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[[File:LocationAsia.png|thumb|A globe showing where Asia  is (green)]]
'''Asia''' is the largest [[continent]] on [[Earth]] by area and [[population|number of people]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asia: The largest continent on Earth |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmh4bdm |publisher=BBC Bitesize |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007001521/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmh4bdm |archive-date=Oct 7, 2022}}</ref> It is mainly in the [[north]]ern [[hemisphere]]. Asia is connected to [[Europe]] in the west and [[Africa]] on the south.Sometimes Asia and Europe are combined to form a larger continent called [[Eurasia]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-06-29|title=Continents facts, Continents travel videos, flags, photos - National Geographic|url=http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/continents/|access-date=2021-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629180448/http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/continents/|archive-date=2009-06-29}}</ref> Some of the oldest human [[civilization]]s began in Asia, for example [[Sumer]], [[China]], and [[India]]. Asia was the birthplace of many [[religion]]s, for example [[Hinduism]], [[Zoroastrianism]], [[Judaism]], [[Jainism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Confucianism]], [[Taoism]], [[Christianity]], [[Islam]], and [[Sikhism]]. It was also home to some large empires, for example the [[Persian Empire]], the [[Mughal Empire]], the [[Mongol Empire]], and the [[Ming Dynasty|Ming Empire]]. It is home to at least 44 countries. Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, and Greece have territory in both Europe and Asia.

== Area ==
[[File:Two-point-equidistant-asia.jpg|thumb|[[Geography|Geographic]] area of Asia]]
Asia includes a large amount of land. Covering about 30% of the world's land area, it has more people than any other continent, with about 60% of the world's total [[population]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.populationof.net/asia/|title=Population of Asia. 2019 demographics: density, ratios, growth rate, clock, rate of men to women.|website=populationof.net|access-date=2 June 2019|archive-date=14 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714065955/https://www.populationof.net/asia/|url-status=live}}</ref> Stretching from the icy [[Arctic]] in the north to the hot and steamy equatorial lands in the south, Asia contains huge, empty [[desert]]s, as well as some of the world's highest mountains and longest rivers.

Asia is surrounded by the [[Mediterranean Sea]], the [[Black Sea]], the [[Arctic Ocean]], the [[Pacific Ocean]], and the [[Indian Ocean]]. It is separated from Europe by the [[Pontic Mountains]] and the [[Turkish Straits]]. A long, mainly land [[border]] in the west separates Europe and Asia. This line runs north–south down the [[Ural Mountains]] in Russia, along the [[Ural River]] to the [[Caspian Sea]], and through the [[Caucasus Mountains]] to the Black Sea.

== Regions ==
* [[East Asia]]
* [[Southeast Asia]]
* [[South Asia]]
* [[Central Asia]]
* [[West Asia]]
* [[North Asia]]

== List of countries in Asia ==
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* {{flag|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan}}
* {{flag|Armenia}}
* {{flag|Azerbaijan}} (geographically in Europe and Asia)
* {{flag|Bahrain}}
* {{flag|Bangladesh}}
* {{flag|Bhutan}}
* {{flag|Brunei}}
* {{flag|Cambodia}}
* {{flag|China}}
* {{flag|Cyprus}}
* {{flag|East Timor}}
* {{flag|Egypt}} (only Sinai Peninsula)
* {{flag|Georgia}} (geographically in Europe and Asia)
* {{flag|India}}
* {{flag|Indonesia}} (geographically in Asia and Oceania)
* {{flag|Iran}}
* {{flag|Iraq}}
* {{flag|Israel}}
* {{flag|Japan}}
* {{flag|Jordan}}
* {{flag|Kazakhstan}} (geographically in Europe and Asia)
* {{flag|Kuwait}}
* {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
* {{flag|Laos}}
* {{flag|Lebanon}}
* {{flag|Malaysia}}
* {{flag|Maldives}}
* {{flag|Mongolia}}
* {{flag|Myanmar}}
* {{flag|Nepal}}
* {{flag|North Korea}}
* {{flag|Oman}}
* {{flag|Pakistan}}
* {{flag|Palestine}}
* {{flag|Philippines}}
* {{flag|Qatar}}
* {{flag|Russia}} (geographically in Europe and Asia)
* {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
* {{flag|Singapore}}
* {{flag|South Korea}}
* {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
* {{flag|Syria}}
* {{flag|Tajikistan}}
* {{flag|Thailand}}
* {{flag|Turkey}} (geographically in Europe and Asia)
* {{flag|Turkmenistan}}
* {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
* {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
* {{flag|Vietnam}}
* {{flag|Yemen}}
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Some countries are in both Europe and Asia, for example [[Russia]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[Kazakhstan]], and [[Turkey]]. The [[Sinai Peninsula]] of [[Egypt]] is in western Asia. The rest of the country is in North-East [[Africa]].

There are some other countries in Asia with limited recognition. Many countries do not recognize them as separate countries.

* {{flag|Abkhazia}}
* {{flag|Artsakh}}
* {{flag|Northern Cyprus}}
* {{flag|South Ossetia}}
* {{flag|Taiwan}}

==Related pages==
* [[Asia Minor]]
* [[Asian Games]]

==References==
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