6 continents of the world
The widely recognized all the 6 continents are listed by size below, from biggest to smallest.
- ASIA includes 50 countries, and it is the most populated continent, the 60% of the total population of the Earth live here.
- AFRICA comprises 54 countries. It is the hottest continent and home of the world's largest desert, the Sahara, occupying the 25% of the total area of Africa.
- NORTH AMERICA includes 23 countries led by the USA as the largest economy in the world.
- SOUTH AMERICA comprises 12 countries. Here is located the largest forest, the Amazon rainforest, which covers 30% of the South America total area.
- ANTARCTICA is the coldest continent in the world, completely covered with ice. There are no permanent inhabitants, except of scientists maintaining research stations in Antarctica.
- EUROPE comprises 51 countries. It is the most developed economically continent with the European Union as the biggest economic and political union in the world.
- AUSTRALIA includes 14 countries. It is the least populated continent after Antarctica, only 0.3% of the total Earth population live here.
| Rank | Continent | Total Area (sq. km) | Total Area (sq. mi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asia | 44,579,000 | 17,212,000 |
| 2 | Africa | 30,370,000 | 11,730,000 |
| 3 | North America | 24,709,000 | 9,540,000 |
| 4 | South America | 17,840,000 | 6,890,000 |
| 5 | Antarctica | 14,000,000 | 5,400,000 |
| 6 | Europe | 10,180,000 | 3,930,000 |
| 7 | Australia | 8,600,000 | 3,300,000 |