Asia

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Asia (Listeni/ˈeɪʒə/ or /ˈeɪʃə/) is the Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and comprises 30% of its land area. With approximately 4.3 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population. Like most of the world, Asia has a high growth rate in the modern era. For instance, during the 20th century, Asia's population nearly quadrupled, as did the world population.

The boundaries of Asia are culturally determined, as there is no clear geographical separation between it and Europe, which together form one continuous landmass called Eurasia. The most commonly accepted boundaries place Asia to the east of the Suez Canal, the Ural River, and the Ural Mountains, and south of the Caucasus Mountains (or the Kuma–Manych Depression) and the Caspian and Black Seas. It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean and on the north by the Arctic Ocean.

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List of Countries in Asia Flag Arms Name Population Area (km²) Capital Afghanistan 30,419,928 647,500 Kabul Armenia 2,970,495 29,743 Yerevan Azerbaijan 9,493,600 86,600 Baku Bahrain 1,248,348 760 Manama Bangladesh 150,039,000 147,570 Dhaka Bhutan 716,896 38,394 Thimphu Brunei 408,786 5,765 Bandar Seri Begawan Burma (Myanmar) 54,584,650 676,578 Naypyidaw Cambodia 14,952,665 181,035 Phnom Penh China (PRC) 1,343,239,923 9,596,961 Beijing Cyprus 1,099,341 9,251 Nicosia East Timor 1,143,667 14,874 Dili Georgia 4,570,934 69,700 Tbilisi India 1,205,073,612 3,287,263 New Delhi Indonesia 248,645,008 1,904,569 Jakarta Iran 78,868,711 1,648,195 Tehran Iraq 31,129,225 438,317 Baghdad Israel 7,590,758 20,770 Jerusalem Japan 127,368,088 377,915 Tokyo Jordan 6,508,887 89,342 Amman Kazakhstan 17,522,010 2,724,900 Astana Kuwait 2,646,314 17,818 Kuwait City Kyrgyzstan 5,496,737 199,951 Bishkek Laos 6,586,266 236,800 Vientiane Lebanon 4,140,289 10,400 Beirut Malaysia 29,179,952 329,847 Kuala Lumpur Maldives 394,451 298 Malé Mongolia 3,179,997 1,564,116 Ulaanbaatar Nepal 29,890,686 147,181 Kathmandu North Korea 24,589,122 120,538 Pyongyang Oman 3,090,150 309,500 Muscat Pakistan 190,291,129 796,095 Islamabad Palestine 4,279,699 6,220 Gaza/Ramallah Philippines 99,716,000 300,000 Manila Qatar 1,951,591 11,586 Doha Russia 142,517,670 17,098,242 Moscow Saudi Arabia 26,534,504 2,149,690 Riyadh Singapore 5,353,494 697 Singapore Sri Lanka 21,481,334 65,610 Colombo South Korea 50,004,441 100,210 Seoul Syria 22,530,746 185,180 Damascus Taiwan (ROC) 23,261,747 36,193 Taipei Tajikistan 7,768,385 143,100 Dushanbe Thailand 67,091,089 513,120 Bangkok Turkey 79,749,461 783,562 Ankara Turkmenistan 5,054,828 488,100 Ashgabat United Arab Emirates 5,314,317 83,600 Abu Dhabi Uzbekistan 28,394,180 447,400 Tashkent Vietnam 91,519,289 331,212 Hanoi Yemen 24,771,809 527,968 Sana'a

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