api: YAML JSON TOON Database
version: 1.0.0
format: yaml
dataset:
  id: 2929
  slug: world-continents
  title: World Continents
  description: The seven continents with approximate area and population.
  summary: The seven continents in the common English-language model with approximate area in square kilometers and approximate population, ordered from largest to smallest by population-and-area convention.
  use_when:
    - You need an approximate continent size or population for a comparison or a quiz.
    - You are checking the seven-continent convention.
  caveats:
    - "The number of continents depends on the model: some count five (Americas combined, Eurasia combined) or six."
    - Population values are approximate and rise year by year; Oceania is shown as Australia/Oceania in this list.
  related:
    - countries-capitals-africa
    - countries-capitals-asia
    - countries-capitals-europe
    - countries-capitals-americas
  entry_count: 7
  fields:
    - section: data
      field: continent
      type: string
      example: Asia
    - section: data
      field: area_km2
      type: integer
      example: "44579000"
    - section: data
      field: population_approx
      type: string
      example: 4.7 billion
  category: Geography
  category_slug: geography
  tags: geography,continents,reference
  view_count: 39
  created_at: 1793403093
  updated_at: 1793403093
data:
  - continent: Asia
    area_km2: 44579000
    population_approx: 4.7 billion
  - continent: Africa
    area_km2: 30370000
    population_approx: 1.4 billion
  - continent: North America
    area_km2: 24709000
    population_approx: 600 million
  - continent: South America
    area_km2: 17840000
    population_approx: 430 million
  - continent: Antarctica
    area_km2: 14200000
    population_approx: Few thousand
  - continent: Europe
    area_km2: 10180000
    population_approx: 750 million
  - continent: Australia/Oceania
    area_km2: 8600000
    population_approx: 45 million