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A continent is one of Earth’s seven main land divisions. From largest to smallest, they are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia/Oceania. The continents are identified by convention rather than by strict criteria. Some believe that there are fewer continents, such as the six-continent model, which combines Europe and Asia into Eurasia.

A country is defined as a nation or state with its own government or as an area of land that forms an independent political unit with its own government. There are about 195 countries in the world today. 193 of these countries are members of the United Nations (UN) and two countries are not: Vatican City and the State of Palestine.

Africa Africa has the most countries of any continent, with a total of 54 countries. The most populous of these countries is Nigeria, which has over 206 million people. The largest country by land area in Africa is Algeria, which spans over 919,595 square miles (2,381,741 square kilometers).

Below are the 54 countries in Africa in alphabetical order:

Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Asia Asia has the second-highest number of countries of any continent with a total of 48. The most populated country in Asia is China, which has over 1.4 billion people. The largest country by land area is Russia, which is 6.6 million square miles (17.125 million square kilometers). Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey are considered to be transcontinental countries, meaning that they are considered to be both parts of Asia and Russia.

Below are all of the countries in Asia in alphabetical order:

Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar (Burma) Nepal North Korea Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Europe Europe has 51 independent states. The largest country by population and by land area is Russia with 145.93 million people and spanning over 6.6 million square miles (17.125 million square kilometers). Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey are considered to be transcontinental countries, meaning that they are considered to be both parts of Asia and Russia.

Europe’s countries are listed below in alphabetical order:

Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City (Holy See) North America North America is made up of 23 countries. The most populated of these countries is the United States, which has a population of 329.9 million people. The largest country in North America by land area is Canada, which spans over 3.855 million square miles (9,984,670 square kilometers). Canada and the United States together occupy 79% of the continent’s total land area.

In alphabetical order, North America’s 23 countries are:

Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States of America In addition to its 23 countries, North America also has 22 territories:

Anguilla (UK) Aruba (Netherlands) Bermuda (UK) Bonaire (Netherlands) British Virgin Islands (UK) Cayman Islands (UK) Clipperton Island (France) Curacao (Netherlands) Greenlands (Denmark) Guadeloupe (France) Martinique (France) Montserrat (UK) Navassa Island (USA) Puerto Rico (USA) Saba (Netherlands) Saint Barthelemy (France) Saint Martin (France) Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) Sint Eustatius (Netherlands) Sint Maarten (Netherlands) Turks and Caicos (UK) US Virgin Islands (USA) Oceania Oceania has 14 countries and 12 overseas dependent territories. The largest country by population and land area is Australia, which is home to 25.63 million people and is 2.97 million square miles (7,692,024 square kilometers).

The 14 countries in Oceania are:

Australia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Oceania’s 12 dependent territories are:

American Samoa (USA) Cook Islands (New Zealand) French Polynesia (France) Guam (USA) New Caledonia (France) Niue (New Zealand) Norfolk Island (Australia) Northern Mariana Islands (USA) Pitcairn Islands (UK) Tokelau (New Zealand) Wake Island (USA) Wallis and Futuna (France) South America South America has 12 independent nations and three dependent territories. The largest country in South America by population and land area is Brazil, which has about 211 million people and spans over 3.288 million square miles (8,515,7767 square kilometers.

South America’s 12 countries are:

Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela The three South American dependent territories are:

