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Afro-Eurasia <ref>{{ Citation
| last=Frank
| first=Andre G.
| author-link=Andre Gunder Frank
| title=ReORIENT: Global Economy in the Asian Age
| year=1998
| isbn=978-0520214743
| publisher=University of California Press
}}</ref> is a term used to describe [[Eurasia]] ([[Europe]] and [[Asia]]) and [[Africa]] as one continent. The landmass contains around 85% of the world population (around 5.7 billion people).<ref>Based upon population estimates for 2007 cited in a UN report, ''[http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2006/WPP2006_Highlights_rev.pdf World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision (Highlights)].''</ref>
== Division ==
Normally, it is divided at the [[Suez Canal]] into Eurasia and Africa, the former of which can be subdivided into [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. It can be divided alternatively into Eurasia-[[North Africa]] and [[Subsahara]] for cultural and historical reasons.<ref>{{Citation
| last=Diamond
| first=Jared
| author-link=Jared Diamond
| title=[[Guns, Germs, and Steel]]: The Fates of Human Societies
| year=1997
| isbn=0-393-03891-2
| publisher=Norton & Company
}}</ref>
[[Category:Geography]]
[[Category:Europe]]
[[Category:Asia]]
[[Category:Africa]]
| last=Frank
| first=Andre G.
| author-link=Andre Gunder Frank
| title=ReORIENT: Global Economy in the Asian Age
| year=1998
| isbn=978-0520214743
| publisher=University of California Press
}}</ref> is a term used to describe [[Eurasia]] ([[Europe]] and [[Asia]]) and [[Africa]] as one continent. The landmass contains around 85% of the world population (around 5.7 billion people).<ref>Based upon population estimates for 2007 cited in a UN report, ''[http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2006/WPP2006_Highlights_rev.pdf World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision (Highlights)].''</ref>
== Division ==
Normally, it is divided at the [[Suez Canal]] into Eurasia and Africa, the former of which can be subdivided into [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. It can be divided alternatively into Eurasia-[[North Africa]] and [[Subsahara]] for cultural and historical reasons.<ref>{{Citation
| last=Diamond
| first=Jared
| author-link=Jared Diamond
| title=[[Guns, Germs, and Steel]]: The Fates of Human Societies
| year=1997
| isbn=0-393-03891-2
| publisher=Norton & Company
}}</ref>
[[Category:Geography]]
[[Category:Europe]]
[[Category:Asia]]
[[Category:Africa]]