Sub-Saharan Africa
Dark and lighter green: Definition of "Sub-Saharan Africa" as used in the statistics of the United Nations institutions. Lighter green: However, Sudan is classified as North Africa by the United Nations Statistics Division. [1] Red : Arab states in Africa (Arab League and UNESCO). Simplified climatic map of Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa consists of the Sahel and the Horn of Africa in the north (yellow), the tropical savannas (light green) and the tropical rainforests (dark green) of Equatorial Africa, and the arid Kalahari Basin (yellow) and the "Mediterranean" south coast (olive) of Southern Africa. The numbers shown correspond to the dates of all Iron Age artifacts associated with the Bantu expansion. Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. According to the United Nations, it consists of all African countries that are fully or partially located south of the Sahara. [2] It contrasts with North Afric...