How many Continents are there in the World ? – 7 continents of the world

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7 continents of the world

The seven-continent model is probably the most widely taught. There are however other ways of grouping countries into continents.

Continents by area from largest to smallest

ContinentArea (km2)Area (mi2)
Asia44,579,00017,212,000
Africa30,370,00011,726,000
North America24,709,0009,540,000
South America17,840,0006,890,000
Antarctica14,000,0005,405,000
Europe10,180,0003,930,000
Australia8,600,0003,320,000

Continents by population from largest to smallest

ContinentPopulation January 2022Population Prospects2050
Asia4,689,397,9005,351,916,300
Africa1,387,393,4001,850,475,700
Europe746,129,000700,676,200
North America597,677,700662,334,900
South America435,083,400509,254,300
Australia43,398,70049,423,700
AntarcticaNo permanent
population
No Data

The Continents of the World

ASIA:- ASIA includes 50 countries, and it is the most populated continent, 60% of the total population of the Earth lives here.

AFRICA:- AFRICA comprises 54 countries. It is the hottest continent and home to the world’s largest desert, the Sahara, occupying 25% of the total area of Africa.

NORTH AMERICA:- NORTH AMERICA includes 23 countries led by the USA as the largest economy in the world.

SOUTH AMERICA:- SOUTH AMERICA comprises 12 countries. Here is located the largest forest, the Amazon rainforest, which covers 30% of the South America total area.

ANTARCTICA:- ANTARCTICA is the coldest continent in the world, completely covered with ice. There are no permanent inhabitants, except scientists maintaining research stations in Antarctica.

EUROPE:- EUROPE comprises 51 countries. It is the most developed economic continent with the European Union as the biggest economic and political union in the world.

AUSTRALIA:- AUSTRALIA includes 14 countries. It is the least populated continent after Antarctica, only 0.2% of the total Earth population lives here.

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