What are the Seven Continents of the World?

A continent is a large continuous mass of land.The World is divided into seven Continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia/Oceania.

All the continents of the World, except Antarctica, are "wedge-shaped," wider at the north than at the south.The continents vary greatly in size and more than two-thirds of the world's continental land area lies north of the equator.

1. Asia

Asia is the largest continent in the world.

Main Languages: Chinese, Hindi, Bengali, Japanese, Punjabi, Javanese, Korean 

Principal Religions: Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Shintoism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism 

Largest Cities: Seoul, Bombay, Jakarta, Tokyo, Shanghai Consisting Countries

2.Africa 

Africa is the second-largest continent in the world.

Main languages: Arabic, Hausa, Amharic, Yoruba Oromo, Nguni, Igbo, Akan, Berber, and Malagasy 

Principle Religions: Christianity, Islam, tribal religions, and Baha'i 

Largest Cities: Cairo, Egypt; Kinshasa, Zaire, Alexandria, Egypt 

3.North America

North America is the third largest continent.

Main languages: English, French, Spanish

Principal Religions: Roman Catholics, Protestants, Islam, Eastern Orthodoxy

Largest Cities: Mexico city, New York city, Los Angeles, Chicago, Santo Domingo and more.

4.South America

South America is the fourth-largest continent in the world.

Main languages: Spanish, Portuguese, and many Native American Languages. 

Principal Religions: Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and others

Largest Cities: São Paulo, Bogotá, Lima, Rio de Janeiro,Caracas and more

5. Europe

Europe is the second smallest continent in the world. 

Main languages: Russian, German, French, English, Italian, Ukrainian, Polish, Spanish, Romanian, Dutch, Serbo-Croatian

Principal Religions: Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Protestantism, Judaism

Largest Cities: Moscow, London, Istanbul, St. Petersburg, Berlin

6.Australia/Oceania

Australia is the smallest continent in the world

Main languages: English 

Principal Religions: Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Orthodox Christianity 

Largest Cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle, and Canberra-Queanbeyan

7.Antarctica  is the world's fifth-largest continent .