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  2. 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.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AfricaAfrica - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · The size of Africa compared to the other continents. Africa is the world's second largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surface area.

    • 30,370,000 km² (11,730,000 sq mi) (2nd)
    • 1,393,676,444 (2021; 2nd)
  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AsiaAsia - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Asia (/ ˈ eɪ ʒ ə / ⓘ AY-zhə, UK also / ˈ eɪ ʃ ə / AY-shə) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometers, [note 2] about 30% of Earth 's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area.

    • 44,579,000 km² (17,212,000 sq mi) (1st)
    • 4,694,576,167 (2021; 1st)
  5. 3 days ago · This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies by land, water, and total area, ranked by total area. The entries in this list include, but are not limited to, those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which includes sovereign states and dependent territories .

  6. www.cia.gov › the-world-factbook › countriesWorld Factbook Glyph

    May 1, 2024 · six of the world's seven continents are widely and permanently inhabited; Asia is easily the most-populous continent with about 60% of the world's population (China and India together account for over 35%); Africa comes in second with over 15% of the earth's populace, Europe has about 10%, North America 8%, South America almost 6%, and Oceania ...

  7. 2 days ago · Asia, the world’s largest and most diverse continent. It occupies the eastern four-fifths of the giant Eurasian landmass. Asia has both the highest and the lowest points on the surface of Earth, has the longest coastline of any continent, and is subject overall to the world’s widest climatic extremes.

  8. Apr 17, 2024 · The seven continents are North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica. The five oceans are the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, and Southern Oceans. Together, these continents and oceans make up the major divisions of the Earth’s surface. Are there 8 or 9 continents? There are seven continents on Earth.

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