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Seven continents of the world, their names as follows Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, North America, South America, and Antarctica. 71% of the earth is filled with water and 29% is Land. Billion years ago there was single massive landmass was called Pangaea, due to tectonic plates land broken into seven parts and separated called continents. According to some research still, North America and Europe are moving apart at the rate of 7 cm every year.
List of Continents in the World
| S.No. | Continent | Population (2020) | Area (Km²) | Density (P/Km²) | World Population Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asia | 4,660,154,887 | 44,579,000 | 150 | 60.00% |
| 2 | Africa | 1,355,873,530 | 30,365,000 | 45 | 16.72% |
| 3 | Europe | 747,856,87 | 10,180,000 | 34 | 9.78% |
| 4 | North America | 369,959,450 | 24,709,000 | 28 | 4.73% |
| 5 | South America | 432,474,142 | 17,840,000 | 25 | 5.53% |
| 6 | Australia/Oceania | 42,677,813 | 7,692,024 | 5 | 0.33% |
| 7 | Antarctica | 0 | 14,200,000 | 0 | 0.00% |
Continents with Country List
| Asia | Africa | Europe | North America | South America | Australia/Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | Algeria | Russia | United States | Brazil | Australia |
| China | The Democratic Republic of the Congo | Ukraine | Mexico | Argentina | Fiji |
| India | Sudan | France | Canada | Peru | Kiribati |
| Kazakhstan | Libya | Spain | Guatemala | Colombia | New Zealand |
| Saudi Arabia | Chad | Sweden | Cuba | Bolivia | Marshall Islands |
| Iran | Niger | Norway | Haiti | Venezuela | Micronesia |
| Mongolia | Angola | Germany | Dominican Republic | Chile | Nauru |
| Indonesia | Mali | Finland | Honduras | Paraguay | Palau |
| Pakistan | South Africa | Poland | Nicaragua | Ecuador | Papua New Guinea |
| Palestine | Ethiopia | Italy | El Salvador | Guyana | Samoa |
| Myanmar | Mauritania | United Kingdom | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Solomon Islands |
| Afghanistan | Egypt[a] | Romania | Panama | Suriname | Tonga |
| Yemen | Tanzania | Belarus | Jamaica | Tuvalu | |
| Thailand | Nigeria | Kazakhstan | Trinidad and Tobago | Vanuatu | |
| Turkmenistan | Namibia | Greece | Belize | ||
| Uzbekistan | Mozambique | Bulgaria | Bahamas | ||
| Iraq | Zambia | Iceland | Barbados | ||
| Japan | Morocco | Hungary | Saint Lucia | ||
| Vietnam | South Sudan | Portugal | Grenada | ||
| Malaysia | Somalia | Austria | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
| Oman | Central African Republic | Czechia | Antigua and Barbuda | ||
| Philippines | Madagascar | Serbia | Dominica | ||
| Laos | Botswana | Ireland | Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | Kenya | Lithuania | |||
| Syria | Cameroon | Latvia | |||
| Cambodia | Zimbabwe | Croatia | |||
| Bangladesh | Republic of the Congo | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| Nepal | Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) | Slovakia | |||
| Tajikistan | Burkina Faso | Estonia | |||
| North Korea | Gabon | Denmark | |||
| South Korea | Guinea | Switzerland | |||
| Jordan | Ghana | Netherlands | |||
| Azerbaijan | Uganda | Moldova | |||
| United Arab Emirates | Senegal | Belgium | |||
| Georgia | Tunisia | Armenia | |||
| Sri Lanka | Malawi | Albania | |||
| Bhutan | Eritrea | North Macedonia | |||
| Taiwan | Benin | Turkey | |||
| Armenia | Liberia | Slovenia | |||
| Israel | Sierra Leone | Montenegro | |||
| Kuwait | Togo | Kosovo | |||
| Turkey | Guinea-Bissau | Azerbaijan | |||
| Qatar | Lesotho | Cyprus | |||
| Lebanon | Equatorial Guinea | Luxembourg | |||
| Brunei | Burundi | Georgia | |||
| Bahrain | Rwanda | Andorra | |||
| Singapore | Djibouti | Malta | |||
| Maldives | Eswatini (Swaziland) | Liechtenstein | |||
| Cyprus | Gambia, The | San Marino | |||
| Cape Verde | Monaco | ||||
| Comoros | Vatican City | ||||
| Mauritius | |||||
| São Tomé and Príncipe | |||||
| Seychelles |
Facts About 7 Continents in the World
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- Russia is part of both Europe and Asia.
- About 75% of Russian territory is located in Asia. on the other hand, 75% of the Russian population lives in Europe
- Hawaii is politically part of North America, but geographically it is not part of any continent.
- In term of size and population, Asia is the largest continent
- Asia covers 1/3 of earth surface
- Asia has 30% of the world land and 60% of the population
- Mount Everest, which is 29,028 ft is the highest point on earth is in Asia
- World two most populous country India and China and the largest country is Russia is in Asia
- Asia has 48 countries.
- Africa is the second-largest continent in the world
- World’s longest desert – The Sahara and world’s longest river is the Nile is in Africa
- Ethiopia is the world’s hottest place is in Africa
- More than 50% of the world’s gold and 95% diamond come from mineral-rich continent Africa
- The equator passes through the middle of the Dark Continent and it receives direct sunlight throughout the year
- Australia is surrounded by water on all sides
- Australia is the smallest continent in the world and also called the island continent
- Two-thirds of Australia is desert land
- Sheep population in Australia is 14 times the human population lives
- Australia is home to over the 500 different species of eucalyptus trees
- The Great Barrier Reef is around 2000 kilometres long is in Australia
- No of countries in Australia is 3
- Europe is separated from Asia by the Ural mountains and the Caspian Sea
- Mt. Elbrus is the highest mountain in Europe
- The Balkan ranges, Pyrenees, Apennines, Cantabrian, and the Dinaric Alps are some of the major mountains in Europe.
- Europe is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea in the south, the Atlantic Ocean in the west, and the Arctic Ocean in the north on three sides
- The Volga is the longest river in Europe
- The Danube is the second largest river Europe passes through five capital of cities
- Vatican City is the smallest country in the world is in Europe
- Danube, Elbe, Loire, Oder, Dnieper and Don are the major rivers of Europe
- Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Denmark together form the Scandinavian countries
- Moscow is called the ‘Port of Five Seas’
- North America is the only continent with every type of climate and has five time zones
- North America’s population density at 22.9 per square kilometre is the highest among the other continents
- Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world is located in North America
- Mississippi (3778 km) is the world’s third-largest river is located in North America
- World largest river as per water volume and second longest Amazon river is located in South America
- The Angel fall is the world’s highest waterfalls is located in South America
- Mt. Cotopaxi and Mt. Chimborazo are the world’s highest volcanoes are found on South America
- Brazil, the country which is the largest coffee producer in the world, is in South America
- Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt lake is in South America
- Titicaca is the world’s largest lake 3800 m is in South America
- The Andes is the second highest mountain range in the world after the Himalayas is located in South America
Source: worldometer ,wikipedia
