| serial number | Name of the country | capital | Population (million) | Area (km²) | remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | Beijing | 141178 [6] | 9,630,000 | The world's largest developing country and the most populous. |
| 2 | Bahrain | Manama, Manama | 21 | 750 | |
| 3 | Korea | Seoul | 5,051.50 | 99,646 | developed country |
| 4 | Lebanon | Beirut, Beirut | 400 | 10,452 | |
| 5 | Timor-Leste | Dili | 106 | 14,874 | |
| 6 | Nepal | Kathmandu, Kathmandu | 2,933 | 147,181 | |
| 7 | Thailand | Bangkok, Bangkok | 6,387 | 513,115 | |
| 8 | Pakistan | Islamabad, Islamabad | 14,766 | 796,000 | |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 423 | 83,600 | |
| 10 | Bhutan | Thimphu in Thimphu | 69 | 38,816 | |
| 11 | Oman | Muscat, Muscat | 280 | 309,500 | |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | Baku Baku | 834.7 | 86,600 | Part of the country belongs to Europe |
| 13 | North Korea | Pyongyang Pyongyang |
2,400 | 120,540 | |
| 14 | Philippines | Manila, Manila | 9,401 | 299,764 | |
| 15 | Cambodia | Phnom Penh Phnom Penh |
1,480 | 181,035 | |
| 16 | Qatar | Doha Doha |
141 | 11,521 | |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek Bishkek | 547.4 | 198,500 | |
| 18 | Maldives | Male Male |
39 | 300 | |
| 19 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur | 2,756 | 330,000 | |
| 20 | Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar Ulan Bator |
268.34 | 1,566,500 | |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh, Riyadh |
2,611 | 2,250,000 | The largest country in oil production |
| 22 | Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan, Bandar Begawan |
39 | 5,765 | |
| 23 | Laos | Vientiane Vientiane |
600 | 236,800 | |
| 24 | Japan | Tokyo Tokyo | 12,805 | 377,835 | developed country |
| 25 | Turkmenistan | Ashgabat, Ashgabat | 700 | 491,200 | |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | Nursultan | 1,703 | 2,724,900 | |
| 27 | Palestine | Jerusalem, Jerusalem | 889 | 2,500 | |
| 28 | Tajikistan | Dushanbe Dushanbe | 721.57 | 143,100 | |
| 29 | Georgia | Tbilisi, Tbilisi | 439.47 | 69,700 | |
| 30 | Kuwait | Kuwait City , Kuwait |
270 | 17,818 | |
| 31 | Syria | Damascus Damascus |
2369.5 | 185,180 | |
| 32 | India | New Delhi, New Delhi | 132,400 | 2,980,000 | The second most populous country |
| 33 | Indonesia | Jakarta , Jakarta |
24,500 | 1,919,440 | |
| 34 | Armenia | Yerevan Yerevan |
325.05 | 29,800 | |
| 35 | Afghanistan | Kabul Kabul | 2993 | 652,300 | |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | Tashkent, Tashkent | 2800.08 | 447,400 | |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | Colombo, Colombo | 2020 | 65,610 | |
| 38 | Iraq | Baghdad, Baghdad | 3432 | 441,839 | |
| 39 | Vietnam | Hanoi Hanoi |
9,554 | 329,556 | |
| 40 | Iran | Tehran Tehran |
7004.9 | 1,636,000 | |
| 41 | Yemen | Sana'a | 2300 | 555,000 | |
| 42 | Jordan | Amman Amman | 610 | 89,340 | |
| 43 | Myanmar | Naypyitaw Naypyitaw | 5700 | 676,581 | |
| 44 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 14737 | 147,570 | |
| 45 | Singapore | Singapore City | 518 | 714 | developed country |
| 46 | Israel | Jerusalem, Jerusalem | 764 | 14,900 | developed country |
| 47 | Cyprus | Nicosia, Nicosia | 113 | 9,251 | |
| 48 | Turkey | Ankara, Ankara | 7,372 | 783,562 | At the same time, part of the country belongs to Europe |
According to the 1947 United Nations Resolution on the Partition of Palestine, Israel's area is 14,900 square kilometers.
