LIST OF COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD BY CONTINENTS

This article consists of the list of countries in the world by the seven continent systems in the world. There is more than one content classification system in use globally.

THE CONTINENT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

• The Seven continent classification system (consisting of Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Australia/Oceania, and Antarctica.

• The Six continent classification system (merging Europe and Asia to create Eurasia and merging North and South America to create The Americas)

• The Five continent classification system (merging Eurasia and Americas Together)

• The Four continent classification system (Africa joins Eurasia to become Afro-Eurasia)

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LIST OF COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD BY CONTINENTS

1. Afghanistan
2. Armenia
3. Azerbaijan
4. Bahrain
5. Bangladesh
6. Bhutan
7. Brunei
8. Cambodia
9. China
10. Cyprus
11. Georgia
12. India
13. Indonesia
14. Iran
15. Iraq
16. Israel
17. Japan
18. Jordan
19. Kazakhstan
20. Kuwait
21. Kyrgyzstan
22. Laos
23. Lebanon
24. Malaysia
25. Maldives
26. Mongolia
27. Myanmar (Burma)
28. Nepal
29. North Korea
30. Oman
31. Pakistan
32. Palestine
33. Philippines
34. Qatar
35. Russia
36. Saudi Arabia
37. Singapore
38. South Korea
39. Sri Lanka
40. Syria
41. Taiwan
42. Tajikistan
43. Thailand
44. Timor-Leste
45. Turkey
46. Turkmenistan
47. United Arab Emirates
48. Uzbekistan
49. Vietnam
50. Yemen

1. Algeria
2. Angola
3. Benin
4. Botswana
5. Burkina Faso
6. Burundi
7. Cabo Verde
8. Cameroon
9. Central African Republic
10. Chad
11. Comoros
12. Democratic Republic of the Congo
13. Republic of the Congo
14. Djibouti
15. Egypt
16. Equatorial Guinea
17. Ethiopia
18. Gabon
19. Gambia
20. Ghana
21. Guinea
22. Guinea-Bissau
23. Ivory Coast
24. Kenya
25. Lesotho
26. Liberia
27. Libya
28. Madagascar
29. Malawi
30. Mali
31. Mauritania
32. Mauritius
33. Morocco
34. Mozambique
35. Namibia
36. Niger
37. Nigeria
38. Rwanda
39. Sao Tome and Principe
40. Senegal
41. Seychelles
42. Sierra Leone
43. Somalia
44. South Africa
45. South Sudan
46. Sudan
47. Tanzania
48. Togo
49. Tunisia
50. Uganda
51. Zambia
52. Zimbabwe

EUROPE

List of countries

1. Albania
2. Andorra
3. Armenia
4. Austria
5. Azerbaijan
6. Belarus
7. Belgium
8. Bosnia and Herzegovina
9. Bulgaria
10. Croatia
11. Cyprus
12. Czechia
13. Denmark
14. Estonia
15. Finland
16. France
17. Georgia
18. Germany
19. Greece
20. Hungary
21. Iceland
22. Ireland
23. Italy
24. Kazakhstan
25. Kosovo
26. Latvia
27. Liechtenstein
28. Lithuania
29. Luxembourg
30. Malta
31. Moldova
32. Monaco
33. Montenegro
34. Netherlands
35. North Macedonia
36. Norway
37. Poland
38. Portugal
39. Romania
40. Russia
41. San Marino
42. Serbia
43. Slovakia
44. Slovenia
45. Spain
46. Sweden
47. Switzerland
48. Turkey
49. Ukraine
50. United Kingdom
51. Vatican City (Holy See)

NORTH AMERICA

List of Countries

1. Antigua and Barbuda
2. Bahamas
3. Barbados
4. Belize
5. Canada
6. Costa Rica
7. Cuba
8. Dominica
9. Dominican Republic
10. El Salvador
11. Grenada
12. Guatemala
13. Haiti
14. Honduras
15. Jamaica
16. Mexico
17. Nicaragua
18. Panama
19. Saint Kitts and Nevis
20. Saint Lucia
21. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
22. Trinidad and Tobago
23. United States of America

23 Territories in North America:

1. Anguilla (UK)
2. Aruba (Netherlands)
3. Bermuda (UK)
4. Bonaire (Netherlands)
5. British Virgin Islands (UK)
6. Cayman Islands (UK)
7. Clipperton Island (France)
8. Curacao (Netherlands)
9. Greenlands (Denmark)
10. Guadeloupe (France)
11. Martinique (France)
12. Montserrat (UK)
13. Navassa Island (USA)
14. Puerto Rico (USA)
15. Saba (Netherlands)
16. Saint Barthelemy (France)
17. Saint Martin (France)
18. Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France)
19. Sint Eustatius (Netherlands)
20. Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
21. Turks and Caicos (UK)
22. US Virgin Islands (USA)

SOUTH AMERICA

List of Countries

1. Argentina
2. Bolivia
3. Brazil
4. Chile
5. Colombia
6. Ecuador
7. Guyana
8. Paraguay
9. Peru
10. Suriname
11. Uruguay
12. Venezuela

3 Territories in South America:

1. Falkland Islands (UK)
2. French Guinea (France)
3. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK)

AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA

List of Countries

1. Australia
2. Fiji
3. Kiribati
4. Marshall Islands
5. Micronesia
6. Nauru
7. New Zealand
8. Palau
9. Papua New Guinea
10. Samoa
11. Solomon Islands
12. Tonga
13. Tuvalu
14. Vanuatu

12 Independent territories in Australia/Oceania

1. American Samoa (USA)
2. Cook Islands (New Zealand)
3. French Polynesia (France)
4. Guam (USA)
5. New Caledonia (France)
6. Niue (New Zealand)
7. Norfolk Island (Australia)
8. Northern Mariana Islands (USA)
9. Pitcairn Islands (UK)
10. Tokelau (New Zealand)
11. Wake Island (USA)
12. Wallis and Futuna (France)

ANTARCTICA

There are no countries on the continent of Antarctica. Instead, seven sovereign states that have territorial claims in Antarctica: Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

POPULATION AND SIZE

ASIA: 44.6 million square kilometers with a 4.6 billion population

AFRICA: 30 million square kilometers with a 1.3 billion population

NORTH AMERICA: 24.5 million square kilometers with 369 million people

SOUTH AMERICA: 17.8 million square kilometers with 431 million people

EUROPE: 9.9 million square kilometers with 746 million people

AUSTRALIA: 7.7 million square kilometers, Australia’s population is often listed together with Oceania, which is 43 million people.

ANTARCTICA: 14.2 million square kilometers and there are no permanent residents there. However, up to 4,400 researchers and personnel live there in the summer and 1,100 are there in the winter.

By Peterskizito Azuoma

https://www.theafrigist.com

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