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Russia, the world’s largest country by land area, spans Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. 77% of the country lies in Asia, but the European portion of the country occupies 40% of Europe’s land mass. Asia shares the landmass of the supercontinent Eurasia with Europe.
Asia is by far the largest continent in the world, spanning 17.2 million square miles (44.6 million square kilometers). Being the largest geographically also puts Asia at an advantage population-wise.
The largest continent by land area is Asia with 43,800,000 (km2) and represents more than 29% of the total land area on planet earth. The smallest continent by land area is Australia with 9,008,000 (km2) which represents just 6% of the total land area in the world.
Among the seven, Asia is the biggest continent by land size. Asia stretches from the East Mediterranean Sea to the Western Pacific Ocean, with an area of approximately 45 million square...
Asia is the largest continent on Earth. It covers 9% of the Earth's total surface area (or 30% of its land area), and has the longest coastline, at 62,800 kilometres (39,022 mi). Asia is generally defined as comprising the eastern four-fifths of Eurasia.
Europe covers 2% of the Earth’s surface and 6.8% of the earth’s total landmass. Europe is made up of about 50 countries and it’s the third most populated continent. Russia is the largest country in Europe which takes up approximately 40% of Europe’s land area.
What are the 7 Continents of the World? Map and complete list with population, land area, population density, and share of world population
A continent is a large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region. There are seven continents: Asia , Africa , North America , South America , Antarctica , Europe , and Australia (listed from largest to smallest in size).
Asia ranks as the biggest continent, and it occupies almost 29.1% of the Earth's landmass. The continent extends for 17,139,445 square miles and is home to 4.1 billion people. Some people regard Asia and Europe as being a single continent thus making it the largest by far.
The seven continents, from largest to smallest in terms of area, are: Asia – 44,614,000 km2. Asia is not only the largest continent in terms of area but also the most populous continent in the world. Asia is almost 30% of the Earth’s total land area. Africa – 30,365,000 km2. Africa is the second-largest continent in the world by area ...