Africa

Africa, the planet's 2nd largest continent, includes (53) countries and contains the Nile River, the world's longest, and the massive Sahara Desert, the world's largest. The continent's (highest point) is Mt. Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, 19,341ft (5,895m), while the (lowest point) is Lac' Assal in the small country of Djibouti, 512 ft (156m) below sea level

Continent Size: 30,065,000 sq km 11,608,000 sq miles Percent of Earth's Land: 20.2% Population: 807,419,000

ASIA

Asia, the planet's largest continent, includes (47) countries and assorted island dependencies. Significant features of the continent include the world's tallest mountain, Mt Everest in Nepal, at 29,035 ft (8,850m), and the world's most populated countries, China and India. The continent's lowest point is in the Dead Sea, Israel/Jordan, at 1,286 ft (392m) below sea level.

Continent Size: 44,579,000 sq km 17,212,000 sq miles Percent of Earth's Land: 30% Population: 3,701,000,000

EUROPE

Europe, the planet's 6th largest continent includes (44) countries and numerous related dependencies, islands and territories. It's separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains in the east and the Caspian Sea in the southeast. The highest points are Mt. Elbrus, at 18,481 ft (5,633 m), just north of the Georgia/Russian border, and in western Europe, Mont Blanc, at 15,771 ft (4,807m) in the French Alps. Europe's lowest point is the surface of the Caspian Sea, 92 ft (28m) below sea level.

Continent Size: 9,938,000 sq km 3,837,081 sq miles Percent of Earth's Land: 6.7% Population: 731,716,000

MIDDLE EAST

NOTE: The Middle Eastern countries are all part of the Asian continent. For clarity reasons we geographically show them here as a separate landmass.

NORTH AMERICA

North America, the 3rd largest continent includes Canada, Greenland, Mexico, the United States, all the countries of Central America and the island countries and dependencies of the Caribbean. The continent's (highest point) is Mt McKinley, in Alaska, at 20,322ft (6,194m), while the (lowest point) is Death Valley in California, at 282 ft (86m) below sea level

Continent Size: 24,474,000 sq km 9,449,460 sq miles Percent of Earth's Land: 16.5% Population: 481,212,000

SOUTH AMERICA

South America, the planet's 4th largest continent includes (12) countries and (3) major territories. The continent contains the Amazon River and rainforest, the Andes Mountains, and some of the most spectacular scenery on the planet. The continent's (highest point) is Cerro Aconcagua, Andes Mountains, Argentina, 22, 833ft (6,959m), while the (lowest point) is on the Peninsula Valdes, in Argentina, 151 ft (40m) below sea level

Continent Size: 17,819,000 sq km 6,879,000 sq miles Percent of Earth's Land: 12% Population: 349,510,000