Asia ( /e/ or /e/) is the Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in

the eastern and northern hemispheres. Though it covers only 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area,
it comprises 30% of Earth's land area, and has historically been home to the bulk of the
planet's human population (currently roughly 60%). Asia is notable for not only overall large size and
population, but unusually dense and large settlements as well as vast barely populated regions
within the continent of 4.4 billion people. Asia has exhibited economic dynamism (particularly East
Asia) as well as robust population growth during the 20th century, but overall population growth has
since fallen to world average levels.[3]
The boundaries of Asia are culturally determined, as there is no clear geographical separation
between it and Europe, which together form one continuous landmass called Eurasia. The most
commonly accepted boundaries place Asia to the east of theSuez Canal, the Ural River, and the Ural
Mountains, and south of the Caucasus Mountains (or the KumaManych Depression) and
the Caspian and Black Seas.[4][5] It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by
the Indian Ocean and on the north by the Arctic Ocean.
Given its size and diversity, the concept of Asiaa name dating back to classical antiquitymay
actually have more to do withhuman geography than physical geography.[6] Asia varies greatly
across and within its regions with regard to ethnic groups, cultures, environments, economics,
historical ties and government systems.

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