See how Europe measures up against Asia, Africa, North and South America, and Australia
The area of Europe compared with other continents
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Transcript
NARRATOR: Of all the continents, Europe is the second smallest.
It's smaller than Asia,
smaller than Africa,
smaller than either North or South America,
and just a little bigger than Australia.
It's smaller than Asia,
smaller than Africa,
smaller than either North or South America,
and just a little bigger than Australia.
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