Asia

One liner along with important information about continents will be covered in this section of exams mcqs. Here you will find information about continent Asia.

Asia is the largest continent.
The land area of Asia is 44.58 million square km
According to the United Nation, the population of Asia in 2020 is 4,649,978,705
Asia population is equivalent to 59.76% of the total world population.
The population density in Asia is 150 per square km.
The total land area of Asia is 31,033,131 square km. According to United Nations, there are 48 countries in Asia.

There are 3 dependencies in Asia (Taiwan, Heng Kong and Macao).
There are 12 land-locked countries in Asia (Afhanistan,Armenia,Azerbaijan,Bhutan,Laos,
Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia,Nepal,Tajikistan,Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan).
There is one double land-locked country in Asia (Uzbekistan).
Uzbekistan is surrounded by Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
The largest country of Asia by area is Russia.
The largest country of Asia by population is China.
The smallest country of Asia by area and population is the Maldives.
The largest city in Asia by population is Tokyo (Japan).
The largest Island in Asia is Borneo Island (shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Burnie).
The smallest Island in Asia is Maldives (North Central Indian Ocean).
The longest river in Asia is Yangtze River (China).
The highest mountain in Asia is Mount Everest (between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China).
The lowest point in Asia is Dead Sea (between Israel and Jordan).
The biggest lake in Asia is Caspian Sea (shared by five countries: Russia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Iran).
The largest desert in Asia is Gobi Desert (across the borderlands of northern China and southern Mongolia).

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