6th largest
Europe is the planet's 6th largest continent AND includes 47 countries and assorted dependencies, islands and territories. Europe's recognized surface area covers about 9,938,000 sq km (3,837,083 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth's surface, and about 6.8% of its land area. The world map shows Asia is the largest continent in the world out of 7 continents, situated in the eastern and northern hemispheres. Asia has an overall area of 44,579,000 sq. km. As of 2005, its population was estimated at more than 371,200,000. South America ranks fourth in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America). Africa is the world's second-largest continent and second most populous after Asia. It covers 20.3 percent of the total land area on Earth. Asia is the largest, with a land mass of 44,579,000 km2 (17,212,000 sq mi) it covers 8.6% of the earths total surface area, land and water. Europe covers about 10,180,000 square kilometers, which accounts for about 2% of the surface of the earth, and a 6.8% of the total land area on the earth. This makes it the second smallest continent as per the surface area. Russia is the largest country in Europe in terms of the population as well as the area. It takes up around 40% of the total area of the continent, even though it has got territory in the continent of Asia also. Largest Countries of Europe. The world's largest country in terms of both area and population, Russia, lies in Europe. According to recent estimates, its total area is found to be 3,960,000 square kilometers. This area is 1.8 times bigger than the size of the US.
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Europe is the ______ largest continent in terms of land area