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Africa The world's second largest continent after Asia, Africa is comprised of 54 independent countries and has a total population of around 700 million. Many pioneering individuals and organisations are recognising Africa's largely untapped potential in areas such as mining, infrastructure, leisure and more recently stock exchanges. Africa is also perceived as a considerable telecommuting opportunity. More... |
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Americas The Americas describes the area located between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Generally divided into North America and South America, the term Americas usually includes the islands in and around the Caribbean Sea and Greenland. The Americas are also commonly described as the Western Hemisphere. More... |
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Asia Pacific Asia Pacific is the collective name used to describe the area covering Southeast Asia, East Asia, Central Asia, South Asia and the Russian Far East. The area also includes a large group of islands in the South Pacific known as Oceania, which includes Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Island Countries such as Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. More... |
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Europe Europe is referred to as a continent but is geographically the western part of Asia. The common boundary between the two continents is traditionally the Ural River, the Ural Mountain range and a part of the Caspian Sea. The principal linguistic groups throughout Europe are those of the Slavic (e.g. Russian, Czech), Germanic (e.g. English, German) and Roman (e.g. Italian, French). More... |
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Middle East The area covering 16 countries and states in north-eastern Africa and south-western Asia has been known geopolitically as the Middle East since 1902, although it is also the most ancient region of human civilisation. The 16 countries of the Middle East are Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, West Bank/Gaza Strip and Yemen. More... |
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