Myanmar moved its capital from Yangon to Naypyidaw at the end of 2005.
Name: Asia Minor, abbreviated as Asia.
Location: Located in the northeast of the Eastern Hemisphere, it is bordered by the Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean and Indian Ocean to the east, north and south, and the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea of the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Area: 44 million square kilometers (including nearby islands), accounting for about 29.4% of the world's total land area, is the world's largest continent. The Asian continent is connected to the European continent and is collectively called the Eurasian continent, with a total area of 50.71 million square kilometers, of which the Asian continent accounts for about four-fifths.
Range: The mainland extends east to Cape Dezhnyov (169°40′W, 60°05′N), south to Cape Piai (103°30′E, 1°17′N), west to Cape Baba (26°03′E, 39°27′N), north to Cape Cheliusskin (104°18'E, 77°43'N). It is bounded by the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus Mountains, the Bosphorus Strait, and the Dardanelles in the northwest, the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the southwest and Africa, a series of archipelagos close to Oceania in the southeast, and North America across the Bering Strait in the northeast.
Geographical area: There are 48 countries and regions in Asia. Geographically, it is customarily divided into East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia, Central Asia and North Asia. East Asia includes China, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia and Japan. Southeast Asia includes Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei and other countries. South Asia includes Sri Lanka, Maldives, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim. West Asia, also known as Southwest Asia, includes Afghanistan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Bangladesh, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine、-、 Iraq、-、 Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and -. Central Asia includes Myanmar, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and southern Kazakhstan. North Asia refers to the Siberian region of Russia.
Inhabitants: The racial and ethnic composition of Asia is very complex, especially in South Asia. The yellow race (also known as the Mongolian race) is the main race, accounting for about 60% of the continent's population. Yu is a mixture of Caucasians, browns, and races. There are about 1,000 large and small ethnic groups and races in the continent, accounting for about half of the total number of ethnic groups and races in the world. Among them, there are Han ethnic groups with a population of more than one billion, and there are also ethnic groups or tribes with only a few hundred people. According to the degree of linguistic similarity, the inhabitants of Asia belong to the Sino-Tibetan, South Asian, Altaic, Korean, and Japanese languages (some believe that these two language families are undetermined). ), Malay-Polynesian, Drabicha, Semitic-Mit, Indo-European, etc. Asia is the birthplace of the three religions of Buddhism, Islam and Christianity.
Natural resources: Asia is rich in mineral resources, with a wide variety and rich areas. The main mineral deposits are coal, iron, petroleum, tin, tungsten, antimony, copper, lead, zinc, manganese, magnesite, gold, graphite, chromium, etc. The reserves of oil, tin, magnesite and iron rank first in all continents, and tin ore reserves account for more than 60% of the world's total tin ore reserves. Asia accounts for about 13% of the world's forest area. The available water resources are also extremely abundant. Asian coastal fisheries account for about 40% of the world's total coastal fisheries, and the famous fisheries are mainly distributed on the eastern coast of the mainland, including China's Zhoushan Islands, Taiwan Island and Paracel Islands, as well as fishing grounds in the Sea of Okhotsk, Hokkaido, Kyushu and other fisheries.
Economic Summary: In ancient times, the people of Asia created splendid cultures. Known as developed agriculture and handicrafts, there are many scientific inventions and creations, which have made great contributions to the development of the world economy. After the 16th century, Western colonialism and imperialism invaded one after another, and many countries and regions became colonies and semi-colonies, their economies were seriously damaged, and national economic development was slow. As a result, many countries and regions have been in a state of poverty and backwardness for a long time. At present, most countries in Asia, except for Japan, are developing countries. Agriculture plays an important role in Asian countries. The output of rice, natural rubber, cinchona cream, manila hemp, teak, pepper, jute, copra, tea, etc. respectively accounts for more than 80%-90% of the world's total output, crude oil, fish, soybeans, cotton output accounts for 30%-40% of the world's total output, tin concentrate production accounts for about 60% of the world's total output, tungsten concentrate, peanuts, sesame, tobacco, rapeseed production accounts for 45% of the world's total output, kapok, silk, dates, etc. output and the total number of livestock are also in the forefront of the world. The vast majority of countries have a weak industrial base, mining and agro-processing industries are relatively advanced, and heavy industry is developing. The eastern half of China, Japan, South Korea, Java, western Sri Lanka, central India and western Turkey have developed transportation. The southeast coast has developed maritime transportation. The vast inland areas and desert areas are dominated by animal power.
