Africa is the continent with the most countries

Explanation

It has a total of 54 countries, which accounts for approximately 27% of the world's 195 countries. The distribution in the other continents is: Asia, 48 - 49 countries; Europe, 44 - 51 countries (counts for Asia and Europe vary because the boundary between them is arbitrary); North America, 23 countries; Oceania, 14 countries; South America, 12 countries; and Antarctica, 0 countries.