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   Area and population For a more detailed list of populations by continental regions and subregions, see List of continents and continental subregions by population . The following table provides areas given by Encyclopædia Britannica for each continent in accordance with the seven-continent model, including Australasia along with Melanesia ...

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   Africa. Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area, accounting for about a fifth of the world's land. With 1.3 billion people as of 2018, it accounts for about 16% of ...

   Flag	English Names [4] [10] [11] [12]	Capital [12] [13] [14]	Population 2021 [7] [8]
   1	Afghanistan	Kabul	40,099,462
   2	Armenia	Yerevan	2,790,974
   3	Azerbaijan [a] [b]	Baku	10,312,992
   4	Bahrain	Manama	1,463,265

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   How big is Europe compared to other continents?

   • By area, Europe is sixth on the list of continents, spanning 3.8 million square miles (9.9 million square kilometers). It also comes in at No. 3 on population rankings at 741 million people. The United Nations Population Division expects its population to decline over the coming decades due to declining fertility rates.

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   How much land does a continent have?

   • Together, the continents add up to about 148 million square kilometers (57 million square miles) of land. Continents make up most—but not all—of Earth’s land surface. A very small portion of the total land area is made up of islands that are not considered physical parts of continents.

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   How are continents defined?

   • Continents are defined by their continental shelves. A continental shelf is a gently sloping area that extends outward from the beach far into the ocean. A continental shelf is part of the ocean, but also part of the continent. To geographers, continents are also culturally distinct.

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   Is Australia a continent or a region?

   • Extrapolating the concept to its extreme, some geographers group the Australian continental landmass with other islands in the Pacific Ocean into Oceania, which is usually considered a region rather than a continent. This divides the entire land surface of Earth into continents, regions or quasi-continents.

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   Apr 27, 2024 · By area, Europe is sixth on the list of continents, spanning 3.8 million square miles (9.9 million square kilometers). It also comes in at No. 3 on population rankings at 741 million people. The United Nations Population Division expects its population to decline over the coming decades due to declining fertility rates.

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   Nov 29, 2023 · Africa is home to 54 countries but only 16 percent of the world’s total population. The area of central-eastern Africa is important to scientists who study evolution and the earliest origins of humanity. This area is thought to be the place where hominids began to evolve. The entire continent of Africa sits on the African Plate.