Map of the continent of Africa outlined in black, with various countries and regions overlaid to demonstrate their relative sizes compared to parts of Africa. The United States (in dark purple) covers a significant portion of North and West Africa. China (in red) covers a large part of Central and Southern Africa. India (in orange) is shown in East Africa. Several European countries are placed in the northwest: Spain (brown), France (purple), Germany (yellow), Italy (green), Netherlands (light purple), Belgium (dark purple), Switzerland (light blue), Portugal (light brown), and the UK (blue) is shown off the southeastern coast. Eastern Europe (blue) is situated in the northeast. Japan (yellow) is a long, narrow shape along the southeastern coast. China (smaller part in light red) and India (smaller part in light orange) are also shown in the Horn of Africa region.