa[26].
  • North Africa's number of out-of-school children is recorded as {'amount': '+3225730'}[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Algeria[3], a sovereign state[28], in Algeria[29], founded in 1962[30]; Egypt[4], a sovereign state[31], in Egypt[32], founded in 1922[33]; Libya[5], a sovereign state[34], in Libya[35], founded in 1551[36]; Morocco[6], a constitutional monarchy[37], in Morocco[38], founded in 1956[39]; Sudan[7], a republic[40], in Sudan[41], founded in 1956[42]; and Tunisia[8], a country[43], in Tunisia[44], founded in 1956[45]. North Africa is on the continent of Africa[9]. Part of include Africa[19], a continent[46] and Middle East and it[20], a transcontinental region[47], in Pakistan[48].

Physical Characteristics

North Africa has a population of {'amount': '+263618739'}[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region[10] and cultural region[11].

Why It Matters

North Africa ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,698 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . unstats.un.org. unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . unstats.un.org. unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . unstats.un.org. unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . unstats.un.org. unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . unstats.un.org. unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . unstats.un.org. unstats.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . UNESCO Institute for Statistics. data.uis.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of region, cultural region
    Instance of
    Location Africa
    Located in/on physical feature Africa
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 105335, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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