Socio-cultural Circumstances of the Asian Continent
The population of Asia in mid-2007 reached more than 4 billion people. Asia is the most populous continent, more than 60% of the world's population is in Asia. The country with the highest population is China. Asia has a lot of ethnic diversity and most of them belong to the Mongoloid race (Chinese, Japanese, Mongolian, Tibetan, etc.). The most ethnic are Chinese and Japanese. Other ethnicities are Malay (Southeast Asian), Dravidian (South Asian), and white skin (West Asian). More than 60% of the world's population lives in the Asian region.
The main religion in Asia
are Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism. Hinduism is mainly adopted by Indian society. Islam is the main religion of Southeast Asian and Western societies. Buddhism is widely held by the people of Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Laos, Cambodia and China. Some other religions are Shinto (Japanese), Roman Catholic (Filipino), and Protestant.
The language used in Asia
including Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, Russian, Malay, and several other languages. Some languages in Asia are influenced by foreign languages due to the occupation of foreign nations, such as English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Asian Continent Economy
Most countries in Asia are still classified as developing countries. The Asian economy is dominated by an agricultural activity, except Israel. The main agricultural / plantation products in Asia include rice, palm oil, rubber, coffee, tea, spices, vegetables and fruits.
Mining in the Asian region is very potential. Main mining products, including oil and gas, tin and coal. Petroleum mining is mainly produced in the Middle East, Indonesia and Brunei Darusallam. Although not evenly distributed, the industry in Asia has developed rapidly. Some of the successful industrial pioneering countries are China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore, which are dubbed the new industrial countries.
Population
In Asia there are the most populous countries in the world, namely the People's Republic of China (PRC) 1302,000,000 people and in India 1,033,000,000 people.
Biggest and Smallest Country
The largest country is the Asiatic Russia (1,3119,582 km2 and the country with the smallest area is the Maldives in the Indian Ocean (300 km2).
Highest Mountain Peaks
Mount Everest, in Nepal / China, Height 8,848 m
Godwin Austen, in India, 8,611 m high
Kanchenjunga, in India / Nepal 8,586 m high
Lhotse, in China / Nepal, 8,516 m tall
Makalu, in China / Nepal, 8,563 m tall
Cho Oyu, in China / Nepal, 8,201 m high
The Longest River
Yangtze in China 5,520 Km
Ob-Irtysh in Kazakhstan / Russia Length 5,200 Km
Mekhong in China / Laos / Vietnam Length 5,186 Km
Hwang Ho in China Length 4,672 km
Heilong Hiang-Amor in China / Russia Length 4,509 Km
Yenisey-Angaea-Selenga in Russia Length 4.124 Km
Indus in Pakistan, 3,186 Km
The Widest Lake
Caspian Sea Area of 371,000 Km2
Aral Sea Area 33,640 Km2
Lake Baikal in Russia Area 30,500 Km2
Tonle Sab Lake in Cambodia, 2,850 Km
The widest desert
The largest desert-sand
Arabia Desert Area 2,300,000 km2
The Gobi Desert in China / Mongolia is 1,166,000 km2 wide
The Kyzylkum desert in Uzbekistan is 300,000 km2 wide
The highest peak and lowest point of the land
The highest peak of mainland Asia is the Mount Everest mainland (8,848m / asl), while the lowest point of the mainland is the dead sea floor in Israel / Jordan (400m / asl).
Wettest and Most Dry Place
The wettest place with the highest rainfall in Mawsynram India (average 11,872 mm / year). The driest place with the lowest rainfall in the city of Aden Yaman (average 46 mm / year).
Extreme Temperature
High temperatures have occurred in the city of Tirat Zevi Israrel reaching 53.90C on June 21, 1942. The lowest temperature ever occurred in Oymyajon Russia -67.70C on February 6, 1933
Flora and Fauna
Flora
The distribution of flora in the Asian Continent is strongly influenced by the climate in the region. Tropical rain forests are found in tropical regions, such as in Southeast Asia and South Asia.
Fauna
Farmed fauna, such as cows, buffaloes, horses, sheep and camels. In the polar regions there are wild fauna, such as deer, polar bears, sea lions and foxes.
Characteristics of the Asian Continent
The following are some characteristics of the Asian Continent.
Asia is the largest and most populous continent.
In Asia, there are countries that have the largest population in the world, such as the PRC, India, and Indonesia.
On the Asian Continent there are the largest petroleum-producing countries, especially countries in the Arabian Peninsula region.
The Asian continent is the place where the major world religions have emerged and developed, such as Islam in Saudi Arabia, Christianity and Catholicism in Jerusalem, Hinduism and Buddhism in India, and Kong Hu Cu in China.
On the Asian Continent there are many historical value buildings, even can be classified as seven wonders of the world, namely the Great Wall in the PRC, the Ka'ba in Mecca (Saudi Arabia), the Taj Mahal in India, and the Borobudur Temple in Indonesia.
List of countries in Asia
Geographically, the Asian Continent can be divided into several regions such as East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, North Asia, West Asia and Central Asia.
East Asian countries
There are 5 sovereign states recognized by the United Nations in East Asia, namely China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea and Mongolia. Hong Kong and Macao listed below are special administrative regions or abbreviated SAR from the People's Republic of China (China). While the status of Taiwan is still contested by China because China claims Taiwan as its territory.