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These are tables showing the physical characteristics of Earth .
Earth dimensions [ ]
Land surface
149,000,000 km² (29.2% of total surface)
Water surface
361,000,000 km² (70.8% of total surface)
Equatorial circumferences
40,075 km (24,901 mi)
Meridional circumference
40,009 km (24,860 mi)
Equatorial diameter
12,756.3 km (7,926.4 mi)
Polar diameter
12,714 km (7,900 mi)
Polar radius
6,356.89 km (3,949.99 mi)
Volume of the Earth
1,080,000,000,000 km³
Mass
5.98x1024 kg
Continents and population [ ]
Size
Continents and land massesarea (km²)
percent
World
149,000,000
100
Afro-Eurasia 84,580,000
57
Eurasia 54,210,000
36
Asia 43,810,000
29
Americas 42,330,000
28
Africa 30,370,000
20
North America 24,494,000
16
South America 17,840,000
12
Antarctica 13,720,000
9.2
Europe 10,400,000
7.0
Oceania 9,142,000
6.0
Australia-New Guinea 8,500,000
5.7
Australia mainland 7,600,000
5.1
Human Population
Continents and land massesapprox. population
percent
density (h/km²)
World
7,560,000,000
100
43.29
Afro-Eurasia 5,400,000,000
84
63.84
Eurasia 4,510,000,000
70
83.19
Asia 3,800,000,000
59
86.74
Africa 990,000,000
14
21.03
Americas 986,000,000
14
29.17
Europe 770,000,000
11
70.15
North America 515,000,000
8.0
28.87
South America 471,000,000
5.8
27.04
Oceania 40,800,000
0.55
3.44
Australia-New Guinea 30,000,000
0.5
3.28
Australia mainland 23,000,786
0.3
2.47
Antarctica 1,000
0.002
~0.00
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