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Continent vs. Country

The main difference between the Continent and Country is that the Continent is home to different countries, whereas the Country is a part of a continent or home to many cities, towns, and villages.

Key Differences

Oceans, mountains, and seas are borders of a continent, while other countries are borders of a country.
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Apr 06, 2020
A continent has not its government, but the country has.
Continents are determined by geographically, whereas boundaries determine countries.
A continent is independent, but the country depends on other countries for trade.
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Apr 06, 2020
There are seven continents in the world, while more than one hundred countries in all continents.
Continents did not share their currencies, goals, and policies while countries can.
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Apr 06, 2020
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The large area of land is the continent; on the other hand, a smaller piece is the country.
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Apr 06, 2020
Home to many countries is continent; on the other hand, the country is a home of many cities and towns.
Janet White
Apr 06, 2020

Comparison Chart

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Vast landmass on earth is called the Continent.
A particular part of a continent on the land is called Country.

Land

The large piece of land
The smaller part of the land

Home

Home of many countries
Home of many cities, towns, and villages

Government

Has no government
Has its government
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Border

Oceans, rivers, seas, and mountains
Other countries
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Characteristic

Divided into countries
Divided into states
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Number

Seven continents
Over 190 countries
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Rule

Not has any system of rules
Own rules and regulations
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Dependent

Not dependent on anyone
Dependent on other countries
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Share

Do not have a shared economy, policies, goals, etc.
Share some currencies, economy, goals, policies, etc.
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Continent and Country Definitions

Continent

One of the principal land masses of the earth, usually regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

Country

A nation or state.

Continent

Continent The mainland of Europe. Used with the.

Country

The territory of a nation or state; land.

Continent

Exercising continence.

Country

The people of a nation or state; populace
The whole country will profit from the new economic reforms.

Continent

Each of the main continuous land-masses on the earth's surface, now generally regarded as seven in number, including their related islands, continental shelves etc.

Country

The land of a person's birth or citizenship
Foreign travel is restricted in his country.

Continent

A large contiguous landmass considered independent of its islands, peninsulas etc. Specifically, the Old World continent of Europe–Asia–Africa. See the Continent.

Country

A region, territory, or large tract of land distinguishable by features of topography, biology, or culture
Hill country.
Bible country.

Continent

(obsolete) Land (as opposed to the water).

Country

An area or expanse outside cities and towns; a rural area
A vacation in the country.

Continent

Exercising self-restraint; controlled, temperate with respect to one's bodily needs or passions, especially sex, urination and/or defecation.

Country

The people of a district who are eligible for jury service.

Continent

Not interrupted; connected; continuous.
A continent fever

Country

A jury.

Continent

(obsolete) Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.

Country

(Informal) Country music.

Continent

Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.

Country

Of, relating to, or typical of the country
A country road.
Country cooking.

Continent

Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions; temperate; moderate.
Have a continent forbearance till the speed of his rage goes slower.

Country

Of or relating to country music.

Continent

Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite; esp., abstaining from illicit sexual intercourse; chaste.
My past life
Hath been as continent, as chaste, as true,
As I am now unhappy.

Country

(chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region.

Continent

Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent fever.
The northeast part of Asia is, if not continent with the west side of America, yet certainly it is the least disoined by sea of all that coast.

Country

A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, speakers of the same language etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc.

Continent

That which contains anything; a receptacle.
The smaller continent which we call a pipkin.

Country

The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area; a sovereign state.

Continent

One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America.

Country

A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.

Continent

One of the large landmasses of the earth;
There are seven continents
Pioneers had to cross the continent on foot

Country

Ellipsis of country music
A country song
A country singer
A country festival

Continent

The European mainland;
Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there

Country

(mining) The rock through which a vein runs.

Continent

Having control over urination and defecation

Country

From or in the countryside or connected with it.

Continent

Abstaining from sexual intercourse;
Celibate priests

Country

Of or connected to country music.

