Asia

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Alternative meanings: Asia (mythology), Asia Minor.

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Table of contents

1 Extent
2 List of countries/dependencies by population density
3 External links

Extent

1. The continent of Asia is defined by subtracting Europe and Africa from the great land mass of Africa-Eurasia. The boundaries are vague, especially between Asia and Europe: Asia and Africa meet somewhere near the Suez Canal. The boundary between Asia and Europe runs via the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, the Hellespont, the Black Sea, the ridges of the Caucasus, the Caspian Sea, the Ural River and the Ural Mountains to Novaya Zemlya. See also Eurasia.

2. The region of Asia is the continent of Asia plus nearby islands.

Subregions of Asia include:

Caucasus - Part of this region may be considered part of Europe
Central Asia
East Asia
Southeast Asia
South Asia
Southwest Asia (sometimes synonymous with Middle East - The term "Middle East" can also refer to North African countries)
North Eurasia - The region extends into Asia and Europe
Central Eurasia - The region extends into Asia and Europe

About 60% of the people in the world live in Asia.

List of countries/dependencies by population density

in inhabitants/kmÃÂÃÂ².

Unlike the figures in the country articles, the figures in this table are based on areas including inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers) and may therefore be lower here.

The whole of Russia, Egypt, and Turkey are referred to in the table, although they are only partly in Asia. Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan have been included, although they can also be considered part of Europe.

West Bank and Gaza Strip are not listed separately, but combined as Palestinian territories.

country pop. dens. area population
(km^-2) (km²) (2002-07-01 est.)
Macau (PRC) 18,000 25 461,833
Hong Kong (PRC) 6,688 1,092 7,303,334
Singapore 6,430 693 4,452,732
Maldives 1,070 300 320,165
Bahrain 987 665 656,397
Bangladesh 926 144,000 133,376,684
Republic of China (Taiwan, Quemoy, Matsu) 627 35,980 22,548,009
Palestinian territories 545 6,220 3,389,578
South Korea 491 98,480 48,324,000
Lebanon 354 10,400 3,677,780
Japan 336 377,835 126,974,628
India 318 3,287,590 1,045,845,226
Sri Lanka 298 65,610 19,576,783
Israel 290 20,770 6,029,529
Philippines 282 300,000 84,525,639
Vietnam 246 329,560 81,098,416
North Korea 184 120,540 22,224,195
Nepal 184 140,800 25,873,917
Pakistan 184 803,940 147,663,429
People's Republic of China (Mainland) 134 9,596,960 1,284,303,705
Thailand 121 514,000 62,354,402
Indonesia 121 1,919,440 231,328,092
Kuwait 118 17,820 2,111,561
Armenia 112 29,800 3,330,099
Syria 93 185,180 17,155,814
Azerbaijan 90 86,600 7,798,497
Turkey 86 780,580 67,308,928
Georgia 71 69,700 4,960,951
Cambodia 71

181,040

12,775,324
Egypt

71

1,001,450

70,712,345

Qatar

69

11,437

793,341

Malaysia

69

329,750

22,662,365

East Timor

63

15,007

952,618

Myanmar

62

678,500

42,238,224

Brunei

61

5,770

350,898

Jordan

58

92,300

5,307,470

Uzbekistan

57

447,400

25,563,441

Iraq

55

437,072

24,001,816

Tajikistan

47

143,100

6,719,567

Bhutan

45

47,000

2,094,176

Afghanistan

43

647,500

27,755,775

Iran

40

1,648,000

66,622,704

Yemen

35

527,970

18,701,257

United Arab Emirates

30

82,,880

2,445,989

Laos

24

236,800

5,777,180

Kyrgyzstan

24

198,500

4,822,166

Oman

13

212,460

2,713,462

Saudi Arabia

12

1,960,582

23,513,330

Turkmenistan

9.6

488,100

4,688,963

Russia

8.5

17,075,200

144,978,573

Kazakhstan

6.2

2,717,300

16,741,519

Mongolia

1.7

1,565,000

2,694,432

country	pop. dens.	area	population
	(km^-2)	(km²)	(2002-07-01 est.)
Macau (PRC)	18,000	25	461,833
Hong Kong (PRC)	6,688	1,092	7,303,334
Singapore	6,430	693	4,452,732
Maldives	1,070	300	320,165
Bahrain	987	665	656,397
Bangladesh	926	144,000	133,376,684
Republic of China (Taiwan, Quemoy, Matsu)	627	35,980	22,548,009
Palestinian territories	545	6,220	3,389,578
South Korea	491	98,480	48,324,000
Lebanon	354	10,400	3,677,780
Japan	336	377,835	126,974,628
India	318	3,287,590	1,045,845,226
Sri Lanka	298	65,610	19,576,783
Israel	290	20,770	6,029,529
Philippines	282	300,000	84,525,639
Vietnam	246	329,560	81,098,416
North Korea	184	120,540	22,224,195
Nepal	184	140,800	25,873,917
Pakistan	184	803,940	147,663,429
People's Republic of China (Mainland)	134	9,596,960	1,284,303,705
Thailand	121	514,000	62,354,402
Indonesia	121	1,919,440	231,328,092
Kuwait	118	17,820	2,111,561
Armenia	112	29,800	3,330,099
Syria	93	185,180	17,155,814
Azerbaijan	90	86,600	7,798,497
Turkey	86	780,580	67,308,928
Georgia	71	69,700	4,960,951
Cambodia	71	181,040	12,775,324
Egypt	71	1,001,450	70,712,345
Qatar	69	11,437	793,341
Malaysia	69	329,750	22,662,365
East Timor	63	15,007	952,618
Myanmar	62	678,500	42,238,224
Brunei	61	5,770	350,898
Jordan	58	92,300	5,307,470
Uzbekistan	57	447,400	25,563,441
Iraq	55	437,072	24,001,816
Tajikistan	47	143,100	6,719,567
Bhutan	45	47,000	2,094,176
Afghanistan	43	647,500	27,755,775
Iran	40	1,648,000	66,622,704
Yemen	35	527,970	18,701,257
United Arab Emirates	30	82,,880	2,445,989
Laos	24	236,800	5,777,180
Kyrgyzstan	24	198,500	4,822,166
Oman	13	212,460	2,713,462
Saudi Arabia	12	1,960,582	23,513,330
Turkmenistan	9.6	488,100	4,688,963
Russia	8.5	17,075,200	144,978,573
Kazakhstan	6.2	2,717,300	16,741,519
Mongolia	1.7	1,565,000	2,694,432

External links

Asia News - Topix.net

Continents of the World

(The Pacific Islands, also called Oceania, are not part of any continent)

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