The following table shows the area, population, and density of population in each of the divisions of the earth:

Area: square miles.

Population.

Population per square mile.

Europe......................

3,797,410

357,851,580

94

Asia......................

17,039,066

825,954,000

48

Africa......................

11,518,104

168,499,017

14

Australasia......................

3,458,029

5,684,600

1.6

North America..................

7,952,386

88,386,084

11

South America........

6,844,602

33,342,700

5

50,609,597

1,479,717,981

29

Polar islands......................

1,689,834

11,170

-

Total.............

52,299,431

1,479,729,151

28