Why is Africa a country?

Answer 1

BEST ANSWER:

Because it is one

WORST ANSWER

Because people says its a continent

Answer 2

The First to use the name were the Romans, From their point of view Africa covered Tunisia and the most northern parts of Algeria and Libya. They may have gotten the idea for the name from from one of the peoples they met on the Continent, The Afri, They were a Berber tribe in the Carthage area.

Answer 3

Africa was called "The Dark Continent" simply because so little was known about it up until fairly recently. Especially, sub-Saharan Africa was a mystery to Europeans who referred to it as the Dark Continent as an inducement for exploration. Unfortunately, quickly on the heels of that exploration came colonial rule and the exploitation of the land and its resources, particularly its people.

Answer 4

South Africa is called South Africa because it is the southernmost land in Africa.

Answer 5

a roman general named scipio africanus, he defeated Hannibal in the third punic war. Africa is a latin word for africanus

Answer 6

Africans come from Africa. Africans are labeled as black (same as Europeans are labeled as white or Asians as yellow), ergo, Africa is a black continent.

Answer 7

Africa is not a country. It is a continent. It has over 50 countries in it. See the related question below.