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  2. Asia - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. 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.

  4. List of Asian countries by area - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. File:Populous Asia (physical, political, population) with ...

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    English: Map of the most populous part of Asia showing a combination of physical, political and population characteristics, in Pseudo-Mercator projection, with legend, as per 2018. Compiled using QGIS and CC-0 Natural Earth geodata.

  6. File:Map of Asia.svg - Wikipedia

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    Brown = West Asia/Middle East; Green = South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan) Red = South East Asia (10 ASEAN countries + East Timor) Date: 5 May 2007 (original upload date) Source: Own work based on the blank world map: Author: Cacahuate, adapted by Peter Fitzgerald, Globe-trotter, Joelf, Texugo, Piet-c and Bennylin. Other ...

  7. World map - Wikipedia

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    All projections distort geographic features, distances, and directions in some way. The various map projections that have been developed provide different ways of balancing accuracy and the unavoidable distortion inherent in making world maps. Perhaps the best-known projection is the Mercator Projection, originally designed as a nautical chart.

  8. Category:Asia map templates - Wikipedia

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    <noinclude>[[Category:Asia map templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character. Pages in category "Asia map templates"

  9. Outline of Asia - Wikipedia

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    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 . 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 ...