Is africa the largest continent?

It's Asia. It's the biggest in terms of size and population. But what about the rest of the seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America? read more

Africa is home to the longest river in the world, the Nile. It stretches 4,258 miles from Sudan to the Mediterranean Sea. North America boasts the largest freshwater lake in the world, Lake Superior. read more

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories). At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. read more

At 11,677,239 square miles, the second largest continent in the world is Africa. Africa is also the second largest continent in terms of population, as over one billion people, or 14 percent of the world's population, call Africa home. read more