Asia - a description of the Continent
Asia - the largest part of the world, with Europe generating Eurasia. Adjacent to the west of Europe and Africa from the southwest. Asia is surrounded water belonging to all three oceans: the Atlantic to the north and west, the east Pacific, the Indian south.
Asia is - in Europe - the most fragmented part of the world. Can be
found here, both the highest (Mount Everest 8848 m) and the lowest
point on the Earth (the Dead Sea depression; 399 mppm). Lowland
areas occur in the northwestern part: Turan Depression, Western and
NorthSyberia' the east lies NorthChina' Plain, south of the Ganges
Plain, the Indus and Mesopotamia. There are large areas of upland in
the north (Central Siberian Plateau), west (Foothills Kazakhstan)
and southern (upland Dekan, Indian Peninsula).
United latitudinal stretch of land in Asia means that it lies in all
climate zones, occurring on the globe, from the Arctic to the north,
the subarctic, moderate, cool, moderate, warm, subtropical, tropical,
and equatorial podrównikową and in the south.
In Asia there are 50 independent states (including states lying only partly in Asia), 7 countries are not recognized internationally, and 14 autonomous territories. On the mainland are also 4 dependent territories. The continent's largest country is Russia, most people live in China and is the densest population in Japan.
Discover, visitors, and knowledge of Asia through the photos.
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interesting facts Asia
Examples of travel destinations in Asia (more interesting is the section of interest in each country):
In India, drink the water without touching the vessel mouth.
Indians do not want to have daughters. To avoid a female child, many
parents decide to have an abortion. The result: in some states of
India is running low on women.
In China most people live in the world - about 1.3 billion people. In the Shanghai population of about 18 million, and in Beijing - more than 12 million people. Thus, Chinese (Mandarin) is the most widely used language. Spoken more than one billion inhabitants of our globe.
Great Wall of China (as Petra, Machu Picchu and the Colosseum), was included on the list of seven wonders of the world. The main part of the wall extends for a length of 2400 km, and the whole building is estimated at about 6000 km. Unfortunately it is not visible from the moon, as generally understood.
(Japan) "shocking" may be a feast for a foreigner - Kanamara Matsuri - shinoistyczny Fertility Festival, known as the Iron Penis Festival. It aims to ensure fertility and a happy marriage. During this joyful, and I do not obrazoburczego for Japanese holidays also sells sweets ... the known shape.
The Japanese are the longest living people in the world.
(Thailand) The time is measured by one of two calendars: the Gregorian and Buddhist. Buddhist year is counted from 543 BC, hence 2007 is the Buddhist 2550 During the year, many Tajlandczycy celebrate Christmas. Most of them have a ritual character and is a wonderful, colorful spectacle.
