Outline of Asia

Largest and most populous continent

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Asia.

Asia is the world'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 (or 30% of its land area) and with approximately 4.655 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population.

Geography of Asia

Regions of Asia

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Countries of Asia

List of Asian countries

Geographic features of Asia

Demography of Asia

Demographics of Asia

History of Asia

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Culture of Asia

Culture of Asia

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Architecture of Asia
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Clothing in Asia
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The Arts in Asia

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Theatre of Asia
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Sports in Asia

Environment of Asia

Environment of Asia

Economy and infrastructure of Asia

Economy of Asia

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Communications in Asia

Education in Asia

Governments of Asia

Politics of Asia

Politics of Asia

See also

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  • All pages with titles beginning with Asia
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  • Continent
Indexes of articles on the countries of Asia

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Unrecognized independent country.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Some territory could be argued to be a part of Europe or Asia
  3. ^ a b British overseas territory.
  4. ^ a b Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.
  5. ^ a b Some territory could be argued to be a part of Asia or Oceania
  6. ^ Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
  7. ^ Republic of Korea.
  8. ^ Previously known as Burma.
  9. ^ Consisting of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip territories.
  10. ^ Republic of China.
  11. ^ de facto independent country from 1912 to 1951
  12. ^ Also known as East Timor.

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