GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Africa has the highest number of countries among continents. Africa comprises 54 countries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth’s land area and 6% of its total surface area.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which continent has the most countries? If one assumes the Earth is divided into seven continents and lists the countries by continent according to the United Nations’ membership list, the continent with the most countries is Africa.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are 54 countries in Africa today, according to the United Nations. The full list is shown in the table below, with current population and subregion (based on the United Nations official statistics).