12 Must-Know Facts about Asia

Asia is the world's largest continent in world covering 60 percent of Earth's total land area.

1.Asia is the most populous continent in the world with world's populous countries,China and India.It is the land of diversity.

2.Asia can be divided into 6 subcontinents :

1. Central Asia – Kazakhstan Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
2. East Asia – China, Japan, Mongolia, Taiwan, North and South Korea.
3. North Asia – Russia.
4. India Subcontinent – India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
5. Southeast Asia – Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar [Burma], Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
6. Southwest Asia – The Middle East including Turkey, Iran, Cyprus, Israel, and Lebanon.

3.Top Ten Tallest Mountains in Asia :

Mount Everest is the highest point on Earth and it is located in Asia.

Mount Everest

1. Everest -Nepal,Tibet
2. K2 - Pakistan,China
3. Kangchenjunga - Nepal,Sikkim, India
4. Lhotse - Nepal,Tibet, China
5. Makalu - Nepal,Tibet, China
6. Cho Oyu - Nepal,Tibet, China
7. Dhaulagiri - Nepal
8. Manaslu- Nepal
9. Nanga Parbat-Pakistan
10. Annapurna- Nepal

4.Top Ten longest rivers in Asia :

1. Yangtze 
2. Yellow River 
3. Lena River 
4. Mekong River 
5. Irtysh River 
6. Yenisei River 
7. Ob River 
8. Nizhnyaya Tunguska River 
9. Indus River
10. Brahmaputra River

5.Asia is located to the east of the Suez Canal, the Ural river, and the Ural Mountains, and south of the Caucasus Mountains (or the Kuma-Manych Depression) and the Caspian and Black Seas.It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean and on the north by the Arctic Ocean.

6.Asia’s most dominant financial centers are Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore.

7.Asia is only continent joined by two other continents,Africa and Europe.

8.List of 50 countries in  Asia and their capitals. 

9.China is the world's biggest nation and it is located in Asia.

10.Asia is the only continent where tigers are found in the wild.

11.Caspian Sea is the Largest Salt Lake in Asia.

12.The Dead Sea or The Salt Sea is the lowest place on earth is situated in Asia.