Asia
Asia is the largest continent in the world in both area and population.
- Area: 43,810,582 km² (16,915,360.3 sq mi)
- Population: Nearly 4 billion, about 60% of the world’s population
- Highest Point: Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) 8,848 m (29,028 ft), Nepal
- Largest Lakes:
- Caspian Sea (Salt Lake) 371,000 km² (143,250 mi²)
- Lake Baikal 31,500 km² (world’s largest freshwater lake by volume)
- Longest River: Yangtze (Yángzî Jiang), China 6,380 km (3,964 mi)
- Languages: Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Russian
Countries in Asia
Eastern Asia
- China – Beijing
- China – Hong Kong
- China – Macau
- China – Tibet
- Japan – Tokyo
- North Korea – P’yongyang
- South Korea – Seoul
- Mongolia – Ulaanbaatar
- Taiwan – Taipei
Northern Asia
- Russian Federation – Moscow
Central Asia
- Iran – Tehran
- Kazakhstan – Astana
- Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek
- Tajikistan – Dushanbe
- Turkmenistan – Ashgabat
- Uzbekistan – Tashkent
South Asia
- Afghanistan – Kabul
- Bangladesh – Dhaka
- Bhutan – Thimphu
- India – New Delhi
- Maldives – Male
- Nepal – Kathmandu
- Pakistan – Islamabad
- Sri Lanka – Colombo
South-East Asia
- Brunei Darussalam – Bandar Seri Begawan
- Cambodia – Phnom Penh
- Indonesia – Jakarta
- Laos – Vientiane
- Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur
- Myanmar – Naypyidaw
- Philippines – Manila
- Singapore – Singapore
- Thailand – Bangkok
- Timor-Leste – Dili
- Vietnam – Hanoi
Western Asia and Middle East
- Armenia – Yerevan
- Azerbaijan – Baku
- Bahrain – Manama
- Cyprus – Nicosia
- Georgia – T’bilisi
- Iraq – Baghdad
- Israel – Jerusalem
- Jordan – Amman
- Kuwait – Kuwait City
- Lebanon – Beirut
- Oman – Muscat
- Palestine – Jerusalem
- Qatar – Doha
- Saudi Arabia – Riyadh
- Syria – Damascus
- Turkey – Ankara
- United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi
- Yemen – Sanaa
Africa
Africa is the second largest continent in the world, both in area and population.
Area:
30,370,000 km² (11,724,000 sq mi).
Population:
1.3 billion, accounting for 16.72% of the world’s population.
Highest Point:
Mount Kilimanjaro (Uhuru Peak) 5895 m (19,341 ft), Tanzania.
Largest Lakes:
- Lake Victoria (68,800 km²)
- Lake Tanganyika (32,900 km²)
Longest River:
Nile River, 6,650 km (4,130 mi), flows through northeastern Africa.
Languages of Africa:
Arabic, Swahili, Hausa, Amharic, French, English.
Countries in Africa:
Northern Africa:
- Algeria: Algiers
- Egypt: Cairo
- Libya: Tripoli
- Morocco: Rabat
- Sudan: Khartoum
- Tunisia: Tunis
- Mauritania: Nouakchott
Eastern Africa:
- Ethiopia: Addis Ababa
- Kenya: Nairobi
- Somalia: Mogadishu
- Uganda: Kampala
- Tanzania: Dodoma
- Djibouti: Djibouti
- Eritrea: Asmara
- Rwanda: Kigali
- Burundi: Gitega
- South Sudan: Juba
- Seychelles: Victoria
- Comoros: Moroni
- Madagascar: Antananarivo
- Mauritius: Port Louis
Western Africa:
- Nigeria: Abuja
- Ghana: Accra
- Senegal: Dakar
- Ivory Coast: Yamoussoukro
- Liberia: Monrovia
- Mali: Bamako
- Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou
- Niger: Niamey
- Guinea: Conakry
- Sierra Leone: Freetown
- Gambia: Banjul
- Benin: Porto-Novo
- Togo: Lomé
- Cape Verde: Praia
- Guinea-Bissau: Bissau
Southern Africa:
- South Africa: Pretoria, Cape Town, Bloemfontein
- Zimbabwe: Harare
- Botswana: Gaborone
- Namibia: Windhoek
- Lesotho: Maseru
- Eswatini (Swaziland): Mbabane, Lobamba
- Mozambique: Maputo
- Zambia: Lusaka
- Malawi: Lilongwe
Central Africa:
- Angola: Luanda
- Cameroon: Yaoundé
- Central African Republic: Bangui
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Kinshasa
- Republic of the Congo: Brazzaville
- Gabon: Libreville
- Equatorial Guinea: Malabo
- Chad: N’Djamena
- São Tomé and Príncipe: São Tomé
Europe
Europe is the third most populous continent and is known for its cultural diversity and history.
