Asia is the largest and most populous continent in the world.

Asia interesting facts


1. Asia covers 29.5% of all land on Earth.

2. The average height of the continent’s surface is about 990 m above sea level.

3. Over 60% of all people in the world live in Asia.

4. The lowest point is the Dead Sea (427 meters above sea level).

5. The longitudinal extent of Asia is about 8,400 km, and the latitudinal about 8,600 km.

6. The coastline is over 70,000 km (including islands).

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7. Asia has the highest GDP of any continent (over $ 30,200,000,000,000).

8. Asia is home to a million times more people than Antarctica.

9. In Asia, over 2 billion people have access to the Internet. Europe is in second place, with around 700 million people.

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10. The lowest temperature recorded on the continent was −72.2 ° C (January 14, 2004 in Tomtor, Russia).

11. The highest recorded temperature on the continent was 53.9 ° C (June 21, 1942 in Tirat Cewi, Israel).

12. The largest island on the continent is Borneo (746,000 km²).

13. Singapore is home to more than 6,700 people per square kilometer.

14. In Asia, in Russia, there is the deepest lake in the world – Baikal (1642 m).

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Asia questions and answers


How many people live in Asia?

Over 4,200,000,000 people live in Asia.

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How many countries are there in Asia?

There are 48 countries in Asia.

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How big is Asia?

The area of ​​this continent is 44 579 000 km².

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What is the largest city in Asia?

The largest city is Shanghai, China (over 24,000,000 people).

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What is the largest lake in Asia?

In Asia, there is the world’s largest lake – the Caspian Sea (371,800 km²).

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What is the largest river in Asia?

The largest river is the Yangtze River (6,300 km).

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What is the largest country in Asia?

The largest country is Russia (17,075,253 km²).

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What is the highest peak in Asia?

The highest peak is Mount Everest, 8,848 m above sea level.

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What does the word ‘Asia’ mean?

The name Asia most likely comes from the word “assu” originally meaning “land where the sun rises”.

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