4. Asia is the world's largest and most
populous continent, located primarily in
the eastern and northern hemispheres.
It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and
comprises 30% of its land area.
With approximately 4.3 billion people, it hosts 60% of
the world's current human population. Asia has a high
growth rate in the modern era.
16. It is the smallest of the seven traditional continents. Australia is
a continent comprising mainland Australia, Tasmania, New
Guinea, Seram, possibly Timor, and neighboring islands.
The continent of Australia lies on a continental shelf overlain by
shallow seas which divide it into several landmasses —
the Arafura Sea and Torres Strait between mainland Australia
and New Guinea, and Bass Strait between mainland Australia
and Tasmania
With a total land area of 8,560,000 square kilometers
(3,310,000 sq mi), the Australian continent is the smallest and
lowest-lying human-inhabited continent on Earth.