I believe it would be 7,000,000 + 500,000.
I think you forgot to add the descriptions along with this question. Based on my research and knowledge, i am answering the question. Land reflects the sun's energy slowly, while oceans absorb the sun's energy more quickly and this best states how oceans and land absorb the sun's energy differently.
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The Sahel is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition in Africa between the Sahara to the north and the Sudanian Savanna to the south. Having a semi-arid climate, it stretches across the south-central latitudes of Northern Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea. Wikipedia
Area: 1.179 million mi²
The Sahel has a tropical, hot steppe climate (Köppen climate classification BSh). The climate is typically hot, sunny, dry and somewhat windy all year long. The Sahel's climate is similar to, but less extreme than, the climate of the Sahara desert located just to the north.
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The African countries include: Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, South Sudan, and Cameroon.
