- Fact 3 - There are approx 4 billion
people who live in Asia
- Fact 4 - There are 48 countries in
Asia
- Fact 5 - Asian people include
Chinese, Japanese, Indians, and Arabs
- Fact 6 - The largest cities include
Tokyo, Seoul, Jakarta, Dehli, Mumbai, Manila and Shanghai
- Fact 7 - The population of India is
more than the overall population of North, Central and South
America
- Fact 8 - Bangladesh is the most
densely inhabited country in Asia
- Fact 9 - Asian Religions include
Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Taoism, Jainism, Christianity and
Shintoism
- Fact 10 - Great Asian landmarks
which are man-made include the Great Wall of China, Taj Mahal
and the Leshan Giant Buddha
- Fact 11 - East Asia consists of
China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan
- Fact 12 - Southeast Asia includes
Vietnam, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia,
Malaysia, Singapore, East Timor, Brunei and Indonesia
- Fact 13 - West Asia consists of
Turkey, Syria, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Iran,
Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Palestinian territories, Saudi Arabia,
Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Yemen
- Fact 14 - Central Asia consists of
the five former Soviet Socialist Republics: Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. However,
Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan are sometimes included
- Fact 15 - North Asia is considered
to be made up of the Asian part of Russia including Siberia
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