North Africa
Countries	Sovereign states (8)   Algeria   Egypt   Libya   Morocco   Tunisia   Mauritania   Sudan [1] [2]   South Sudan [3] Other territories (3)   Portugal    ?     Madeira   Spain    ?     Canary Islands    ?     Ceuta    ?     Melilla    ?   Plazas de soberania   Italy    ?   Lampedusa and Lampione Partially recognized states (1) Sahrawi Republic [4]
Time zones	UTC+00:00 UTC+01:00 UTC+02:00

North Africa is the Northern part of Africa . It is usually made up of these countries:

• Algeria
• Egypt
• Libya
• Morocco
• Tunisia
• Western Sahara
• Mauritania ^[5]
• Sudan ^[6]
• South Sudan ^[3]

Most of north Africa is desert , which means it is very dry and does not rain very much. The predominant ethnic groups are Arabs , Berbers and Moors (mixed Africans and Arabs). The biggest religion is Islam , meaning that most of the people are Muslims .

References [ change | change source ]

1. ↑ "Mauritania | People, Culture, & Facts" . Encyclopedia Britannica .
2. ↑ Mattar, Philip (June 1, 2004). Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa . Macmillan Reference USA. ISBN   9780028657691 .
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Political Map of Northern Africa and the Middle East - Nations Online Project" .
4. ↑ De facto government of parts of Western Sahara , claimant to the whole area.
5. ↑ "Mauritania | History, Population, Capital, Flag, & Facts | Britannica" . www.britannica.com . Retrieved 2022-05-12 .
6. ↑ Mattar, Philip (2004). Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East & North Africa . Macmillan Reference USA. ISBN   0-02-865769-1 . OCLC   56090169 .

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