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

List Of Countries By Continent 2021 Show Sources Rank Country 2021 Population 1 China 1,444,216,107 2 India 1,393,409,038 3 United States 332,915,073 4 Indonesia 276,361,783 5 Pakistan 225,199,937 6 Brazil 213,993,437 7 Nigeria 211,400,708 8 Bangladesh 166,303,498 9 Russia 145,912,025 10 Mexico 130,262,216 11 Japan 126,050,804 12 Ethiopia 117,876,227 13 Philippines 111,046,913 14 Egypt 104,258,327 15 Vietnam 98,168,833 16 Dr Congo 92,377,993 17 Turkey 85,042,738 18 Iran 85,028,759 19 Germany 83,900,473 20 Thailand 69,950,850 21 United Kingdom 68,207,116 22 France 65,426,179 23 Tanzania 61,498,437 24 Italy 60,367,477 25 South Africa 60,041,994 26 Kenya 54,985,698 27 Myanmar 54,806,012 28 South Korea 51,305,186 29 Colombia 51,265,844 30 Uganda 47,123,531 31 Spain 46,745,216 32 Argentina 45,605,826 33 Sudan 44,909,353 34 Algeria 44,616,624 35 Ukraine 43,466,819 36 Iraq 41,179,350 37 Afghanistan 39,835,428 38 Canada 38,067,903 39 Poland 37,797,005 40 Morocco 37,344,795 41 Saudi Arabia 35,340,683 42 Uzbekistan 33,935,763 43 Angola 33,933,610 44 Peru 33,359,418 45 Malaysia 32,776,194 46 Mozambique 32,163,047 47 Ghana 31,732,129 48 Yemen 30,490,640 49 Nepal 29,674,920 50 Venezuela 28,704,954 51 Madagascar 28,427,328 52 Cameroon 27,224,265 53 Ivory Coast 27,053,629 54 North Korea 25,887,041 55 Australia 25,788,215 56 Niger 25,130,817 57 Taiwan 23,855,010 58 Sri Lanka 21,497,310 59 Burkina Faso 21,497,096 60 Mali 20,855,735 61 Malawi 19,647,684 62 Chile 19,212,361 63 Romania 19,127,774 64 Kazakhstan 18,994,962 65 Zambia 18,920,651 66 Syria 18,275,702 67 Guatemala 18,249,860 68 Ecuador 17,888,475 69 Senegal 17,196,301 70 Netherlands 17,173,099 71 Cambodia 16,946,438 72 Chad 16,914,985 73 Somalia 16,359,504 74 Zimbabwe 15,092,171 75 Guinea 13,497,244 76 Rwanda 13,276,513 77 Benin 12,451,040 78 Burundi 12,255,433 79 Tunisia 11,935,766 80 Bolivia 11,832,940 81 Belgium 11,632,326 82 Haiti 11,541,685 83 South Sudan 11,381,378 84 Cuba 11,317,505 85 Dominican Republic 10,953,703 86 Czech Republic 10,724,555 87 Greece 10,370,744 88 Jordan 10,269,021 89 Azerbaijan 10,223,342 90 Portugal 10,167,925 91 Sweden 10,160,169 92 Honduras 10,062,991 93 United Arab Emirates 9,991,089 94 Tajikistan 9,749,627 95 Hungary 9,634,164 96 Belarus 9,442,862 97 Papua New Guinea 9,119,010 98 Austria 9,043,070 99 Israel 8,789,774 100 Switzerland 8,715,494 101 Serbia 8,697,550 102 Togo 8,478,250 103 Sierra Leone 8,141,343 104 Hong Kong 7,552,810 105 Laos 7,379,358 106 Paraguay 7,219,638 107 Libya 6,958,532 108 Bulgaria 6,896,663 109 Lebanon 6,769,146 110 Nicaragua 6,702,385 111 Kyrgyzstan 6,628,356 112 El Salvador 6,518,499 113 Turkmenistan 6,117,924 114 Singapore 5,896,686 115 Denmark 5,813,298 116 Republic Of The Congo 5,657,013 117 Finland 5,548,360 118 Norway 5,465,630 119 Slovakia 5,460,721 120 Oman 5,223,375 121 Palestine 5,222,748 122 Liberia 5,180,203 123 Costa Rica 5,139,052 124 Ireland 4,982,907 125 Central African Republic 4,919,981 126 New Zealand 4,860,643 127 Mauritania 4,775,119 128 Panama 4,381,579 129 Kuwait 4,328,550 130 Croatia 4,081,651 131 Moldova 4,024,019 132 Georgia 3,979,765 133 Eritrea 3,601,467 134 Uruguay 3,485,151 135 Mongolia 3,329,289 136 Bosnia And Herzegovina 3,263,466 137 Jamaica 2,973,463 138 Armenia 2,968,127 139 Qatar 2,930,528 140 Albania 2,872,933 141 Puerto Rico 2,828,255 142 Lithuania 2,689,862 143 Namibia 2,587,344 144 Gambia 2,486,945 145 Botswana 2,397,241 146 Gabon 2,278,825 147 Lesotho 2,159,079 148 North Macedonia 2,082,658 149 Slovenia 2,078,724 150 Guinea Bissau 2,015,494 151 Latvia 1,866,942 152 Bahrain 1,748,296 153 Equatorial Guinea 1,449,896 154 Trinidad And Tobago 1,403,375 155 Timor Leste 1,343,873 156 Estonia 1,325,185 157 Mauritius 1,273,433 158 Cyprus 1,215,584 159 Eswatini 1,172,362 160 Djibouti 1,002,187 161 Fiji 902,906 162 Reunion 901,686 163 Comoros 888,451 164 Guyana 790,326 165 Bhutan 779,898 166 Solomon Islands 703,996 167 Macau 658,394 168 Luxembourg 634,814 169 Montenegro 628,053 170 Western Sahara 611,875 171 Suriname 591,800 172 Cape Verde 561,898 173 Maldives 543,617 174 Malta 442,784 175 Brunei 441,532 176 Belize 404,914 177 Guadeloupe 400,020 178 Bahamas 396,913 179 Martinique 374,745 180 Iceland 343,353 181 Vanuatu 314,464 182 French Guiana 306,448 183 New Caledonia 288,218 184 Barbados 287,711 185 French Polynesia 282,530 186 Mayotte 279,515 187 Sao Tome And Principe 223,368 188 Samoa 200,149 189 Saint Lucia 184,400 190 Guam 170,179 191 Curacao 164,798 192 Kiribati 121,392 193 Micronesia 116,254 194 Grenada 113,021 195 Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 111,263 196 Aruba 107,204 197 Tonga 106,760 198 United States Virgin Islands 104,226 199 Seychelles 98,908 200 Antigua And Barbuda 98,731 201 Isle Of Man 85,410 202 Andorra 77,355 203 Dominica 72,167 204 Cayman Islands 66,497 205 Bermuda 62,090 206 Marshall Islands 59,610 207 Northern Mariana Islands 57,917 208 Greenland 56,877 209 American Samoa 55,100 210 Saint Kitts And Nevis 53,544 211 Faroe Islands 49,049 212 Sint Maarten 43,412 213 Monaco 39,511 214 Saint Martin 39,234 215 Turks And Caicos Islands 39,231 216 Liechtenstein 38,250 217 San Marino 34,017 218 Gibraltar 33,698 219 British Virgin Islands 30,421 220 Palau 18,169 221 Cook Islands 17,565 222 Anguilla 15,117 223 Tuvalu 11,931 224 Wallis And Futuna 11,094 225 Nauru 10,876 226 Saint Barthelemy 9,907 227 Saint Pierre And Miquelon 5,766 228 Montserrat 4,977 229 Falkland Islands 3,533 230 Niue 1,619 231 Tokelau 1,373 232 Vatican City 800 List Of Countries By Continent 2021 Show Sources List of countries by continent Sources © 2021 World Population Review Privacy