Introduction to AsiaAsia (etymology: Ασία; Latin: Asia; Russian: Азия; French: Asie; Arabic: آسيا), full name "Asia Minor", is the largest and most populous of the seven continents. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total area (or 29.4% of the total land area).
Most of Asia is located in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres. The dividing line between Asia and Africa is the Suez Canal. East of the Suez Canal is Asia. The dividing line between Asia and Europe is the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus Mountains, the Turkish Strait, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. East of the Ural Mountains and south of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea are Asia.
The mainland extends east to Cape Jezhnyov (169°39′7"W, 66°4′45"N in the Bering Strait), south to Tanjungbia (103°31′E, 1°16′N), west to Cape Baba (26°3′E, 39°27′N), north to Cape Molotov, and the highest peak is Mount Everest. It spans a wide range of latitudes and longitudes, with a time difference of 11~13 hours between east and west. The west is connected to Europe to form the largest land mass on the earth, Eurasia, Asia is the birthplace of the world's three major religions Buddhism, Islam and Christianity, and there are four developed countries in Asia: Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Israel.
The name comes from the fact that
Asia is the most populous continent in the world, and it is also the most densely populated continent. It also has the oldest name. The full name is Asia Minor, which means "the place where the sun rises". Its English name is Asia. According to legend, the name Asia Minor was given by the ancient Phoenicians. Frequent maritime activity required the Phoenicians to determine their bearings. Therefore, they refer to the area east of the Mediterranean as "Asu", which means "land of sunrise"; The place west of the Mediterranean Sea is generally called "Ereb", which means "the land of the sun". The word Asia evolved from the Phoenician word Asu, and its geographical reference is not very clear and the scope is limited. By the first century BC, Asia had become the name of an administrative province of the Roman Empire, and only gradually expanded to encompass the entire region of present-day Asia, becoming the name of the world's largest continent.
Asia has a long history and culture. China, India and ancient Babylon among the world's four ancient civilizations are located on the Asian continent. Asia's economic and cultural level has been in the world's leading position for a long time, China's four major inventions, Indians discovered "0", invented Arabic numerals, etc., many scientific inventions and creations, have made great contributions to the world.
As
of the first half of 2007, Asia had a population of 3.513 billion and a world population of 6.567 billion, and the natural population growth rate ranked third in the world, after Africa and Latin America. More than 100 million people are in China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. The urban population accounts for about 18% of the continent's population. The population distribution is the most densely populated in eastern China, the Pacific coast of Japan, Java Island, the Ganges River Valley, and the southern Indian Peninsula, with more than 300 people per square kilometer.
The most populous country in Asia is China, followed by India. With an average of more than 4,400 people per square kilometer, Singapore is the most densely populated country in Asia. The country with the smallest population density is Mongolia, with an average of just over 1 person per square kilometer; Countries such as Saudi Arabia and Oman have an average of 5-7 people per square kilometer. The racial and ethnic composition of Asia is very complex, especially in South Asia. The yellow race (also known as the Mongolian race) is the main race. The rest are a mixture of Caucasians, browns, and races.
There are about 1,000 large and small ethnic groups and races in the continent, accounting for about 80% of the total number of ethnic groups and races in the world. Among them, there are Han ethnic groups with a population of more than one billion, and there are also ethnic groups or tribes with only a few hundred people.
Terrain.
