A continent is a large continuous mass of land.The World is divided into seven Continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia/Oceania. All the continents of the World, except Antarctica, are "wedge-shaped," wider at the north than at the south.The continents vary greatly in size and more than two-thirds of the world's continental land area lies north of the equator. 1. Asia Asia is the largest continent in the world. Main Languages : Chinese, Hindi, Bengali, Japanese, Punjabi, Javanese, Korean Principal Religions : Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Shintoism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism Largest Cities : Seoul, Bombay, Jakarta, Tokyo, Shanghai Consisting Countries 2. Africa Africa is the second-largest continent in the world. Main languages : Arabic, Hausa, Amharic, Yoruba Oromo, Nguni, Igbo, Akan, Berber, and Malagasy Principle Religions : Christianity, Islam, tribal religions, and ...