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1886 map of Indochina, from the Scottish Geographical Magazine. In Indian sources, the earliest name connected with Southeast Asia is Yāvadvīpa []. [1] Another possible early name of mainland Southeast Asia was Suvarṇabhūmi ("land of gold"), [1] [2] a toponym, that appears in many ancient Indian literary sources and Buddhist texts, [3] but which, along with Suvarṇadvīpa ("island" or ...
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies by land, water, and total area, ranked by total area. The entries in this list include, but are not limited to, those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which includes sovereign states and dependent territories.
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.
Country / dependency % Asia Asia population Total [1] population % growth Official figure Official date; 1 India 29.9%: 1,428,627,663: 1,428,627,663: 0.8%: 1,388,163,000
A point is generally considered a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water that is less prominent than a cape. [6] In English, the plural of peninsula is peninsulas or, less commonly, peninsulae. A river which courses through a very tight meander is also sometimes said to form a "peninsula" within the (almost closed) loop of water.
This is an index of a series of comprehensive lists of continents, countries, and first level administrative country subdivisions such as states, provinces, and territories, as well as certain political and geographic features of substantial area. [1]
Second largest province of Canada. Land area only. With water area can excess 1,000,000 Venezuela: 916,445: Country in South America; does not include claims of the Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute. If included, the area would be 1,075,945 km 2. Mato Grosso: 903,358: State of Brazil. Kalahari Desert: 900,000: Semi-arid sandy savannah in ...
Mediterranean sea located in the area between Southeast Asia and Australasia. Oceania: 9,008,458: Geopolitical area including Australia and other islands and territories in the Pacific Ocean. Xiongnu Empire: 9,000,000 Size at greatest extent in 176 BC. Brazil: 8,514,877: Largest country in South America. Empire of Brazil: 8,337,218