The terrain of Asia is very undulating, with high in the middle and low in circumference. In the east there is a long arc of flower-like islands. With an average elevation of about 950 meters, it is the highest continent in the world outside Antarctica. Mountains, plateaus and hills account for about 3/4 of the total area, of which 1/3 are above 1000 meters above sea level. The world's peaks above 8,000 meters above sea level are all distributed in the Karakoram Mountains and the Himalayas. The plain accounts for 1/4 of the total area, totaling more than 10 million square kilometers. The continent is roughly centered on the Pamirs, with a series of tall mountains radiating in all directions to the edge of the continent. The main ones are the Tian Shan Mountains, Kunlun Mountains, Himalayas, Altai Mountains, Hindu Kush Mountains, Alborz Mountains, Taurus Mountains and Zagros Mountains. Between the above main mountain ranges, there are the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Mongolian Plateau, Iranian Plateau, Anatolian Plateau, Deccan Plateau, Arab Plateau, Central Siberian Plateau and Tarim Basin, Junggar Basin, Qaidam Basin, etc.
On the outside of the mountains and plateaus are distributed a large area of plains, mainly the Northeast Plain, the North China Plain, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Plain, the Indus Plain, the Ganges Plain, the Mesopotamian Plain, the West Siberian Plain, etc. Asia has both the world's highest plateau (the Tibetan Plateau), mountains and peaks (Mount Everest, 8848.86 meters above sea level), as well as the world's famous plains (the West Siberian Plain) and depressions (the Dead Sea).
Asia is not only extremely undulating on land, but also the arc-shaped islands on the eastern edge of the continent and the seabed part of the Pacific Ocean, with mountains and extremely deep trenches on the archipelago. The difference between the height of the highest peak in Asia and the deepest trench in the adjacent sea area is about 20 kilometers.
The center of beautiful Jeju Island Beautiful Jeju Island
Asia's most central point, the geographical center
of the Asian continent, is located in the southern suburbs of Urumqi City, in the territory of Baojia Gouzi Village, Yongfeng Township, Urumqi County. The geographical coordinates are 43°40′37"N, 87°19′52"E.
The geographical center of the Asian continent refers to the point in equilibrium position within the Asian continent, which is farthest from the coastline around the continent and is the most continental. After more than two years of calculation and field investigation by the Xinjiang Institute of Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, it was determined to be 43°40′37" north latitude and 87°19′52" east longitude, and the field is in Baojiagouzi Village, Yongfeng Township, on the alluvial fan at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountain Range, about 30 kilometers northeast to the center of Urumqi, and can be reached by road. An 18-meter-tall, representative "Yaxin" symbol tower with typical Asian regional characteristics stands majestically on the "Yaxin" point.
EnvironmentAsia's
continental coastline is long and winding, with a coastline of 69,900 kilometers. The continent with the longest coastline in the world. The coastal type is complex. There are many peninsulas and islands, and it is the largest continent in the peninsula. The Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world (covering an area of about 3 million square kilometers). The general characteristics of the topography of Asia are that the surface is very undulating, the lofty mountains converge in the middle, and the mountains, plateaus and hills account for about 3/4 of the continent's area. With an average altitude of 950 meters, it is the highest continent in the world outside of Antarctica. Roughly centered on the Pamirs, the continent stretches out in all directions from a series of tall mountain ranges, the highest being the Himalayas. Between the tall mountains there are many large plateaus and basins. On the outside of the mountains and plateaus there are also vast plains.
There are many famous peaks in Asia, including the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, 8848.86 meters above sea level, which will gradually increase in a gradual trend, and it is expected that in a hundred years, the height of Mount Everest will create a new historical record. Asia has the Dead Sea (392 meters below the Mediterranean Sea), the world's lowest land depression and lake, and the Tibetan Plateau, known as the "roof of the world".
Asia is the continent with the most volcanoes in the world. The islands on the eastern edge are the most volcanic region in the world. Earthquakes are frequent on the eastern coastal islands and in northern Central and Western Asia. Many of Asia's great rivers originate in the central mountains and empt into the Pacific, Indian and Arctic Oceans. The endorheic zone is mainly distributed in central and western Asia. The longest river in Asia is the Yangtze River, with a length of 6,397 km; followed by the Yellow River, 5,464 kilometers long; The Mekong River is 4,500 kilometers long. The longest endorheic river is the Amu Darya River, followed by the Tarim River (2179 km). Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in Asia and the deepest lake in the world.
