Home›Countries›ContinentBrowse ByContinentThis dimension groups countries by the continent they sit on. Wikipedia lists the seven continents in size order, "in order from largest to smallest in area, these seven are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia (or Oceania or Australasia)," and every sovereign country belongs to one of them. Browsing by continent groups a country with its immediate geographic neighbors.FactsContinentSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonClassification AuthorityWell-attestedUN M49 Standard Country or Area Codes 1ContinentFilter Results6 entriesArea (sq km)All7,688,287 (1)10,186,000 (1)17,840,000 (1)24,709,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll1 (1)12 (1)23 (1)44 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All2228 (1)5642 (1)5895 (1)6190 (1)6967 (1)8849 (1)PopulationAll27,801,023 (1)434,254,119 (1)592,296,233 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAfricaContinent76 entriesAsiaContinent92 entriesAustraliaContinent14 entriesEuropeContinent119 entriesNorth AmericaContinent23 entriesSouth AmericaContinent14 entriesSources1. United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)tier 1United Nations Statistics DivisionOverview page, Countries category rowQuote, Overview page, Countries category rowThe United Nations Statistics Division's M49 standard, the geoscheme used to classify countries and areas into continental regions, subregions and intermediary regions for statistical reporting.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.