ASIA-quickfacts

ASIA-Quick-facts

• Asia is the world's largest continent - both by area and by population.
• covering an area of 17,212,000 sq miles.
• the continent contains 48 countries.
• Asia is also the historical birthplace of all major religions of the world.
• Is the only continent joined to two others.

SOME interesting facts about ASIA

Area44,579,000 sq. km.

Countries48

Literacy Rate65.5%

Largest CountryChina

Highest PeakMount Everest, 8,848 meters (29,029 feet) above sea level

Lowest PointDead Sea, 422 meters (1,384.5 feet) below sea level

Principal ReligionsHinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Shintoism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism

Major LanguagesChinese, Hindi, Bengali, Japanese, Punjabi, Javanese, Korean