The most biggest continent in the world

In case you dont know, there are 7 continents on planet earth namely : Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

There is no doubt that Asia is the largest continent in the world both in terms of area and population. The giant continent covers nearly 9% of the total surface of the planet earth with over 4.16 billion people living on it.

Statistics shows that Asia contains about 60% of the total human population on earth and the remainder 40% of people live on other six continents. This geographical entity is having two most populous countries of the world, i.e. India and China. Both of these countries are known as the highly important business hubs all over the world.

Largest Continents Ranked by Area

Rank       Name                               Area, Squared Miles  (Squared Kilometres)

1.             Asia                                 17,139,445 square miles  (44,391,162 square km)

2.            Africa                               11,677,239 square miles  (30,244,049 square km)

3.            North America                 9,361,791 square miles    (24,247,039 square km)

4.            South America                 6,880,706 square miles    (17,821,029 square km)

5.           Antarctica                          5,500,000 square miles    (14,245,000 square km)

6.           Europe                               3,997,929 square miles    (10,354,636 square km)

7.           Australia                            2,967,909 square miles     (7,686,884 square km)


Largest Continents Ranked by Population

Rank Country                  Population

1.             Asia                       4,436,224,000

2.            Africa                     1,216,130,000

3.            Europe                    747,364,363

4.            North America       579,024,000

5.            South America       422,535,000

6.            Australia:               36,700,000

7.            Antarctica:              0


Basic Facts About the 7 Continents


* Asia has the highest and lowest points on earth. Mt. Everest is the highest point on earth at 29,035 feet above sea level. The lowest point is the Dead Sea, which is more than 1,400 feet below sea level.

* Africa is home to the longest river in the world, the Nile. It stretches 4,258 miles from Sudan to the Mediterranean Sea.

* North America boasts the largest freshwater lake in the world, Lake Superior. One of the Great Lakes, Superior covers more than 31,700 square miles between the U.S. and Canada.

* South America has the longest mountain range in the world. The Andes Mountains stretch 4,300 miles from Venezuela south to Chile.

* Europe lays claim to the largest and smallest nations in the world. Russia is the biggest at 6.6 million square miles, while Vatican City is the smallest at 109 acres.

* Australia is the smallest continent and the only one to be a single nation.

* Antarctica is covered in more ice than any other continent. Nearly 98 percent of this southernmost continent is ice-bound.



Note - there are more than 14 million people who don't live on any of these 7 continents. Almost all of these people live in the island countries of Oceania, a world region but not a continent.