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Continents in the world

Here you find a list of the 7 continents in the world at a glance.

You can sort the continents in the world: alphabetically by continents codes

by area

by population by population density

Please click on a continent name for more information on this continent and to find a list of all countries and territories in this continent.

Continents in the world
Continent	Code	Countries	Area sqkm	Population	P/sqkm
Asia	AS	52	44,579,000	4,130,318,467	92.7
Africa	AF	58	30,221,532	1,015,470,588	33.6
North America	NA	41	24,709,000	539,805,043	21.8
South America	SA	14	17,840,000	400,143,568	22.4
Antarctica	AN	5	14,000,000	170	0.0
Europe	EU	53	10,180,000	739,074,374	72.6
Oceania	OC	27	8,480,000	36,066,049	4.3
Total: 7	-	250	-	6,860,878,259	Ø 35.3

There are a total of 250 countries and territories on all seven continents in the world with a grand total population of 6,860,878,259 human beings worldwide.