CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD: AFRICA

The widely recognized all the 7 continents are listed by kích thước below, from biggest lớn smallest.

Asia includes 50 countries, & it is the most populated continent, the 60% of the total population of the Earth live here.Africa comprises 54 countries.

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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.

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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 & political union in the world.Australia includes 14 countries. It is the least populated continent after Antarctica, only 0.2% of the total Earth population live here.

Continents by area from largest tosmallest#ContinentArea (km2)Area (mi2)

1	Asia	44,579,000	17,212,000
2	Africa	30,370,000	11,726,000
3	North America	24,709,000	9,540,000
4	South America	17,840,000	6,890,000
5	Antarctica	14,000,000	5,405,000
6	Europe	10,180,000	3,930,000
7	Australia	8,600,000	3,320,000

Continents by population from largest tosmallest#ContinentPopulation January 2022Population Prospects 2050

1	Asia	4,689,397,900	5,351,916,300
2	Africa	1,387,393,400	1,850,475,700
3	Europe	746,129,000	700,676,200
4	North America	597,677,700	662,334,900
5	South America	435,083,400	509,254,300
6	Australia	43,398,700	49,423,700
7	Antarctica	no permanent population	no data