Asia is a continent that has the largest landmass and
population in the world. It has the world's 60% of population that accounts to
almost 4 billion people. The two countries that hold half of Asia's population
are India and China. Though China is ahead of India at present; it is believed
that in another 20 years time India will have the highest population in the
world.
The boundaries of Asia are made of Suez Canal and Ural Mountains in the west, the Caucasus Mountain and the Caspian and the Black Seas to the south. The south also extends to the Indian Ocean, to the north the Arctic Ocean and to the far- east the Pacific Ocean. Asia is further divided into six sub- continents namely Central Asia, East Asia, North Asia, India Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Southwest Asia. The western most point of Asia is Cape Baba in the Northwestern Turkey. Its eastern most point is Cape Chelyuskin in Siberia.
The width of the continent is 5300 miles. Asia also has the world's top three leading economies namely India, China and Japan. China has shown impressive growth in economy in last decade and it has taken over Japan to become the second largest economy in the world after the United States of America. The three main financial centers of Asia are Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore. The main religions practiced in the continent are- Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Islam.
The highest and the lowest point on the Earth both lie in Asia, the highest point is the Mount Everest and the lowest is the Dead Sea. The top ten highest mountains are also located in Asia.
A home of wide variety of religion, caste, culture and creed Asia is a colorful continent.
The boundaries of Asia are made of Suez Canal and Ural Mountains in the west, the Caucasus Mountain and the Caspian and the Black Seas to the south. The south also extends to the Indian Ocean, to the north the Arctic Ocean and to the far- east the Pacific Ocean. Asia is further divided into six sub- continents namely Central Asia, East Asia, North Asia, India Subcontinent, Southeast Asia and Southwest Asia. The western most point of Asia is Cape Baba in the Northwestern Turkey. Its eastern most point is Cape Chelyuskin in Siberia.
The width of the continent is 5300 miles. Asia also has the world's top three leading economies namely India, China and Japan. China has shown impressive growth in economy in last decade and it has taken over Japan to become the second largest economy in the world after the United States of America. The three main financial centers of Asia are Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore. The main religions practiced in the continent are- Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Islam.
The highest and the lowest point on the Earth both lie in Asia, the highest point is the Mount Everest and the lowest is the Dead Sea. The top ten highest mountains are also located in Asia.
A home of wide variety of religion, caste, culture and creed Asia is a colorful continent.
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