Asia is by far Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. Asia covers an area of 44,5 million square kilometers, or about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area. It has historically been home to the world's first modern civilizations and has always hosted the bulk of the planet's human population (an incredible 4.4 billion people). The boundaries of Asia are traditionally determined as east of the Suez Canal, the Ural River, the Ural Mountains, south of the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian and Black Seas.
Russia
Russia is by far the world’s largest nation, despite straddling the divide between Europe and Asia, European Russia east of the Urals is still the largest country in Europe! With such... Read more >>
South Korea
Divided by the demilitarized zone after the Korean War which came to a halt in 1953, the southern end of the Korean Peninsula is better known for its technology and heavy industries (such as ship &... Read more >>