There are seven (7) continents in the world. The largest continent is Asia with a total area of 43,820,000 square kilometers, the second largest continent terms of area and population is Africa with an area of 30,370,000 square kilometers, the third largest continent terms of area is North America with an area of 24,247,039 square kilometers, the fourth largest continent in terms of area is South America with an area of 17,821,029 square, the fifth largest continent in terms of area is Antarctica with an area of 14,245,000 square kilometers, the sixth largest continent in terms of area is Europe with an area of 3,997,929 square kilometers, and the seventh and smallest continent in terms of area is Australia with an area of 7,686,884 square kilometers.