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| Area | 84,980,532 km2 (32,811,167 sq mi) |
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| Population | 6.7 billion (2019) |
| Population density | 78.5/km2 (204.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Afro-Eurasian, Afroeurasian, Eurafrasian |
| Countries | 147 |
| Dependencies | 17 |
| Time zones | UTC−01:00 – UTC+12:00 |
| Part of | Earth |
Afro-Eurasia is a landmass comprising the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia.[1][2] 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 84,980,532 km2 (32,811,167 sq mi), 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.
- ^ "This Big Era and the Three Essential Questions". whfua.history.ucla.edu. University of California, Los Angeles.
For more than five millennia the population of Afroeurasia had grown steadily, forming larger and more complex political units such as the Han Chinese, Persian Achaemenid, and Roman empires.
- ^ "Eurafrasia - WorldWeb dictionary definition". WordWeb.