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Americas
Africa
Asia
Europe
Oceania

Asia contains 47 countries and is the Earth's largest and most populous continent. Asia covers about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area.

Important:
  • Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia and Turkey are classified as Asian countries by the United Nations Statistics Division. More info here.
  • Russia is a transcontinental country (located on more than one continent, Asia and Europe). European Russia contains about 77% of the country's population. The majority of Russian economy is European. Russia is considered as a part of Europe.
  • The State of Palestine status is described as 'de facto recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine' but not independent.

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Countries (47)

Dependencies and other territories.

Europe includes 44 independent countries and is the second smallest continent.

Important:
  • Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia and Turkey are classified as Asian countries by the United Nations Statistics Division. More info here.
  • Russia is a transcontinental country (located on more than one continent, Asia and Europe). European Russia contains about 77% of the country's population. The majority of Russian economy is European. Russia is considered as a part of Europe.
  • Kosovo self-declared independent country from Serbia in February 2008, but still a significant number of countries do not recognize Kosovo’s declaration of independence.

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Countries (44)

Dependencies and other territories.