Asia, the world's largest continent. It includes the Middle East and South East Asia. Asia boasts the world's highest mountain, Mt Everest in Nepal (and China), rising to 29,035ft (8,850m). In addition to this, the continent includes the world's most populated countries, China and India, as well as the world's deepest lake; Lake Baykal, the world's longest coastline, and some of the most important rivers on the planet. It offers an impressive list of attractions from stunning scenery like Thailand's tropical island coastline to uniqu historical sites such as teh Terracotta Army (Bingma Yong) in China. See more attractions below.

fast facts

Number of countries: 44
Size: 44,579,000 sq km or 17,212,000 sq miles
Percent of Earth's Land Area: 30%
Population:3,879,000,000

countries in Asia

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• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• Burma (Myanmar)
• Cambodia
• China
• Hong Kong
• East Timor
• India
• Indonesia
• Japan
• Laos
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mongolia
• Nepal
• North Korea
• Phillipines
• Russian Federation
• Singapore
• South Korea
• Sri Lanka
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• Vietnam

map of asia

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major attractions in asia

• Forbidden City, China
• Great Wall of China
• Crown Palace (Taj Mahal), India
• Banaue Rice Terraces, Phillipines
• Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia
• Mount Fuji, Japan
• Hue Imperial Palace, Vietnam
• Batu Caves, Malaysia
• Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, Thailand
• Bagan, Myanmar
• Walled City of Baku, Azerbaijan
• Kathmandu Durbar Square, Nepal

asia travel directory

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