How many Continents are there in the world (Also check List of Countries in Each Continent)

Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania/Australia, North America, South America and Antarctica are the seven continents under the first continent system. There have been many revised continent system, some marking Europe-Asia as Eurasia, whereas in other Europe, Asia, Africa are combined to form Afro-Eurasia. Due to its uninhabitable environment, sometimes Antarctica is removed from the classification of continents. In this article, we will adopt the conventional system to present the list of continents in the world and their countries.

How many Continents are there in the world?

Before we proceed with the list of countries by their continents, let us learn some details about the continents first. These are 7 in total.

1. Africa- Africa is both the second largest and second most-populous continent of the world after Asia. It is believed that humans first appeared in this continent itself.
2. Asia- The world’s largest and most populous continent in the world is Asia. Its two most populous country China and India account for roughly 36% of the world’s population.
3. Europe- Second smallest but third most populous continent on the Earth is Europe. It is also a very beautiful continent often regarded as the best place to live.
4. Oceania/Australia- Australia is the smallest continent on the planet and is also known as Oceania. Oceania is actually a term that defines Australia, Polynesia, Melanesia, and other island nations in the surrounding area.
5. North America- Some of the most developed nations including Unites States and Canada are a part of North American continent. It is the third largest and fourth most populous continent in the world.
6. South America- South America, as the name suggests, is a continent south of the North America and is only separated by Panama canal.
7. Antarctica-Antarctica is the southernmost continent on the Earth which comprises the South Pole and the Antarctic Circle. About 98% of the continent is covered by ice and no human life resides here.

Continents with Countries List

Now we proceed with the continents of the world and the countries that fall under these continents, starting with Africa.

Africa

There are a total of 57 countries falling within the borders of the African continent. The table  below presents the name of all those countries.

Egypt	Botswana	Mozambique	Liberia	Senegal
Ghana	Kenya	Tanzania	Sudan	Malawi
Cameroon	The Gambia	Cape Verde	Burkina Faso	Djibouti
Lesotho	Mauritania	Guinea-Bissau	Mali	Madagascar
Mauritius	Algeria	Morocco	Gabon	Namibia
Niger	Zimbabwe	Somalia	Libya	Uganda
Chad	Ivory Coast	Angola	Eritrea	Guinea
Burundi	Equatorial Guinea	Ethiopia	Nigeria	Seychelles
Rwanda	South Africa	Comoros	South Sudan	Sudan
Swaziland	Togo	Zambia	Benin	Tunisia
Central African Republic	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Western Sahara – El Aaiún	São Tomé and Príncipe	Republic of the Congo
Sierra Leone	Réunion

Asia

With a total of 48 countries, Asia comes second after Africa. However, in terms of size and population, Asia tops other continents.

• India
• Malaysia
• China
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Sri Lanka
• Russia
• Yemen
• North Korea
• Vietnam
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Thailand
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• Cambodia
• East Timor
• Georgia
• Indonesia
• United Arab Emirates
• Uzbekistan
• Lebanon
• The Maldives
• Mongolia
• Oman
• Pakistan
• South Korea
• Syria
• Tajikistan
• Turkmenistan
• Bangladesh
• Iran
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Palestine
• The Philippine
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Armenia
• Bahrain
• Iraq
• Azerbaijan
• Israel
• Kuwait
• Singapore
• Afghanistan

Europe

The following 48 countries are a part of the European continent. Due to lack of official border between Asia and Europe, many countries are disputed.

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

Australia

Next comes Australia, a very small continent with only 14 countries within its boundary. Historically, this continent was also called Australasia.

Australia	New Zealand
Fiji	Palau
Marshall Islands	Samoa
Papua New Guinea	Vanuatu
Tonga	Tuvalu
Solomon Islands	Nauru
Federated States of Micronesia	Kiribati

North America

The Americas is sub-divided into two continents namely North and South America. There are 23 countries in north America while 16 in South America. Here are the North American countries.

Canada, Mexico, United States of America, Puerto Rico, Panama, Costa Rica, Greenland, Navassa Island, Dominica, Barbados, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Bahamas, El Salvador, Honduras, Belize, US Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Martinique

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South America

Here are the 16 countries that form a part of South American continent.

Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela

Antarctica

Antarctica is a continent with no countries or human inhabitant and is often disputed if it is to be considered a continent or not.

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