What countries make up Asia

Asia, the full name of "Asia", is the largest and most populous of the seven continents. Its name comes from the ancient Phoenicians, meaning "East of the sunrise."

Asia spans three zones of cold, warm and hot, with most of the region located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Covering 8.7% of the earth's total area (or 29.4% of the total land area), the terrain is complex and diverse, and the climate is characterized by complex and diverse, wide distribution of continental climate and significant monsoon climate.

Asia is the world's largest continent, with 48 countries and regions and a population of 4,164.3 million, accounting for about 60% of the world's total population. It borders the Pacific and Indian Oceans to the east and south, and the Arctic Ocean to the north. At the same time, Asia is also the birthplace of the world's three major religions (Buddhism, Islam, Christianity), as well as Hinduism, Taoism and other religions.

The geographical features of Asia are also very unique, including the world's longest coastline, the largest peninsula area of the continent, and the world's largest collection of major rivers and rivers.

There are 48 countries in Asia, including:

East Asia: China, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia and Japan.

Southeast Asia: Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, East Timor.

South Asia: Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives.

Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan.

Western Asia: Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Bahrain, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan.