"GeographicRegion" Polygons

A new geo entity domain, "GeographicRegion", can describe whole continents and other types of geographic entities.

Africa as a geographic region entity represents the whole continent.

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africa = EntityValue[Entity["GeographicRegion", "Africa"], EntityProperty["GeographicRegion", "Polygon"]]

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GeoGraphics[{EdgeForm[White], FaceForm[Red], africa}, GeoBackground -> "Satellite"]

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It is also possible to obtain the polygons of all countries in Africa.

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africacountries = EntityValue[Entity["GeographicRegion", "Africa"], EntityProperty["GeographicRegion", "PolygonCountryBoundaries"]];

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GeoGraphics[{EdgeForm[White], FaceForm[Red], africacountries}, GeoBackground -> "Satellite"]

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