Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Rejecting the Nile River as the Asian border so as not to split Egypt, Ptolemy designates the Red Sea as the border between Libya and Asia. In the north, the border between Asia and Europe is a meridian through the mouth of the Don River northward "to the unknown region." [13] Asia Minor remains "Asia properly so called." [14]
Border length Notes km mi Brunei Malaysia: 381 237 Borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo. Dominican Republic Haiti: 360 220 On the island of Hispaniola The Gambia Senegal: 740 460 The Republic of the Gambia is bordered to the north, south and east by Senegal. Haiti Dominican Republic: 360 220 On the island of Hispaniola
Countries by land border length Antarctica and countries in purple are those without any land border. This list gives the number of distinct land borders of each country or territory, as well as the neighbouring countries and territories. The length of each border is included, as is the total length of each country's or territory's borders. [1]
It was a member from 1975 to 1989, but now competes as part of the Asian Football Confederation. [67] Taiwan, Japan and most of the nations in the Malay Archipelago are dialogue partners of the Pacific Islands Forum, but none have full membership, only Australia, New Zealand and the island states in Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia do. [58]
Asia (/ ˈ eɪ ʒ ə / ⓘ AY-zhə, UK also / ˈ eɪ ʃ ə / AY-shə) is the largest continent [note 1] [10] [11] in the world by both land area and population. [11] It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, [note 2] about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area.
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.
The China–North Korea border [a] is an international border separating China and North Korea, extending from Korea Bay in the west to a tripoint with Russia in the east. The total length of the border is 1,352 kilometers (840 mi). [1] The current border was created by two secret treaties signed between China and North Korea in 1962 and 1964.
Land borders and maritime boundaries are included and are tabulated separately and in combination. For purposes of this list, " maritime boundary " includes boundaries that are recognized by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea , which includes boundaries of territorial waters , contiguous zones , and exclusive economic zones .