SUB-SAHARN AFRICA

Location

• Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically the area of the continent that lies south of the Sahara desert.

Size

• 800 million people in 2007
• Annual increase rate of 2.3%
• Projected population in 2050 is 1.5 billion

Languages

• Indo European
• Bantu

Religions

• Muslim and Christian
• 15

Government System

• Democracies
• Dictators
• Nelson Mandela

Cultural Norms

• Respect for elders
• Silence
• Positive communication matters

Claims To Fame

• Largest desert in the world
• Thought to be the birthplace of humans

Sites

• http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub-Saharan_Africa