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How large is Africa compared with the other continents?

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A map of the continent of Africa, including its countries, boundaries, and capital cities. It also shows parts of Europe and Asia and surrounding bodies of water, including the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, and Indian Ocean.
Africa

Africa is the second-largest continent on Earth, surpassed in size only by Asia.12

Covering approximately one-fifth of the total land surface of the planet, Africa has a total land area of about 11,724,000 square miles (30,365,000 square km). In comparison, Asia, the largest continent, spans approximately 44,614,000 square kilometres (17,226,200 square miles).21