If you estimated the size of Africa by how much it is talked about in U.S. news, it would be the size of Massachusetts.

If you look at world maps it looks much bigger…

but if you look at how big Africa really is you may be amazed.

[Source](http://www.reddit.com/r/woahdude/comments/2ejebz/ill_admit_i_underestimated_the_size_of_africa/)