What are the 7 continents of the world?

What is a continent?

A CONTINENT is one of several large landmasses on Earth. The Earth is composed of Seven (7) Continents.


Africa is undeniably a continent by any definition. It is also the second largest continent and second most populous continent with over 840 million people.

Antarctica is also considered a continent. 98 percent of Antarctica is covered in ice and it is the only continent neither considered a country nor claimed by any other country.

Asia is the dominant continent in the world. In truth, the measurements on Asia can be a bit misleading. Under the seven continents methodology, Asia extends over much of Russia, the Mideast and even Egypt.

Oceania is the fourth continent and the smallest one, that is why it is often referred to as the forgotten continent.

Europe is also considered a continent, but there is little geographic evidence supporting this claim. Europe is the second smallest continent.

North America is our next continent. Once again, we run into the practical issue of boundaries. Using the seven continent methodology, North America extends into the arctic as expected, but is also considered to include much of Central America.

South America, with a population of 371 million people, it ranks as the fifth most populous nation.