seven continent

Asia

Asia is the largest continent on Earth. It covers 9% of the Earth's total surface area (or 30% of its land area), and has the longest coastline, at 62,800 kilometres (39,022 mi). Asia is generally defined as comprising the eastern four-fifths of Eurasia.

Area44,579,000 km2 (17,212,000 sq mi)  (1st)[1]
Population4,560,667,108 (2018; 1st)[2][3]
Population density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)$31.58 trillion (2019; 1st)[4]
GDP (PPP)$65.44 trillion (2019; 1st)[4]
GDP per capita$7,350 (2019; 5th)[4]
DemonymAsian
Countries49 UN members,
1 UN observer, 5 other states
Dependencies
Non-UN states
LanguagesList of languages
Time zonesUTC+2 to UTC+12
Internet TLD.asia
Largest cities
UN M49 code142 – Asia
001 – World
Excludes North Asi
Africa


Africa is the second largest continent in the world. It makes up about a fifth of the world's land. It is surrounded by large areas of water. There are 54 fully recognised and independent countries in Africa, and 14.7% (1.216 billion) of the world's population lives there.

Area30,370,000 km2 (11,730,000 sq mi)  (2nd)
Population1,275,920,972[1][2] (2018; 2nd)
Population density36.4/km2 (94/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)$2.45 trillion (2019; 5th)[3]
GDP (PPP)$7.16 trillion (2019; 5th)[3]
GDP per capita$1,930 (2019; 6th)[3]
DemonymAfrican
Countries54 (and 2 disputed)

Languages1250–3000 native languages
Time zonesUTC-1 to UTC+4
Largest citiesLargest urban areas:


North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere. ... It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea.
Countries: 23 sovereign states
Demonym: North American
Area24,709,000 km2 (9,540,000 sq mi) (3rd)
Population579,024,000 (2016; 4th)
Population density22.9/km2 (59.3/sq mi)[a]
GDP (nominal)$24.43 trillion (2019; 2nd)[1]
GDP (PPP)$26.03 trillion (2019; 3rd)[2]
GDP per capita$49,240 (2019; 2nd)[3]
DemonymNorth American
Countries23 sovereign states
Dependencies23 non-sovereign territories
LanguagesEnglishSpanishFrench, and many others
Time zonesUTC-10 to UTC
Largest citiesList of urban areas:[4]
UN M49 code003 – North America
019 – Americas
001 – World

South America

South America is a continent in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. ... Brazil is by far the most populous South American country, with more than half of the continent's population, followed by Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela and Peru.

Area17,850,000 km2 (6,890,000 sq mi) (4th)
Population423,581,078 (2018; 5th)[1][2]
Population density21.4/km2 (56.0/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)$3.64 trillion (2019; 4th)[3]
GDP (PPP)$6.92 trillion (2019; 4th)[4]
GDP per capita$8,560 (2019; 4th)[5]
DemonymSouth American
Countries13
Dependencies2
LanguagesSpanishPortugueseEnglishFrenchDutchQuechuaHindustaniSranan TongoSaramaccanother languages
Time zonesUTC-2 to UTC-5
Largest citiesList of cities in South America
UN M49 code005 – South America
419 – Latin America
019 – Americas
001 – World


Australia

Australia, the smallest continent and one of the largest countries on Earth, lying between the Pacific and Indian oceans in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia's capital is Canberra, located in the southeast between the larger and more important economic and cultural centres of Sydney and Melbourne

Area8,600,000 km2 (3,300,000 sq mi) (7th)
Population38,000,000 (estimated population of AustraliaPapua New GuineaPapua and West Papua for 2019, 6th)
Population density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
DemonymAustralian
Countries3 (AustraliaPapua New Guinea and portions of Indonesia)
LanguagesEnglishIndonesianTok PisinHiri Motu, 269 indigenous Papuan and Austronesian languages, and about 70 Indigenous Australian languages
Time zonesGMT+10, GMT+9.30, GMT+8
Internet TLD.au.pg and .id



Europe





Area10,180,000 km2 (3,930,000 sq mi)[1]  (6th)[a]
Population746,419,440 (2018; 3rd)[2][3]
Population density72.9/km2 (188/sq mi) (2nd)
GDP (nominal)$21.79 trillion (2019; 3rd)[4]
GDP (PPP)$29.01 trillion (2019; 2nd)[5]
GDP per capita$29,410 (2019; 3rd)[c][6]
HDIIncrease 0.845[7]
DemonymEuropean
Countries50 sovereign states
6 with limited recognition
Dependencies6 dependencies
LanguagesMost common first languages:
Time zonesUTC−1 to UTC+5
Largest citiesLargest urban areas:



Antertica

Area
  • Overall: 14,000,000 km2 (5,400,000 sq mi)[1]
  • Ice-free: 280,000 km2 (100,000 sq mi)
  • Ice-covered: 13,720,000 km2 (5,300,000 sq mi)
Population0 (about 1000 people living temporarily)
Dependencies
Time zonesNone
Internet TLD.aq




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