Area:
10,180,000 km² (3,930,000 sq mi).
Population:
748 million, about 9.78% of the world’s population.
Highest Point:
Mount Elbrus, 5642 m (18,510 ft), Russia.
Largest Lakes:
- Lake Ladoga, Russia (17,700 km²)
- Lake Onega, Russia (9,720 km²)
Longest River:
Volga River, Russia, 3,531 km (2,194 mi).
Languages of Europe:
English, German, French, Russian, Spanish, Italian.
Countries in Europe:
Western Europe
France————-Paris
Germany———–Berlin
Belgium————Brussels
Netherlands——–Amsterdam
Luxembourg———Luxembourg City
Southern Europe
Italy————–Rome
Spain————-Madrid
Portugal———–Lisbon
Greece————-Athens
Malta————–Valletta
Eastern Europe
Russia————-Moscow
Ukraine————Kyiv
Poland————-Warsaw
Romania———–Bucharest
Hungary———–Budapest
Northern Europe
United Kingdom—–London
Sweden————-Stockholm
Norway————-Oslo
Finland————Helsinki
Denmark————Copenhagen
North America
North America is the third largest continent and includes some of the world’s most influential countries.
Area:
24,709,000 km² (9,540,000 sq mi).
Population:
579 million, about 7.59% of the world’s population.
Highest Point:
Denali (Mount McKinley), 6190 m (20,310 ft), Alaska, USA.
Largest Lakes:
- Lake Superior (82,100 km²)
- Lake Michigan (58,000 km²)
Longest River:
Mississippi-Missouri River, USA, 6,275 km (3,902 mi).
Languages of North America:
English, Spanish, French.
Countries in North America:
USA and Canada
United States——-Washington, D.C.
Canada————-Ottawa
Central America
Mexico————-Mexico City
Guatemala———-Guatemala City
Panama————-Panama City
Costa Rica———San José
Caribbean
Cuba—————Havana
Jamaica————Kingston
Haiti—————Port-au-Prince
Dominican Republic–Santo Domingo
South America
South America is known for its diverse landscapes, from the Amazon Rainforest to the Andes Mountains.
Area:
17,840,000 km² (6,890,000 sq mi).
Population:
429 million, about 5.53% of the world’s population.
Highest Point:
Mount Aconcagua, 6,961 m (22,837 ft), Argentina.
Largest Lakes:
- Lake Titicaca (8,372 km²)
- Lake Maracaibo (13,210 km²)
Longest River:
Amazon River, 7,062 km (4,388 mi).
Languages of South America:
Spanish, Portuguese, Quechua, Aymara.
Countries in South America:
Argentina———Buenos Aires
Brazil————-Brasilia
Chile————–Santiago
Colombia———–Bogotá
Peru—————Lima
Venezuela———-Caracas
Uruguay————Montevideo
Australia (Oceania)
Australia, the smallest continent, consists of the mainland of Australia and surrounding islands, including New Zealand.
Area:
8,525,989 km² (3,291,903 sq mi).
Population:
42.6 million, about 0.55% of the world’s population.
Highest Point:
Mount Wilhelm, 4,509 m (14,793 ft), Papua New Guinea.
Largest Lakes:
- Lake Eyre (Australia), 9,500 km²
- Lake Taupo (New Zealand), 616 km²
Longest River:
Murray River, 2,508 km (1,558 mi), Australia.
Languages of Oceania:
English, Maori, Pidgin.
Australasia (Mainland)
- Australia
- New Zealand
Melanesia
- Fiji
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
- Vanuatu
Micronesia
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
- Palau
Polynesia
- Samoa
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Cook Islands (self-governing in free association with New Zealand)
- Niue (self-governing in free association with New Zealand)
Antarctica
Antarctica is an ice-covered continent with no permanent population.
Area:
14,000,000 km² (5,400,000 sq mi).
Population:
No permanent residents, temporary population of 1,000 to 5,000 (research stations).
Highest Point:
Vinson Massif, 4,892 m (16,050 ft).
Largest Lakes:
- Lake Vostok (subglacial lake).
Languages of Antarctica:
N/A (researchers use English, Russian, etc.).
Countries in Antarctica:
No countries, governed by the Antarctic Treaty System.