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Asia

Area

44,579,000 km2(17,212,000 sq. mi)

Population

4,164,252,000 (1st)

Pop. density

87/km(225/sq. mi)

Demonym

Asian

Countries

49 (and 5 disputed)

Dependencies

    1. Akrotiri and Dhekelia
    2. British Indian Ocean Territory
    3. Christmas Island
    4. Cocos (Keeling) Islands
    5. Hong Kong
    6. Macau

    Unrecognized regions

      1. Abkhazia
      2. Nagorno-Karabakh
      3. Northern Cyprus
      4. South Ossetia
      5. Taiwan

      Time zones

      UTC+2to UTC+12

      Largest cities

      List of largest metropolitan areas in Asia.

      1. Tokyo
      2. Seoul
      3. Mumbai
      4. Dhaka
      5. Delhi
      6. Karachi

      Africa

      Area

      30,221,532 km2(11,668,599 sq. mi), 2nd

      Population

      1.1 billion(2nd)

      Pop. density

      30.51/km(about 80/sq. mi)

      Demonym

      African

      Countries

      54 (and 2 disputed)

      Dependencies

      External (3)

        1. Mayotte
        2. Réunion
        3. Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

        Internal (4)

          1. Canary Islands
          2. Ceuta
          3. Madeira Islands
          4. Melilla

          Time zones

          UTC-1to UTC+4

          Largest cities

          List of largest metropolitan areas in Africa.

          1. Lagos
          2. Cairo
          3. Kinshasa-Brazzaville
          4. Greater Johannesburg
          5. Mogadishu
          6. Khartoum-Omdurman
          7. Dares Salaam
          8. Alexandria
          9. Abidjan
          10. Casablanca

          Europe

          Area

          10,180,000 km2(3,930,000 sq. mi)

          Population

          742,452,000(3rd)

          Pop. density

          72.9/km(about 188/sq. mi)

          Demonym

          European

          Countries

          50 (and 6 partially recognised)

          Time zones

          UTCto UTC+6

          Largest cities

          Metropolitan areas in Europe

          1. Istanbul
          2. Moscow
          3. London
          4. Paris
          5. Ruhr
          6. Madrid
          7. Milan

          North America

          Area

          24,709,000 km2(9,540,000 sq. mi)

          Population

          565,265,000 (4th)

          Pop. density

          22.9/km(59.3/sq. mi)

          Demonym

          North American

          Countries

          23

          Dependencies

          22

          Time zones

          UTC-10to UTC ±00:00

          Largest cities

          List of North American cities proper by population

          1. Mexico City
          2. New York City
          3. Los Angeles
          4. Toronto
          5. Chicago
          6. Houston
          7. Havana

          South America

          Area

          17,840,000 km2 (6,890,000 sq. mi)

          Population

          385,742,554 (5th)

          Pop. density

          21.4/km(56.0/sq. mi)

          Demonym

          South American

          Countries

          12

          Dependencies

          3

          Time zones

          UTC-2to UTC-5

          Largest cities

          List of largest cities in South America

          1. São Paulo
          2. Buenos Aires
          3. Rio de Janeiro
          4. Bogotá
          5. Lima
          6. Santiago
          7. Caracas
          8. Belo Horizonte
          9. Porto Alegre

          Australia

          Area

          8,600,000 km(3,300,000 sq. mi)

          Population

          36,000,000 (6th)

          Population density

          4.2/km(11/sq. mi)

          Demonym

          Australian

          Countries

          4 (Australia, Papua New Guinea,East Timor and portions of Indonesia)

          Time zones

          GMT+10, GMT+9.30, GMT+8

          Largest cities

          List of cities in Australia by population

          1. Sydney
          2. Melbourne
          3. Brisbane
          4. Perth
          5. Adelaide
          6. Gold Coast-Tweed
          7. Newcastle
          8. Canberra-Queanbeyan
          9. Wollongong
          10. Port Moresby

          Antarctica

          Area        

          14,000,000 km2 (5,400,000 sq. mi)

          Population        

          0 permanent residents (2015)

          ~ 5,000 temporary residents

          Demonym

          Antarctican, Antarctic