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Largest Continent - The World's Largest Continent: China

1) Asia is the largest continent in both area and population, constituting nearly one-third of the world's landmass and over 60% of the global population. 2) With an area of about 49.7 million square km, Asia covers about 60% of Earth's total land area and is home to over 4 billion people. 3) Mount Everest at 8,848m is the highest point in Asia and the Caspian Sea is the largest lake.

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Largest Continent - The World's Largest Continent: China

1) Asia is the largest continent in both area and population, constituting nearly one-third of the world's landmass and over 60% of the global population. 2) With an area of about 49.7 million square km, Asia covers about 60% of Earth's total land area and is home to over 4 billion people. 3) Mount Everest at 8,848m is the highest point in Asia and the Caspian Sea is the largest lake.

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Countries by Continents ___ Countries of Asia Asia is the largest continent in the world in both, area and population,

constituting nearly one-third of the landmass, lying entirely north of the equator except for some Southeast Asian islands. It is connected to Africa by the Isthmus of Suez and borders Europe (part of the same landmass) along the Ural Mountains and across the Caspian Sea. Area: about 49 700,000 km (19,189,277 sq mi) it covers about 60 percent of Earth's total land area. Population: more than 4 billion human inhabitants (4,157 million), about 60 percent of the world's population. 1,33 billion of these people live in China. Seven out of ten of the most populated countries are in Asia (2010). Highest Point: Sagarmatha (Chomolungma; known as Mount Everest) 8,848m (29,028 ft) Nepal. Largest Lake: Caspian Sea (salt lake) 371 000 km (143 250 sq mi), Ozero Baykal, Lake Baikal 31 500 km in Siberia is the world's largest freshwater lake by volume. Longest River: Yangtze (Yngz Jiang, or Chang Jiang (simplified Chinese: ) China, 6,380 km (3,964 mi). Largest Continent - The World's Largest Continent Largest Continents in Area 1. Asia - 17,139,445 square miles (44,391,162 square km) 2. Africa - 11,677,239 square miles (30,244,049 square km) 3. North America - 9,361,791 square miles (24,247,039 square km) 4. South America - 6,880,706 square miles (17,821,029 square km) 5. Antarctica - About 5,500,000 square miles (14,245,000 square km) 6. Europe - 3,997,929 square miles (10,354,636 square km) 7. Australia - 2,967,909 square miles (7,686,884 square km) Largest Continents in Population 1. Asia - 4,055,000,000 (Over 4 billion) 2. Africa - 1,108,500,000 (Over 1 billion) 3. Europe - 729,871,042 (including all of Russia) 4. North America - 522,807,432 5. South America - 379,919,602 6. Australia - 20,434,176 7. Antarctica - No permanent residents but up to 4000 researchers and personnel in the summer and 1000 in the winter.

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