Africa
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Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 including adjacent islands, it covers around 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total
Aksum Obelisk, symbol of the Aksumite civilization
Ruins of Cuicul in Djémila, a Roman town in the ancient province of Mauretania Caesariensis
Yam festival in the Ashanti Empire
Christian funeral in the Kingdom of Kongo, c. 1750
Asia
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Asia is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total s
Africa
…Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers around 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surface…
Ptolemy's Asia
The United States–Russia border according to the USSR–USA Maritime Boundary Agreement
The Silk Road connected civilisations across Asia.
The Mongol Empire at its greatest extent. The gray area is the later Timurid Empire.