List of political and geographical subdivisions by population
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This is a list of continents, countries, and first level administrative country subdivisions such as states, provinces, and territories, as well as certain political and geographic features of substantial population. Some divisions are listed twice, with one listing including territory that is excluded in the other for various reasons, including territorial disputes.[note 1]
| Geographic entity | Population | Notes |
| Earth | 7,529,269,467 | The Planet. |
| Afro-Eurasia including adjacent islands | 6,151,810,000 | Largest contiguous landmass, Including Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Sicily, Madagascar, Malayan Archipelago, The Philippines, Cyprus, Japan, Taiwan, Sri Lanka and other islands. |
| Afro-Eurasia excluding adjacent islands | 5,494,783,565 | Largest contiguous landmass. |
| Eurasia including adjacent islands | 4,935,810,000 | Largest contiguous landmass excluding canals, Including Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Sicily, Malayan Archipelago, The Philippines, Cyprus, Japan, Taiwan, Sri Lanka and other islands. |
| Eurasia excluding adjacent islands | 4,278,783,565 | Largest contiguous landmass. |
| Asia | 4,436,000,000 | Largest continent. |
| UTC+08:00 | 1,872,000,000 | Most populated times zones Irkutsk Oblast of Russia,95% of Mongolia, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia Central Indonesia and Western Australia |
| South Asia | 1,749,400,000 | Region of Asia compromising India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Afghanistan. |
| East Asia | 1,620,807,000 | Region of Asia compromising China, Mongolia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan. |
| China (PRC, including disputed areas) | 1,451,428,238 | Most populous country on Earth. Including PRC-administered area (Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract, both territories claimed by India), South Tibet (controlled by India as the state of Arunachal Pradesh but claimed by China) and the disputed territories of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu which the Republic of China (Taiwan) has continued to govern after the PRC replaced it on the mainland; total of separate UN figures for mainland China and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong (1,099 km2) and Macau (26 km2). |
| China (PRC, non-disputed areas) | 1,427,647,786 | Most populous country on Earth. Excluding disputed territories not under PRC administration, i.e. excluding South Tibet (Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh) and Republic of China (Taiwan); total of separate UN figures for mainland China and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong (1,099 km2) and Macau (26 km2) |
| India | 1,380,000,000 | Second Largest Country. |
| Africa | 1,216,130,000 | Second Largest Continent. |
| Americas | 1,001,559,000 | Large contiguous landmass viewed in some parts of the world as single continent. This view is held in Latin America, Greece, Italy and Spain. |
| Europe | 741,447,158 | Continent in classical antiquity. |
| Southeast Asia | 641,775,797 | Region of Asia compromising Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Timor-Leste, Indonesia and The Philippines. |
| Uttar Pradesh | 227,943,000 | Most populated subdivisions. |
| Java | 155,043,000 | Most populated island. |
| Patna Division | 20,130,000 | Most populated second subdivisions. |
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Names of currently existing countries are bolded, while names of geographic features are italicized.
See also[edit]
Other divisions
Smaller divisions
- 200,000+ square kilometers • 100,000 to 1,000,000 square kilometers • 50,000 to 200,000 square kilometers • 20,000 to 50,000 square kilometers
- 5,000 to 20,000 square kilometers • 1,000 to 5,000 square kilometers • 0.1 to 1,000 square kilometers • 500,000 to 1,000,000 square kilometers • 200,000 to 500,000 square kilometers • 100,000 to 200,000 square kilometers
- 50,000 to 100,000 square kilometers • 30,000 to 50,000 square kilometers • 20,000 to 30,000 square kilometers • 10,000 to 20,000 square kilometers
- 7,000 to 10,000 square kilometers • 5,000 to 7,000 square kilometers • 3,000 to 5,000 square kilometers • 1,000 to 3,000 square kilometers
- 250 to 1,000 square kilometers • 0.1 to 250 square kilometers
Other
- List of countries and dependencies by area
- List of largest empires
- List of administrative divisions by country
- Category:Ranked lists of country subdivisions
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