INTHEBLACK April 2025 - Magazine - Page 18
F E AT U R E
Transportation of an oil drilling rig off the coast of São Tomé
and Príncipe, islands to the south of Nigeria, Africa.
KEY FACTS
Sub-Saharan Africa is the region
south of the Sahara Desert.
Countries: 48
Population: 1.26 billion
GDP: US$2.04 trillion
GDP per capita: US$1622
Source: World Bank
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