Continents

Seven continents, endless stories. Choose a region to explore its countries and cities.

Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest continent and the birthplace of humanity, home to 54 nations, more than 2,000 languages, and landscapes that…

59 countries

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Asia

Asia is the largest and most populous continent, stretching from the Bosphorus to the Pacific, and it holds most of the world's…

51 countries

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Europe

Europe packs an extraordinary density of art, architecture, and culture into a compact continent. From the ruins of Rome and Athens to…

52 countries

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North America

North America runs from Arctic tundra to tropical Caribbean beaches, taking in the skyscraper canyons of New York and Toronto, the film-lot…

42 countries

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South America

South America is a continent of superlatives: the Amazon, the Andes, the Atacama, and Iguazu Falls are all here, alongside colonial cities,…

14 countries

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Oceania

Oceania spans Australia's vast outback and coastline, New Zealand's fjords and volcanoes, and hundreds of Pacific island nations scattered across the world's…

27 countries

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Antarctica

Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, a vast ice-covered wilderness with no permanent population and no sovereign nations. Governed by…

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