Asia
| Part of | Earth, Eurasia, Afro-Eurasia, Ostfeste, Afro-Asia  |
|---|---|
| Dem name after | Asia |
| Located in/on physical feature | Eastern Hemisphere |
| Coordinate location | 35°0′0″N 108°0′0″E |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 66°4′48″N 169°39′0″W |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 81°50′35″N 59°14′22″E |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 11°0′27″S 122°52′29″E |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 40°7′30″N 25°39′56″E |
| Highest point | Mount Everest |
| Lowest point | Dead Sea |
| Dey share bother plus | Europe, Africa |
| Has boundary | boundary between Africa and Asia, Europe and Asia boundaries |
| Studied by | Asian studies, oriental studies |
| Top-level Internet domain | .asia |
| Depicted by | Base of Tiberio (from Pozzuoli) |
| Geography of topic | geography of Asia |
| History of topic | history of Asia |
| Economy of topic | economy of Asia |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Asia |
| Stack Exchange tag | https://opendata.stackexchange.com/tags/asia |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Asia |
Asia (/ˈeɪʒə/ ⓘ AY-zhə, UK also /ˈeɪʃə/ AY-shə) be de largest continent[1][2] insyd de world by both land area den population.[2] E dey cover an area of more dan 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth ein total land area den 8% of Earth ein total surface area. De continent, wich na long be home to de majority of de human population,[3] be de site of chaw of de first civilisations. Ein estimated 4.8 billion people insyd 2025 constitute approximately 59% of de world ein population.
Asia dey share de landmass of Eurasia plus Europe, den of Afro-Eurasia plus both Europe den Africa. In general terms, e be bounded on de east by de Pacific Ocean, on de south by de Indian Ocean, den on de north by de Arctic Ocean. De border of Asia plus Europe be a historical den cultural construct, as der no be clear physical den geographical separation between dem. A commonly accepted division dey place Asia to de east of de Suez Canal wey dey separate am from Africa; den to de east of de Turkish straits, de Ural Mountains den Ural River, den to de south of de Caucasus Mountains den de Caspian den Black seas, wey dey separate am from Europe.[4]
Since de concept of Asia dey derive from de term for de eastern region from a European perspective, Asia be de remaining vast area of Eurasia minus Europe. Therefore, Asia be a region wer various independent cultures dey coexist rather dan sharing a single culture, den ein boundary plus Europe be sam wat arbitrary wey e move since ein first conception insyd classical antiquity. De division of Eurasia into two continents dey reflect East–West cultural differences, sam of wich dey vary on a spectrum.
China den India trade places as de largest economies insyd de world from 1 to 1800 CE. De Silk Road cam be de main east–west trading route insyd de Asian hinterlands while de Straits of Malacca stand as a major sea route. Asia exhibit economic dynamism as well as robust population growth during de 20th century, buh na overall population growth since fall.[5] Na Asia be de birthplace of chaw of de world ein mainstream religions wey dey include Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, den chaw oda religions.
Asia dey vary greatly across den within ein regions plus regard to ethnic groups, cultures, environments, economics, historical ties, den government systems. E sanso get a mix of chaw different climates wey dey range from de equatorial south via de hot deserts insyd parts of West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, den East Asia den tropical jungles insyd Southeast Asia, temperate areas insyd de east den de continental centre to vast subarctic den polar areas insyd North Asia.