Country

Originating in India rather than being imported from Europe or elsewhere.

Country

A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent residence, or citizenship.
Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred.
I might have learned this by my last exile,that change of countries cannot change my state.
Many a famous realmAnd country, whereof here needs no account

Country

Rural regions, as opposed to a city or town.
As they walked, on their way into the country.
God made the covatry, and man made the town.
Only very great men were in the habit of dividing the year between town and country.

Country

The inhabitants or people of a state or a region; the populace; the public. Hence: (a) One's constituents. (b) The whole body of the electors of state; as, to dissolve Parliament and appeal to the country.
All the country in a general voiceCried hate upon him.

Country

A jury, as representing the citizens of a country.

Country

The rock through which a vein runs.

Country

Pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural; rustic; as, a country life; a country town; the country party, as opposed to city.

Country

Destitute of refinement; rude; unpolished; rustic; not urbane; as, country manners.

Country

Pertaining, or peculiar, to one's own country.
She, bowing herself towards him, laughing the cruel tyrant to scorn, spake in her country language.

Country

The territory occupied by a nation;
He returned to the land of his birth
He visited several European countries

Country

A politically organized body of people under a single government;
The state has elected a new president
African nations
Students who had come to the nation's capitol
The country's largest manufacturer
An industrialized land

Country

The people who live in a nation or country;
A statement that sums up the nation's mood
The news was announced to the nation
The whole country worshipped him

Country

An area outside of cities and towns;
His poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country

Country

A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography);
It was a mountainous area
Bible country

Continent vs. Country

Part of a continent is the country, while part of the whole world is continent. Cities, villages, and towns are contained in a county, whereas several countries include in a continent. A continent is resolute by geography, while the country determines by boundaries, and they dispute sometimes.

In a continent, people have nothing common except their boundaries and locations. The country; on the other hand, is separated by politically, culturally, and geography, but geographical boundaries separation is continent. In a country, people have lots of familiar things like language, culture, and history.

What is a Continent?

Part of the land that is home to numerous countries is known as the Continent. A continent is not dependent on others. A vast landmass that gets separated from the rest of the continents by oceans is the continent.

The word continent derived from the Latin word “terra continens,” which means connected area. Continents are striking by their geographical locations but include regions that are known as countries, and they are unequal in size.

Geologists believe that all the continents merged during the Mesozoic Era, then they became one supercontinent known as Pangaea. This Pangaea was three times larger than the largest continent, i.e., Asia. Two hundred million years ago, this supercontinent break and this process of breaking gave the seven continents.

In these seven continents, some connected while others are not. It contains numerous countries. Due to smaller size, Antarctica and Australia are two continents as well as countries. People of the same continents may have similarities. Five continents of land start and end with the same alphabet, but two are not.

Seven Continents of the World

  • Asia: Asia is the largest continent in the world due to its size and population.
  • Africa: The second-largest continent is Africa.
  • Australia: On Earth, Australia is the smallest continent.
  • Antarctica: Antarctica is the coldest, driest, highest, wildest, and emptiest continent of the world.
  • Europe: Europe contains the highest mountain.
  • North America: It is a continent that has every type of climate.
  • South America: This continent contains the world’s largest river as per the volume of water and second the longest.

What is a Country?

Part of a continent on this earth is known as Country. An international status as a land populated by a specific group of people in a country. The smaller piece of earth has its own rules, set of laws, and limitations for the people.

The word country derived from the Latin word “contra,” which means the lies opposite the sight. In the whole world, there are more than a hundred big and small countries on seven continents. To support other countries and for trade, a country is dependent on other countries.

It divided by geographically, culturally, and politically. It is a part of the continent that determined the national boundaries of one country to another. A country has its government, laws, administration, constitution, police, military, and taxes. The population in a country is referred to as another’s a countryman.

There are many countries round about 190 all over the world, for example, Pakistan, India, China, Canada, Australia, Saudi Arabia, and many more.

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