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The map shows large parts of Asia with the exception of some countries in Western Asia and the Middle East. Asia is the largest of the world's continents, it constitutes nearly one-third of Earth's landmass and is lying entirely north of the equator except for some Southeast Asian islands. Asia is connected to Africa by the Isthmus of Suez (Egypt) and borders Europe (which is part of the same landmass) along the Ural Mountains and across the Caspian Sea. Asia has a coastline in north at the Arctic Ocean, in east at the Pacific Ocean, and in south at the Indian Ocean. Area: about 49,700,000 km² (19,189,277 sq mi) it covers about 30 percent of Earth's total land area. Population: more than 4 billion people (4.3 billion in 2013), about 60 percent of the world's population. 1.34 billion of these people live in China, 1.2 billion in India. Seven out of ten of the most populated countries are in Asia (2010). Highest Point: Sagarmatha (Chomolungma; known as Mount Everest) 8,848m (29,028 ft) Nepal. Largest Lake: Caspian Sea (salt lake) 371 000 km² (143 250 sq mi), Ozero Baykal, Lake Baikal 31 500 km² in Siberia is the world's largest freshwater lake by volume. Longest River: Yangtze (Yángzî Jiang, or Chang Jiang (simplified Chinese: 长江) China, 6,380 km (3,964 mi). Clickable map of countries and major cities in Asia. Click on the name on the map to get to the respective country or city information page. Country maps will be found on the respective country pages or in the list below this map. |
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