Africa has long been one of the biggest continents in the world, both in area and also population. With almost 900 million people, Africa is home to 12% of the planet's human population. The continent of Africa features a mixture of weather, which has resulted in a truly diverse landscape of contrasting arid deserts and lush jungles.

Africa is surrounded by the Indian Ocean to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, which separates the continent of Africa from the southern coast of Europe. The northeastern tip of Africa is connected to Asia by the Isthmus of Suez.

The main airports located in the continent of Africa include South Africa's Cape Town Airport (CPT), and Durban Airport (DUR), Johannesburg Airport (JNB), and Egypt's Cairo Airport (CAI) and Luxor Airport (LXR).

Egypt  South Africa 

The continent encompassing Asia Pacific and the Middle East contains many of the world's most beautiful and appealing locations. Much of the continent is divided into enormous regions and territories, including Southern Asia - which contains India, and Eastern Asia - comprising China, Japan and Mongolia.

The most popular airports in Asia include Beijing Capital Airport (PEK), Hong Kong Airport (HKG), Delhi Indira Ghandi Airport (DEL), Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL), Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT), and Singapore Airport (SIN).

China  Fiji  Guam  India

Indonesia  Israel  Japan  Korea

Malaysia  Qatar  Singapore  Taiwan

Thailand  UAE  Vietnam

Home to the countries of Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, New Zealand and Polynesia, the continent of Australia is often referred to as Oceania or Australasia, amongst other names and descriptions. Australia is the smallest of the world's continents, and the most southerly, once being joined to Antarctica almost 100 million years ago.

By far the continent's biggest landmass, the country of Australia is enormous, with many of the main cities standing on the eastern coastline. To the southeast, New Zealand is split into two islands, North and South.

Some of the most notable airports in the continent of Australia include Auckland Airport (AKL), Canberra Airport (CBR), Brisbane Airport (BNE), Melbourne Airport (MEL), and Sydney Airport (SYD).

Australia  New Zealand

The busiest airports located in the continent of Europe include London Heathrow Airport (LHR), Paris Airport (CDG), and Madrid Airport (MAD).

Austria  Belgium  Channel Islands  Croatia  Cyprus  Czech Republic  Denmark  England

Estonia  Finland  France  Germany  Greece  Hungary  Ireland  Isle of Man

Italy  Malta  Netherlands  N. Ireland  Norway  Poland  Portugal

Russia  Scotland  Spain  Sweden  Switzerland  Turkey  Wales

Often referred to as South America, the continent of Latin America crosses the equator, with the majority of its landmass lying in the southern hemisphere. Standing between both the Atlantic Ocean (to the east) and the Pacific Ocean (to the west), Latin America is linked to North America by a small strip known as the Isthmus of Panama.

Noteworthy airports in Latin America include Rio de Janeiro Galeao Airport (GIG), and Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport (CGH).

Antigua and Barbuda  Argentina  Bahamas  Barbados

Bermuda  Brazil  Cayman Islands  Jamaica

Peru  St Lucia  Trinadad  Tobago

North America is home to many of the world's most famous cities and stands to the south of the Arctic Ocean, to the west of the North Atlantic Ocean, and to the north of the Caribbean Sea.

With an estimated population approaching 500 million, North America is home to Canada - to the north, Mexico - to the south, and the United States of America (USA) - in the central region.

Major airports in North America include John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK), Los Angeles Airport (LAX), Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD), Philadelphia Airport (PHL), San Francisco Airport (SFO), Washington Dulles Airport (IAD), and Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).

Canada  Mexico  USA