SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

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• Made up of the 42 countries south of the Saharan desert
• Population is about 1.1 billion people
• Expected to be about 2.4 billion by 2050
• Swahili, Lingala, and Zulu are the main languages

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• 43% of population is younger than 15
• the region's GNP (gross national product) growth and human development indicators lag behind those of other regions.
• Women average about 5.2 children

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• More than 290 million people live on less than $1 a day
• With rapid population growth 5% annual growth is needed to keep the number of poor from increasing

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• The lowest school enrollment rate
• The average adult has fewer than 3 years of schooling

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