Continent

A continent is any of several large geographical regions. Continents are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria. A continent could be a single landmass or a part of a very large landmass, as in the case of Asia or Europe. Due to this, the number of continents varies; up to seven or as few as four geographical regions are commonly regarded as continents. Most English-speaking countries  recognize seven regions as continents. In order from largest to smallest in area, these seven regions are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.[1] Different variations with fewer continents merge some of these regions; examples of this are merging North America and South America into America, Asia and Europe into Eurasia, and Africa, Asia, and Europe into Afro-Eurasia.

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7 continents

The seven-continent model is probably the most widely taught. There are however other ways of grouping countries into continents.



List of the seven continents
Ranked by current population

#	Continent	Population
(2024)	Area
(Km²)	Density
(P/Km²)	World Population
Share
1	Asia	4,806,898,006	31,033,131	155	58.89%
2	Africa	1,515,140,850	29,648,481	51	18.56%
3	Europe	743,230,911	22,134,710	34	9.11%
4	North America	613,149,877	21,330,000	29	7.51%
5	South America	435,611,301	17,461,112	25	5.34%
6	Australia/Oceania	46,502,478	8,486,460	5	0.57%
7	Antarctica	0	13,720,000	0	0.00%


Which continent does Russia belong to?
Russia is part of both Europe and Asia. In the 7 continent model in fact, it is not always clear where to place Russia. In the map pictured above Russia is divided into two parts (European Russia and the "Asian part" of the Russian Federation) along the Ural Mountains line, from the source of the Ural River down to the Greater Caucasus from the Caspian Sea to the Black Sea (following the modern definition of Europe as provided by the National Geographic Society). However, in the list of continents, we had to place Russia in one continent or the other, so we placed it in Europe, following the United Nations classification.

About 75% of the Russian population lives in the European continent. On the other hand, 75% of Russian territory is located in Asia.

Which continent does Hawaii belong to?
None. Hawaii is politically part of North America, but geographically it is not part of any continent.