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For other uses, see World (disambiguation).

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EuropeThe World is a proper noun for the planet Earth envisioned from an anthropocentric or human worldview, as a place inhabited by human beings. It is often used to signify the sum of human experience and history, or the 'human condition' in general.[1] There were approximately 6.5 billion (or 6500 million) people living on the Earth as of February 2006. [2]

Especially in a metaphysical context, World may refer to everything that constitutes reality and the Universe: see World (philosophy).

Contents [hide]
1 Etymology
2 Usage
3 Physical characteristics
3.1 Earth dimensions
3.2 Continents and population
4 See also
5 External links
6 References

[edit] Etymology
In English, world may be parsed as rooted in a compound of the obsolete words were, "man", and eld, "age"; thus, its etymology may be semantically rendered as "age or life of man".[3]

[edit] Usage

The World in plate carrée projection'World' distinguishes the entire planet or population from any particular country or region: world affairs are those which pertain not just to one place but to the whole world, and world history is a field of history which examines events from a global (rather than a national or a regional) perspective. Earth, on the other hand, refers to the planet as a physical entity, and distinguishes it from other planets and physical objects.

'World' can also be used attributively, as an adjective, to mean 'global', 'relating to the whole world', forming usages such as World community. See World (adjective).

By extension, a 'world' may refer to any planet or heavenly body, especially when it is thought of as inhabited.

'World', when qualified, can also refer to a particular domain of human experience.

The world of work describes paid work and the pursuit of a career, in all its social aspects, to distinguish it from home life and academic study.
The fashion world describes the environment of the designers, fashion houses and consumers that make up the fashion industry.
The New World is a part of the world discovered or colonized by Europeans later than other parts; it usually refers to the American continents or to Australia. Native Americans and Native Australians tend to dislike this usage. For them America and Australia are not new. Their ancestors have lived there since time immemorial. The Old World refers, by contrast, to the continents of Europe, Asia and north Africa.

[edit] Physical characteristics

The World
[edit] Earth dimensions
Physical feature
Superficial area 510,000,000 km² (196,950,000 Sq. miles)
Land surface 149,000,000 km² (57,510,000 Sq. miles)
Water surface 361,000,000 km² (139,440,000 Sq. miles)
Equatorial circumferences 40,077 km (24,902 miles)
Meridional circumference 40,009 km (24,860 miles)
Equatorial diameter 12,756.3 km (7,926 miles)
Polar diameter 12,714 km (7,899.988 miles)
Polar radius 6,356.89 km (3,949.99 miles)
Volume of the Earth 1,080,000,000,000 km³ (260,000,000,000 cubic miles)
Mass 5,980,000,000,000,000,000,000 tonnes (6,592,000,000,000,000,000,000 U.S. tons)

[edit] Continents and population
Size
continent area (km²) percent
World 149 000 000 100
Afro-Eurasia 84 580 000 57
Eurasia 54 210 000 36
Asia 43 810 000 29
Americas 42 330 000 28
Africa 30 370 000 20
North America 24 494 000 16
South America 17 840 000 12
Antarctica 13 720 000 9.2
Europe 10 400 000 7.0
Oceania 9 142 000 6.0
Australia-New Guinea 8 500 000 5.7
Australia mainland 7 600 000 5.1
Human Population
continent approx. population percent density (h/km²)
World 6 641 000 000 100 43.29
Afro-Eurasia 5 400 000 000 84 63.84
Eurasia 4 510 000 000 70 83.19
Asia 3 800 000 000 59 86.74
Africa 990 000 000 14 21.03
Americas 886 000 000 14 29.17
Europe 770 000 000 11 29.15
North America 515 000 000 8.0 28.87
South America 471 000 000 5.8 27.04
Oceania 40 800 000 0.55 3.44
Australia-New Guinea 30 000 000 0.5 3.28
Australia mainland 23 000 786 0.3 2.47
Antarctica 1 000 0.002 ~0.00

[edit] See also
Earth
Planet
World map
Globe
Universe

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