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  2. Geography of Asia - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Asia - Wikipedia

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    Detailed map of Asian regions. There are various approaches to the regional division of Asia. The following subdivision into regions is used, among others, by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). This division of Asia into regions by the United Nations is done solely for statistical reasons and does not imply any assumption about ...

  4. United Nations geoscheme for Asia - Wikipedia

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    UN geoscheme subregions of Asia. The United Nations geoscheme for Asia is an internal tool created and used by the United Nations, maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) for the specific purpose of UN statistics. [1] The scheme's subregions are presented here in alphabetical order.

  5. United Nations geoscheme - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations geoscheme is a system which divides 248 countries and territories in the world into six continental regions, 22 geographical subregions, and two intermediary regions. [1] It was devised by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) based on the M49 coding classification . [ 2 ]

  6. Category:Regions of Asia - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Regions of Asia" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  7. Outline of Asia - Wikipedia

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    Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area (or 30% of its land area) and with approximately 4.655 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population .

  8. East Asia - Wikipedia

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    East Asia is a geographical and cultural region of Asia including China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. [2] [3] Additionally, Hong Kong and Macau are the two special administrative regions of China. The economies of China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan are among the world's largest and most prosperous.

  9. Boundaries between the continents - Wikipedia

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    A map illustrating various definitions of the boundaries between Asia and Europe [69] A physical map of Europe from 1880, depicting the entirety of the Caucasus as part of the European continent. [70]