CONTINENTS REVIEW: ASIA

Here is the Article on our Asia Review.
Geography, Climate and weather, Demography and complete Country List.


GEOGRAPHY

Asia is the World's largest continent - 43,810,582 km². covering approximately 30% of the Earth's land and 8.66% of the Earth's surface.


It is bordered by the Ural Mountains to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Indian Ocean to the south.

The highest point in the World, is Mount Everest (8,848 m), situated in the Tibetan region of the Himalayas.

The longest river in Asia and third longest in the World is the Yangtze (6,211 km) which flows through China.

The largest desert in Asia is the Gobi desert measuring 281,800 km².

CLIMATE AND WEATHER

Asia is broadly divided into six regions as shown on the map right.

Asia lies almost entirely in  the northern hemisphere and the seasons of all are similar. The seasons of southern and south-east Asia vary slightly because of the monsoons.

Northern Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Asia
- Spring - March, April, May
- Summer - June, July, August
- Autumn - September, October,    November
- Winter - December, January, February

Southern Asia, South-East Asia
- Spring - December, January, February
- Summer - March, April, May
- Autumn - June, July, August
- Winter - September, October, November

COUNTRY LIST

There are 53 countries in Asia including Russia and Turkey which lie in both Europe and Asia and Taiwan which is technically a part of China and not officially recognized as a country by the United Nations.

Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait,  Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Maldives, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Timor-Lest, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen.


DEMOGRAPHY

Asia is the most populated continent containing around 60% of the World's population. The population of Asia is growing with a growth rate of approximately 2%.

The total population of Asia is approximately 4,164,252,00 (2015). Eastern, southern and south-east Asia are the most populated while the desert, mountain and tundra regions are the least populated.

The countries with the highest populations (to the nearest million) are:

China - 1,384 million
India - 1,046 million
Indonesia - 227 million
Bangladesh - 133 million
Japan - 127 million

China, India and Japan are the most economically developed countries. The large oil producing nations - Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates  are also in Asia.

Economic growth in Asia has improved living standards for millions of people, but there remains a huge poverty problem and the gap between rich and poor is growing. According to World data records around 60% of the world's poorest people live in Asia.

ALPHABETICAL COUNTRY LIST

Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
China
Cyprus
Georgia
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar (Burma)
Nepal
North Korea
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Lest
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen


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