Asia's islands are concentrated in the southeast sea. There are about tens of thousands of large and small islands, with a total area of 3.2 million square kilometers, of which 6 are large islands with an area of more than 100,000 square kilometers (Kalimantan, Sumatra, Guinea, Sulawesi, Java and Honshu).
Asia is the continent with the largest collection of major rivers in the world, with 58 rivers over 1,000 km long, including 5 over 4,000 km (Yangtze, Yellow, Mekong, Irtysh (Ob) and Heilongjiang).
The river originates in the mountains of the central plateau and flows radially to the surrounding ocean.
The Asian continent spans
cold, warm and hot zones. The main characteristics of climate are complex and diverse climate types, typical monsoon climate and significant continentality. The southeastern half of East Asia is a humid temperate and subtropical monsoon zone, and Southeast Asia and South Asia are humid tropical monsoon regions. The interior of Central, West and East Asia is arid. Between the above humid monsoon zones and inland arid zones, and most of North Asia is semi-humid and semi-arid.
Most of Asia has very low winter temperatures, the coldest month average temperature below 0 °C area accounts for about 2/3 of the continent, Upper Yansk and Oymyakon, the average temperature in January is as low as -50 °C, Oymyakon extreme minimum temperature has been as low as -71 °C, is the lowest temperature in the northern hemisphere, known as the cold polar area of the northern hemisphere. Summer is generally warming, and the average temperature of the hottest month is between 10~15°C except for the coast of the Arctic Ocean. Areas above 20°C account for about 50% of the continent's area.
The extreme maximum temperature in Basra, Iraq, once reached 58.8 degrees Celsius, the hottest place in the world. Precipitation distribution varies widely from the humid southeast to the drier northwest. The vicinity of the equatorial belt is rainy all year round, with annual precipitation of more than 2000 mm. The average annual precipitation in Kilapunzi in northeast India is as high as 11,430 mm, making it one of the wettest regions in the world. Southwest Asia and Central Asia are year-round rainy areas, and the annual precipitation in the vast area is mostly below 150~200 mm. In September and October, strong cold air (cold waves) often move southward over the Siberian and Mongolian plateaus, leaving much of East Asia vulnerable. Typhoons that occurred in the western Central Pacific Ocean, hitting the eastern coastal areas of East and Southeast Asia in May~October; Hurricanes that occurred in the Bay of Bengal hit the Bay of Bengal coast in May~October. Serious disasters are often caused.
There are many large rivers in
Asia, most of which originate in the central alpine region and flow radially in all directions. The rivers flowing into the Pacific Ocean include the Heilongjiang, Yellow River, Yangtze River, Pearl River, Mekong River, etc.; The Indian Ocean flows into the Indus, Ganges, Salween, Irrawaddy, Tigris, Euphrates, etc.; The Ob, Yenisei and Lena rivers flow into the Arctic Ocean. The inland rivers are mainly distributed in the arid areas of central and western Asia, including the Syr Darya River, Amu Darya River, Ili River, Tarim River, Jordan River and so on. The largest waterfall in Asia is the Jorge Falls on the Shilabati River on the southwest coast of India, with a drop of 253 meters.
There are not many lakes in Asia compared to other continents, but many lakes have their own characteristics and are famous all over the world. For example, the Caspian Sea, a lake, is the world's largest lake and the largest saltwater lake; Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world and the largest freshwater lake in Asia; The Dead Sea is the lowest depression in the world; Lake Balkash is an inland lake with both fresh and salt water. Asian lakes are widely distributed, roughly divided into North Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
Most of Asia's rivers originate in the central mountains and empt into the Pacific, Indian and Arctic Oceans. Among them, there are 7 rivers with a length of more than 4,000 kilometers, the longest river is the Yangtze River, followed by the Ob River with the Irtysh River as its source. The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world, Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in Asia and the deepest and oldest lake in the world, with the deepest point at the bottom of the lake at 1295 meters below sea level. With a total length of 2,540 km, the Amu Darya River is the longest endorheic river in Asia. The Tigris and Euphrates, Yellow and Indus river basins are the birthplaces of the earliest human civilizations. The Ganges is a sacred river of Hinduism and Buddhism. The Mekong is an important international river, and the Mekong Basin countries include China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.