What is the the continent located south of Europe on a map and east of South America?

Africa is the continent located south of Europe on a map and east of South America. Africa is the second-largest and second-most-populous continent in the world. Nigeria is its largest by population.

Africa accounts for over 16% of the world's human population. It is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

Africa contains 54 fully recognized countries. Most parts of the continent and its countries are in the Northern Hemisphere, while a lesser portion and number of countries are in the Southern Hemisphere.