Africa is 30,365,000 sq km (11,724,000 sq mi). With 54 nations making up the land mass, it has more countries than any other continent. Africa is the only continent in the four hemispheres.

Here's a rundown of the continents ranked from smallest to largest by land mass: From the smallest to largest, here are the continent rankings by land mass: ...

There are seven continents on Earth, or so we learned in school. But it turns out that these designations are not as straightforward as they seem, and different scientists have different views on ...