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Its northern half is primarily desert or arid, while its central and southern areas contain both savanna plains and very dense jungle (rainforest) regions. In between, there is a convergence where vegetation patterns such as sahel, and steppe dominate.

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Area of the Sahara Desert: 9,100,000 km2 (or 3,513,529 miles2)

Area of Africa: 30,221,532 km2 (or 11,668,598 miles2)

Percentage: 9,100,000/30,221,532 x 100 = 30.1%

30.1% (Thirty point one percent)

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Sahara - 9,000,000+ square kilometers or 3,300,000 square milesKalahari Desert - 900,000 square kilometers or 360,000 square miles

Namib Desert - 81,000 square kilometers or 31,000 square miles

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The Sahara and Kalahari deserts cover about 40% of Africa's land.

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About 1/3

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