Continent Facts

There are seven continents on our planet: Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Europe, North America, South America and Australia. These 7 continents change in size. The order by size is: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia.

5 Top Continent Facts

1) Asia is the biggest continent. It has the biggest land area and the world’s biggest population (most people) living on the continent.

2) Africa is the continent that has the most countries. There are 54 countries on the African continent.

3) The two smallest countries in the world (Vatican and Monaco) are in Europe.

4) It has the longest *mountain range - the Andes, the highest waterfalls - the Angel Falls - and also the driest place on Earth. The driest place on Earth is the Atacama Desert in Chile.

5) Antarctica is the smallest continent by population numbers – fewer than 4.500 people.