World Atlas.com
Africa Population: 1,000,050,000 (2009 estimate)
Interestingly, in research for this post, I see that Africa is now estimated to have a population of 1 billion persons, making it the second most populated continent after Asia. Fascinating. The area of Africa in perspective.
Also interestingly, I have heard several times over the years that Europe is roughly half the size of the United States. From my research that is incorrect, as what was probably meant was that Western Europe is roughly half the size of the United States. I did not realize that Europe actually has more area than Canada as well.
Antarctica: Population
Officially none, but governmental research stations are populated with small groups of scientists at all times. In addition, in 2003, over 13,000 tourists visited the continent.'
I have not visited, but would like to. Basically I would like to step foot on land/ice and then head back to South America. It is dangerous to walk a little too far north here in Maple Ridge because basically it is wilderness, but walking too far in any direction away from civilization on Antarctica would be scary and dangerous. Imagine landing on Antarctica and hearing ice cream truck music. I would like to visit all the continents and in particular, see the British Isles, Eurasia and North America more thoroughly.
Asia: Population 3, 879, 000 (2005 estimate)
Oceania: Population: 32,000,000
Europe: Population 729,000,000 (2006)
I lived in Manchester, England for two years. I am a British citizen.
North America: 'Population: 501, 500, 000'
I was taught that in grade school that North America consisted of Canada, the United States and Mexico. Now many modern atlases include Central America and the Caribbean as part of North America. It is considered to have 22 countries instead of 3.
South America: Population: 379,500,000
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