Geography
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Rainforest insyd Borneo
Mongolian steppe
Main regions
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De six geographical regions be:
- North Asia (Siberia)
- Central Asia
- West Asia (de Middle East anaa Near East den part of de Caucasus)
- South Asia (Indian subcontinent)
- East Asia (Far East)
- Southeast Asia (East Indies den Indochina)
List of states den territories
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| Emblem | Flag | Name | Population[7][8] (2021) |
Area (km2) |
Capital |
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Afghanistan | 40,099,462 | 652,864 | Kabul |
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Armenia | 2,790,974 | 29,743 | Yerevan |
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Azerbaijan | 10,312,992 | 86,600 | Baku |
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Bahrain | 1,463,265 | 760 | Manama |
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Bangladesh | 169,356,251 | 147,570 | Dhaka |
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Bhutan | 777,486 | 38,394 | Thimphu |
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Brunei | 445,373 | 5,765 | Bandar Seri Begawan |
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Cambodia | 16,589,023 | 181,035 | Phnom Penh |
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China (PRC) | 1,425,893,465 | 9,596,961 | Beijing |
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Cyprus | 1,244,188 | 9,251 | Nicosia |
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Egypt | 109,262,178 | 1,001,449 | Cairo |
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Georgia | 3,757,980 | 69,700 | Tbilisi |
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India | 1,407,563,842 | 3,287,263 | New Delhi |
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Indonesia | 273,753,191 | 1,904,569 | Jakarta |
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Iran | 87,923,432 | 1,648,195 | Tehran |
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Iraq | 43,533,592 | 438,317 | Baghdad |
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Israel | 8,900,059 | 20,770 | Jerusalem (limited recognition) |
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Japan | 124,612,530 | 377,915 | Tokyo |
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Jordan | 11,148,278 | 89,342 | Amman |
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Kazakhstan | 19,196,465 | 2,724,900 | Astana |
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Kuwait | 4,250,114 | 17,818 | Kuwait City |
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Kyrgyzstan | 6,527,743 | 199,951 | Bishkek |
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Laos | 7,425,057 | 236,800 | Vientiane |
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Lebanon | 5,592,631 | 10,400 | Beirut | |
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Malaysia | 33,573,874 | 329,847 | Kuala Lumpur |
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Maldives | 521,457 | 298 | Malé |
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Mongolia | 3,347,782 | 1,564,116 | Ulaanbaatar |
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Myanmar | 53,798,084 | 676,578 | Naypyidaw |
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Nepal | 30,034,989 | 147,181 | Kathmandu |
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North Korea | 25,971,909 | 120,538 | Pyongyang |
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Oman | 4,520,471 | 309,500 | Muscat |
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Pakistan | 211,103,000 | 881,913 | Islamabad |
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Philippines | 113,880,328 | 343,448 | Manila |
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Qatar | 2,688,235 | 11,586 | Doha |
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Russia | 145,102,755 | 17,098,242 | Moscow |
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Saudi Arabia | 35,950,396 | 2,149,690 | Riyadh |
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Singapore | 5,941,060 | 697 | Singapore |
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South Korea | 51,830,139 | 100,210 | Seoul |
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Sri Lanka | 21,773,441 | 65,610 | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte |
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Syria | 21,324,367 | 185,180 | Damascus |
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Tajikistan | 9,750,064 | 143,100 | Dushanbe |
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Thailand | 71,601,103 | 513,120 | Bangkok |
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Timor-Leste | 1,320,942 | 14,874 | Dili |
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Turkey | 84,775,404 | 783,562 | Ankara | |
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Turkmenistan | 6,341,855 | 488,100 | Ashgabat |
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United Arab Emirates | 9,365,145 | 83,600 | Abu Dhabi |
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Uzbekistan | 34,081,449 | 447,400 | Tashkent |
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Vietnam | 97,468,029 | 331,212 | Hanoi |
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Yemen | 32,981,641 | 527,968 |
| Symbol | Flag | Name | Population |
Area (km2) |
Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Abkhazia | 242,862 | 8,660 | Sokhumi |
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Northern Cyprus | 326,000 | 3,355 | North Nicosia |
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Palestine | 5,133,392 | 6,025 | Jerusalem (limited recognition) |
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South Ossetia | 51,547 | 3,900 | Tskhinvali |
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Taiwan (ROC) | 23,859,912 | 36,193 | Taipei |
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Asia: The largest continent on Earth". BBC Bitesize. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022.
- 1 2 Boudreau, Diane; McDaniel, Melissa; Sprout, Erin; Turgeon, Andrew. "Asia: Physical Geography". National Geographic Society. Crooks, Mary; Gunther, Tim; Wynne, Nancy. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ↑ "The World at Six Billion". UN Population Division. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016, "Table 2" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2016.
- ↑ National Geographic Atlas of the World (7th ed.). Washington, D.C.: National Geographic. 1999. ISBN 978-0-7922-7528-2. "Europe" (pp. 68–69); "Asia" (pp. 90–91): "A commonly accepted division between Asia and Europe is formed by the Ural Mountains, Ural River, Caspian Sea, Caucasus Mountains, and the Black Sea with its outlets, the Bosporus and Dardanelles."
- ↑ "Like herrings in a barrel". The Economist. No. Millennium issue: Population. 23 December 1999. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010.
- ↑ Beck, Hylke E.; Zimmermann, Niklaus E.; McVicar, Tim R.; Vergopolan, Noemi; Berg, Alexis; Wood, Eric F. (30 October 2018). "Present and future Köppen-Geiger climate classification maps at 1-km resolution". Scientific Data. 5 180214. Bibcode:2018NatSD...580214B. doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.214. PMC 6207062. PMID 30375988.
- ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950–2100" (XSLX) ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Asia: Human Geography at the National Geographic Society
- Asian Reading Room from the United States Library of Congress
- "Display Maps". The Soil Maps of Asia. European Digital Archive of Soil Maps – EuDASM. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- "Asia Maps". Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection. University of Texas Libraries. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- "Asia". Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- Bowring, Philip (12 February 1987). "What is Asia?". Eastern Economic Review. 135 (7). Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
