World's Political Region

Political regions What:

In the field of political geography regions tend to be based on political units such as sovereign states; subnational units such as provinces, counties, townships, territories, etc.; and multinational groupings, including formally defined units such as the European Union, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and NATO, as well as informally defined regions such as the Third World, Western Europe, and the Middle East.

A region that shares a government and has the same leaders. there are many kinds of political regions.

Find below all the information about the 7 continents. 

Largest Continents?

1. Asia - 17,212,000 sq mi (44,579,000 sq km)
2. Africa - 11,668,599 sq mi (30,221,532 sq km)
3. North America - 9,540,000 sq mi (24,709,000 sq km)
4. South America - 6,890,000 sq mi (17,840,000 sq km)
5. Antarctica - 5,400,000 sq mi (14,000,000 sq km)
6. Europe - 3,930,000 sq mi (10,180,000 sq km)
7. Australia/Oceania - 3,291,903 sq mi (8,525,989 sq km)

Most Populated Continent?

1. Asia - (4,298,723,000)
2. Africa - (1,110,635,000)
3. Europe - (742,452,000)
4. North America - (565,265,000)
5. South America - (406,740,000)
6. Australia/Oceania - (38,304,000)
7. Antarctica - (4,490)

Continent with Most Countries

1. Africa - (54)
2. Europe - (47)
3. Asia - (44)
4. North America - (23)
5. Oceania - (14)
6. South America - (12)
7. Antarctica - (0)

Notes: In some parts of the world students are taught that there are only six continents, as they combine North America and South America into one continent called the Americas.
Other experts use only six continents by combining Europe and Asia into a continent called Eurasia.
Americas: 42,075,000 sq km – pop: 972,005,000
Eurasia: 54,697,000 sq km – pop: 5,041,175,000

 Special Cases:

Hawaii is approximately 2,550 miles southwest of Los Angeles, in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean. Politically it is part of North America, but geographically it is not part of any continent.

Turkey is officially, politically and geographically part of both the European and Asian continents. Its established dividing line between Asia and Europe is the Bosphorus Strait.

European Russia is not a separate country, but rather the far western end of the Russian Federation. Most modern atlases and geography experts consider this landmass politically and geographically part of the continent of Europe. The Russian Federation's established dividing line between Asia and Europe are the Ural Mountains