AsiaAsia Continent :-


- The word AsiaAsia has its origin in the Hebrew language Asu, which literally means the rising sun.
- It is the largest continentcontinent in the world and it covers about 30% of the world's area.
- Three major latitudinal circles pass through it, equinox, Cancer and Arctic.
- Asia is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean and on the east by the Pacific Ocean.
- The Ural Mountains, the Caspian Sea, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea form the border of Asia and Europe in the west.
- The Red Sea and the Suez Canal separated by Asia from Africa.
- The Bering Strait separates Asia from North America.
- It is home to about 60% of the world's population (the most populous continent).
- The continent of Asia consists of the landmarks of the ancient era, Angraland (Russia and China) and Gondwana - Land (Peninsular India).
- The continent of Asia has three major peninsulas - the Arabian Peninsula, the Deccan Peninsula and the Indochina Peninsula.
- The Arabian's Peninsulas is the largest peninsulas in the world.
- The highest mountain peak in Asia is Mount Everest (8, 850 m) of the Himalayan ranges, which is located in Nepal, where it is known as Sagarmatha.
- The most extensive plateau in the world is the Tibetan Plateau, which is spread over an area of 200,000 sq km in Central Asia.
- The world's highest plateau in Asia is 'Pamir', which is 4, 875 meters in height.
- For this reason, Pamir is called 'Roof of the World'.
- China is the world's most populous country in Asia.
- The largest country in Asia in terms of area is China and the smallest country is Maldives.
- Singapore has the world's highest population density in Asia.
- The landlocked countries of Asia (whose border does not touch the sea) are Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Nepal, Bhutan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Laos.
- Kazakhstan is the largest country in landlocked countries.
- While Mongolia is the second largest landlocked country.
- Laos is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, it was formerly a colony of the French.
- The longest river in Asia is the Yangsi and maximum depth of the Dead Sea (397 m).
- The world's deepest oceanic trough is the Mariana Trough (11,022 m deep) in the Pacific Ocean near the Philippines Islands in Asia.
- The world's deepest lake, the Baikal Lake (1,940 m deep above ground and 1, 485 m deep above sea level) is located in Asia.
- The world's largest lake (inner sea), the Caspian Sea (3, 71, covering an area of 800 sq km) is located in the Asia continent itself.
- The Asian part of Russia is called Siberia.
- Baikal Lake and the Caspian Sea are in Siberia itself.
- Asia's highest altitude saltwater lake, Paigang Lake (4, 267 m high) is located in Ladakh and Tibet.

- Masinram (11, 405 mm) is the world's most rainy region in the continent of Asia in Meghalaya, India. (Earlier Cherrapunji was the rainiest place.)
- The world's highest railway line has been built in China.
- Starting from China's Qinghai province, the railway line stretches up to Lhasa in Tibet at a height of 5, 072 meters.
- Mahaveli Gangas is the longest's river in Sri Lanka's.
- The world's longest railway platform in Asia, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) is located in India.
- Its length 1. Is 3 km.
- Earlier Kharagpur was the longest platform.
- China is the world's largest fishing country. (Second place - Japan)
- Hong Kong is the world's largest newspaper reading nation.
- The country with the largest post office in the world is India.
- The major rivers of Asia falling in the Pacific Ocean are - Hwangho, Amur, Sekyang and Yangtie - Si - Kyang.
- The major rivers of Asia falling in the Arctic Ocean (whose mouth freezes in winter) are the Lina, the Obe and the Yenisei.
- Asian countries of Mediterranean climate - Cyprus, Jordan, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon.
- The most densely populated island in Asia is Java.
- The most jute and sugarcane producing countries in Asia are Bangladesh and India respectively.
- The largest hydroelectric power in Asia is developed in Japan.
- Asia's largest railroad is the Trans Siberian Railroad.
- It goes from Leningrad to Bladivostak.
- Its length is 9,438 km. is Wrinkle Asia's longest railway tunnel is in Japan, covering 53.85 km. Is long.
- Its depth is 240 meters above sea level.
- The largest rubber-producing and exporting countries in Asia are Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
- China, the country of Asia, ranks first in the world in the production of tobacco, wheat, rice, tea, cotton, etc.
- Japan, the country of Asia, ranks first in the world in producing raw silk obtained from silkworms grown on mulberry leaves.
- The most natural rubber producing country in Asia is Thailand.
- The largest tin producing country in Asia is Malaysia.
- It ranks first in the world in tin exports.
- Ipoh (Kinta Keylong Valley), Malaysia is the main center for tin mining.
- The hottest place in Asia is Jacobabad (Pakistan) and the coldest place is Barkhoyansk (Siberia) with temperatures of 57 ° C and -69 ° C respectively.
- Barkhoyansk is also called the coldest fog of the earth.
- The canal connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea is the Suez Canal.
- Indonesia is the world's largest producer of cinchona.
- Bandung is its largest Cinchona producing center.
- Cinchona is made from cinchona which is a malaria drug.
- The largest shipbuilding country in Asia is Japan.
- The Strait connecting the Arctic and the Pacific Ocean is the Bering Strait (between Alaska and the Kamchatka Peninsula).
- Nagasaki city of Japan is located on the island of Kyushu.
- Tea is highly loved by the Japanese and they celebrate Cha-nu-yu, a special celebration of tea.
- The Bering Strait is located parallel to the international date line.
- Pakistan has the largest network of irrigation canals in the world.
- Myanmar is famous for its beautiful Buddhist temples.
-Laos-Thailand - Myanmar come under the Golden Triangle.