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I think my perception of Africa's size comes entirely from the fact that it's only worth 3 armies in Risk.

That perception may be too generous. The GDP of the combined African Union countries is less than that of the Netherlands.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union#Economy

What are you talking about? The GDP of the AU is 1 and a half trillion, and of Netherlands is 600 billion. South Africa alone has a GDP of 500 billion.

You know full well that I am referring to the about the nominal GDP, while you are referring to the GDP at purchasing power parity. Both are interesting economics measures.

You should not be too surprised that I choose the more surprising one to write about.

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