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Afro-Eurasia

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Afro-Eurasia

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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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Key facts

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
landmass
Part of
Earth
Has part
Europe
Population
1320000000
Area
84980532
Highest point
Mount Everest
Image
LocationAfricaEurasia.png
Said to be same as
Old World
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topic's main category
Category:Afro-Eurasia
Commons category
Afro-Eurasia
lowest point
Dead Sea
maximum temperature record
55.0
start time
20000000-0
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Related terms
  • Geology
  • Past
  • Present
  • Future
  • Extreme points
  • Mainland
  • Including islands
  • Elevation
  • See also
  • Subregional groupings
  • References
  • External links

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.

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.

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