Asia, the full name of "Asia", is the largest continent in the world, about 44 million square kilometers, accounting for 1 3 of the world's land area.
Asia is also the continent with the widest range of latitudes, ranging from 81°N north latitude to 11°S south latitude in the south. It spans three temperature zones: boreal zone, north temperate zone and tropical zone. The longitude ranges from 26°E east to 170°W west.
Most of Asia is located in the northern and eastern hemispheres, and the geographical center is located in Baojiajiaozi Village, Yongfeng Township, Urumqi County, Urumqi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.
Asia is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Indian Ocean to the south, Africa to the southwest, and Europe to the northwest.
The dividing line between Asia and North America: Bering Strait.
The dividing line between Asia and Africa: the Suez Canal.
the dividing line between Asia and Europe; Ural Mountains - Ural River - Caspian Sea - Greater Caucasus Mountains - Black Sea - Turkish Straits, referred to as "Uuri Great Black Soil".
There are 48 countries in Asia, which are divided into North, East, South, Central and West Asia according to their geographical location.
North Asia:The Asian part of Russia.
5 countries in East Asia:Mongolia, China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan.
11 countries in Southeast Asia:Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia, Timor-Leste.
7 countries in South Asia:Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives.
5 countries in Central Asia:Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan.
20 countries in Western Asia:Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen.