The world, briefly.

Every country, continent, ocean, mountain, river, and desert — short, clear, and placed on the map. 522 entries and growing.

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Every country in the world, by continent.

Continents, world subregions, and the cultural and physical regions geographers actually use.

Mountains, ranges, deserts, volcanoes, plateaus, canyons, and islands.

The great cities of the world, by continent.

Featured places

The third-largest continent, from the Arctic to the tropics

Europe's economic engine at the continent's crossroads

A small, intricate continent of outsized influence

Russia's capital, the largest city in Europe

America's largest city, a global capital of finance and culture

The basin, the forest, and the flying rivers they make