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Asia
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Area
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44,579,000 km2(17,212,000 sq. mi)
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Population
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4,164,252,000 (1st)
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Pop. density
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87/km2 (225/sq. mi)
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Demonym
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Asian
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Countries
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49 (and 5 disputed)
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Dependencies
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- Akrotiri and Dhekelia
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Hong Kong
- Macau
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Unrecognized regions
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- Abkhazia
- Nagorno-Karabakh
- Northern Cyprus
- South Ossetia
- Taiwan
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Time zones
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UTC+2to UTC+12
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Largest cities
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List of largest metropolitan areas in Asia.
- Tokyo
- Seoul
- Mumbai
- Dhaka
- Delhi
- Karachi
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Africa
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Area
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30,221,532 km2(11,668,599 sq. mi), 2nd
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Population
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1.1 billion(2nd)
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Pop. density
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30.51/km2 (about 80/sq. mi)
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Demonym
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African
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Countries
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54 (and 2 disputed)
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Dependencies
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External (3)
- Mayotte
- Réunion
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Internal (4)
- Canary Islands
- Ceuta
- Madeira Islands
- Melilla
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Time zones
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UTC-1to UTC+4
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Largest cities
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List of largest metropolitan areas in Africa.
- Lagos
- Cairo
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Kinshasa-Brazzaville
- Greater Johannesburg
- Mogadishu
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Khartoum-Omdurman
- Dares Salaam
- Alexandria
- Abidjan
- Casablanca
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Europe
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Area
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10,180,000 km2(3,930,000 sq. mi)
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Population
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742,452,000(3rd)
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Pop. density
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72.9/km2 (about 188/sq. mi)
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Demonym
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European
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Countries
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50 (and 6 partially recognised)
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Time zones
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UTCto UTC+6
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Largest cities
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Metropolitan areas in Europe
- Istanbul
- Moscow
- London
- Paris
- Ruhr
- Madrid
- Milan
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North America
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Area
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24,709,000 km2(9,540,000 sq. mi)
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Population
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565,265,000 (4th)
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Pop. density
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22.9/km2 (59.3/sq. mi)
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Demonym
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North American
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Countries
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23
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Dependencies
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22
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Time zones
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UTC-10to UTC ±00:00
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Largest cities
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List of North American cities proper by population
- Mexico City
- New York City
- Los Angeles
- Toronto
- Chicago
- Houston
- Havana
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South America
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Area
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17,840,000 km2 (6,890,000 sq. mi)
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Population
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385,742,554 (5th)
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Pop. density
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21.4/km2 (56.0/sq. mi)
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Demonym
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South American
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Countries
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12
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Dependencies
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3
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Time zones
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UTC-2to UTC-5
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Largest cities
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List of largest cities in South America
- São Paulo
- Buenos Aires
- Rio de Janeiro
- Bogotá
- Lima
- Santiago
- Caracas
- Belo Horizonte
- Porto Alegre
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Australia
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Area
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8,600,000 km2 (3,300,000 sq. mi)
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Population
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36,000,000 (6th)
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Population density
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4.2/km2 (11/sq. mi)
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Demonym
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Australian
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Countries
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4 (Australia, Papua New Guinea,East Timor and portions of Indonesia)
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Time zones
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GMT+10, GMT+9.30, GMT+8
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Largest cities
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List of cities in Australia by population
- Sydney
- Melbourne
- Brisbane
- Perth
- Adelaide
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Gold Coast-Tweed
- Newcastle
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Canberra-Queanbeyan
- Wollongong
- Port Moresby
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Antarctica
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Area
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14,000,000 km2 (5,400,000 sq. mi)
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Population
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0 permanent residents (2015)
~ 5,000 temporary residents
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Demonym
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Antarctican, Antarctic
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