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Afro-Eurasia

Also known as Eurafrasia, Afroeurasia, Afrasia, World Island

Afro-Eurasia (also known as Afroeurasia and Eurafrasia) is a supercontinent comprising the continents of Africa, Asia, and Europe. The terms are compound words of the names of its constituent parts. Afro-Eurasia has also been called the "Old World", in contrast to the "New World" referring to the Americas.

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Afro-Eurasia is a supercontinent made up of Africa, Asia, and Europe combined together. It has historically been called the "Old World" to distinguish it from the Americas, which are referred to as the "New World."

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Continent.title: Afro-Eurasia
Continent.population: 6.7 billion (2019)
Continent.density: 78.7/km2 (204.2/sq mi)
Continent.demonym: Afro-Eurasian, Afroeurasian, Eurafrasian
Continent.countries: 146 countries8 de facto states
Continent.dependencies: 11 dependencies5 territories
Continent.time: UTC−01:00 – UTC+12:00
Continent.part_of: Earth

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Population: 1320000000
Area: 84980532
Image: LocationAfricaEurasia.png

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Commons category: Afro-Eurasia
maximum temperature record: 55.0
start time: 20000000-0

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Afro-Eurasia encompasses , 57% of the world's land area, and has a population of approximately 6.7 billion people, roughly 86% of the world population. Together with mainland Australia, they comprise the vast majority of the land in the world's Eastern Hemisphere. The Afro-Eurasian mainland is the largest and most populous contiguous landmass on Earth.