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The more common school follows historical convention and treats Europe and Asia as different continents, categorizing East Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East as specific regions for more detailed analysis. Other schools equate the word "continent" to geographical "region" when referring to Europe and Asia in terms of physical geography.
This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia. It includes fully recognized states , states with limited but substantial international recognition, de facto states with little or no international recognition, and dependencies of both Asian and non-Asian states.
Below is a list of countries in Asia by area. [1] Russia is the largest country in Asia and the world, even after excluding its European portion. The Maldives is the smallest country in Asia.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Asia.. Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres.
See below. Only land boundaries are considered; maritime boundaries are excluded; see the List of countries and territories by maritime boundaries. Disputed territories are not considered, other than the inclusion by necessity, in a neutral fashion, of Western Sahara.)
[71] [72] As geographic knowledge of the Greeks increased during the Hellenistic period, [73] this archaic convention was revised, and the boundary between Asia and Europe was now considered to be the Tanais (the modern Don River). This is the convention used by Roman era authors such as Posidonius, [74] Strabo [75] and Ptolemy. [76]
Geography of Asia by region (20 C) * Asia geography-related lists (43 C, 3 P) A. Administrative divisions in Asia (57 C, 133 P) C. ... Boundary between Asia and ...
Country in Central Asia. Gran Chaco: 647,000: Geographical region in South America. France: 643,801: Third largest European country (Metropolitan France only). While not fully part of France, the French Republic also includes French Overseas Collectivity and covers 674,843 km 2, excluding claims on Antarctica (432,000 km 2). With its overseas ...