7 continents and 5 oceanus (profound)
CONTINENTAREA (KM²)POPULATIONMOST POPULOUS CITYAsia43,820,0004,164,252,000Shanghai, ChinaAfrica30,370,0001,022,234,000Lagos, NigeriaAntarctica13,720,0004,490McMurdo Station, USAustralia3,478,20029,127,000Sydney, AustraliaEurope3,930,000738,199,000Moscow, RussiaNorth America9,460,000542,056,000Mexico City, MexicoSouth America6,890,000392,555,000São Paulo, Brazil Showing 1 to 7 of 7 entries PreviousNext Africa Africa is the second largest continent in the world. It is also the second largest continent in the world in terms of population. Africa is commonly referred to as the black continent by many. This large land mass comprises of 54 countries and is home to one billion people. About 15 percent of the world population lives in this continent, which constitutes about 20 percent of the total land area. Africa lies in the centre of the earth with the equator passing through its centre. It is the only continent that stretches from the northern temperate to the southern temper...