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Thursday 22nd September 2022
Geography – Continents of the World (Asia)
Now that you know what a continent is, it’s time to learn
about them. The first continent is Asia.
ASIA
Asia is a landmass, which is either considered
a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia. It
shares the continental landmass with Afro-
Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area of 44,579,000
square kilometres (17,212,000 sq mi), about 30% of
Earth's total land area and 8.7% of the Earth's total
surface area. The continent, which has long been home to
the majority of the human population, was the site of
many of the first civilizations. Its 4.7 billion
people constitutes roughly 60% of the world's population.
In general terms, Asia is bounded on the east by
the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and
on the north by the Arctic Ocean. The border of Asia with
Europe is a historical and cultural construct, as there is no
clear physical and geographical separation between
them. It is somewhat arbitrary and has moved since its
first conception in classical antiquity. The division of
Eurasia into two continents reflects East-West cultural,
linguistic, and ethnic differences, some of which vary on a
spectrum rather than with a sharp dividing line. A
commonly accepted division places Asia to the east of
the Suez Canal separating it from Africa; and to the east
of the Turkish Straits, the Ural Mountains, and the Ural
River, and to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and
the Caspian and Black Seas, separating it from Europe.
There are 47 countries in Asia (according to the UN). Here
is a list of them:
COUNTRY CAPITAL POPULATION GDP CURRENCY
Afghanistan Kabul 40,867,992 21.40 Afghani
billion
Armenia Yerevan 2,780,469 14.00 Dram
billion
Azerbaijan Baku 10,341,561 51.00 Manat
billion
Bahrain Manama 1,832,462 42.00 Dinar
billion
Bangladesh Dhaka 168,323,018 400.00 Taka
billion
Bhutan Thimphu 790,401 187.77 Ngultrum
billion
Brunei Bandar 446,556 16.00 Dollar
Seri billion
Begawan
Cambodia Phnom 17,230,175 72.00 Riels
Penh billion
China Beijing 1,451,629,396 8,321.1 Yuan
billion
Cyprus Nicosia 1,251,488 27.64 Euro
billion
East Timor Dili 1,373,385 1.959 Dollar
billion
Egypt Cairo 105,200,000 340.00 Egyptian
billion Pound
Georgia Tbilisi 3,744,385 14.35 Lari
billion
India New Delhi 1,417,173,173 3.535 Rupee
trillion
Indonesia Jakarta 275,501,339 151.3 Ruphiah
billion
Iran Tehran 86,374,002 270.00 Rupee
billion
Iraq Baghdad 44,496,122 245.00 Mozambican
billion Metical
Israel Jerusalem 8,875,661 520.70 Shekel
billion
Japan Tokyo 926,580,000 125.93 Yen
billion
Jordan Amman 11,285,869 43.80 Dinar
billion
Kazakhstan Astana 19,274,128 180.00 Tenge
billion
Kuwait Kuwait 4,350,000 144.00 Dinar
City billion
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 6,750,646 1,106.0 Som
billion
Laos Vientiane 7,430,000 20.40 Kip
billion
Lebanon Beirut 5,489,739 35.00 Pound
billion
Malaysia Kuala 32,700,000 50.30 Ringgit
Lumpur billion
Maldives Malé 523,767 6.60 Rufiyaa
billion
Mongolia Ulaanbaat 3,394,790 14.00 Kyat
ar billion
Myanmar Naypyida 55,218,478 69.2 Franc
w billion
Nepal Kathmand 30,294,727 30.96 Rupee
u billion
North Korea Pyongyan 26,029,258 19.00 Won
g billion
Oman Muscat 4,576,298 75.00 Rial
billion
Pakistan Islamabad 230,404,769 292.0 Escudo
billion
Philippines Manila 112,815,367 361.49 Peso
billion
Quatar Doha 2,988,550 195.00 Rial
billion
Russia (Asian) Moscow 146,073,147 1,400.0 Russian
billion Rupee
Saudi Arabia Riyadh 36,014,747 1.040 Rial
trillion
Singapore Singapore 5,952,104 379.07 Dollar
billion
South Korea Seoul 51,366,856 1,170.0 Won
billion
Sri Lanka Colombo 21,612,278 83.00 Rupee
billion
Syria Damascus 18,443,583 16.60 Pound
billion
Tajikistan Dushanbe 9,850,000 8.60 Somoni
billion
Thailand Bangkok 71,697,030 505.98 Baht
billion
Turkey (Asian) Ankara 86,351,417 606.00 Lira
billion
Turkmenistan Ashgabat 6,160,000 62.00 Manta
billion
United Arab Abu Dhabi 10,080,000 501.30 Dirham
Emirates billion
Uzbekistan Tashkent 34,627,652 62.00 Som
billion
Vietnam Hanoi 98,186,856 105.00 Dollar
billion
Yemen Sana’s 31,282,877 27.30 Rial
billion
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