Continent vs Country Debate

Comments debate distinctions between countries and continents, correct US/Europe-centric assumptions, and discuss geographical definitions like Eurasia, America, and global scale.

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OP OK UK USA TIL ycombinator.com EU wikipedia.org UN continent continents europe north america america asia north continental world south

Sample Comments

paul9290 Nov 17, 2008 View on HN

Are you talking about the continent or the country :)

yeukhon Mar 31, 2014 View on HN

Please remember there are other continents in this world.

Feniks Dec 14, 2017 View on HN

Yep, entire continents like Australia and North America ;)

devonkim Jun 10, 2019 View on HN

I thought it was supposed to be Eurasia?

Gordonjcp Aug 6, 2022 View on HN

The world is bigger than North America.

raverbashing May 14, 2017 View on HN

Really? Not a "continental" country I assume

freeflight Sep 1, 2022 View on HN

Geographically they ain't even considered separate continents.

raldi Apr 5, 2015 View on HN

North America is a gigantic place; can you be more geographically specific?

fipar Aug 2, 2025 View on HN

I guess TIL South America is a part of Europe :)

jacquesm Sep 28, 2025 View on HN

You are making the common mistake of comparing countries and continents.