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Asian Facts
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D I V E R S I T Y O F C U L T U R E ,
L A N G U A G E A N D N A T U R E .
The Asian continent is the largest continent in the world
being inhabited by humans. The continent of Asia is also The Asian Continent Border covers various
rich in the diversity of natural and cultural resources. The countries, oceans, canals and wilderness. The
Asian continent is made up of 48 countries. Population European-Asian border, in particular, historically
density is 4.64 billion people with an estimated 60 percent of has been revised several times. The modern
the population on earth. China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, definition of Asian-European borders covers
and Bangladesh are the five countries with the highest several trans-continent countries, such as Russia
population densities. and Turkey. Cyprus is the only country
categorized as an Asian border, but it is the
Cape Fligely, located in Franz Josef Land in Russia, is the official member of the European Union. African-
northernest point in Asia. The southernmost point in Asia is Asian boundaries are defined along the Red Sea
located on Panama Island, Indonesia. Big Diomede in and include the Suez Canal and the Sinai
Russia is the eastern point of the continent, while Cape Peninsula, which is part of the Egyptian territory.
Baba in Turkey lies in the western most western point of the The Bering Sea and Bering Strait in East Russia
continent. Asia is the highest peak house on Earth, Mount are used as border separating Asia from North
Everest, located on the Nepal-China border. The longest America. The Malay Archipelago is sometimes
river in Asia is the Yangtze River in China, which has a regarded as the boundary that separates Asia
length of 3, 915 miles from Oceania.
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