GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Which continent is home to largest number of countries?
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Asia
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South America
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Africa
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North America
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Approximately 27% of the world’s countries are located on just one continent: Africa. As of 2022, Africa has 54 U.N.-recognized countries on its 30.3 million km² (11.7 million mi²). The largest countries in Africa by area are Algeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sudan.
Detailed explanation-2: -Africa, the second largest continent (after Asia), covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth.
Detailed explanation-3: -Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases.
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