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• I. Asia divided into
regions
• II. Facts about Asia
• III. Popular things in Asia
• Southwest Asia
• East Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Central Asia
• South Asia
• Also known as the Middle East
• Countries comprise of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
Oman, Yemen, Bahrain, Qatar, and others
• Countries are very in oil
 South West Asia
Country Capital Area Currency Dominant Form of Population Language
Religion Government

Afghanistan Kabul 647,500 sq. Bahrain Sunni, Shi’a In Transition 26,813,057 Pashtu,
km Dinar Muslim Afghan,
Islamic State English
of
Afghanistan

Bahrain Manama 620 sq. km Bahrain Sunni, Shi’a Constitutional 645,361 Arabic,
Dinar Muslim Monarchy Urdu, Farsi,
State of English
Bahrain

Cyprus Nicosia 9,250 sq. km Cypriot Muslim, Republic 762,867 Greek,

Pound Maronite, Turkish,
Republic of Greek, English
Cyprus Orthodox

Iran Tehran 1,648,000 Iranian Rial Shi’a Islamic 66,128,965 Perian,

sq. km Muslim, Republic Turkish,
Islamic Jewish English
Republic of
Iran

Iraq Baghdad 437,072 sq. Iraqui Dinar Muslim, Republic 23,331,985 Arabic,
km Christian Kurtic
Republic of
Iraq
Lebanon Beirut 4,036 sq mi Lebanese Sunni, Republic 4,224,000 Arabic
Pound Shiites,
Republic of
Christians,
Lebanon
Druze

Oman Muscat 119,498 sq m Omani Riyal Ibadhi, Unitary Islamic 2,773,479 Swahili,
Sultanate of i Sunni, Absolute French
Oman Shiites Monarchy

Qatar Doha 4,416 sq mi Riyal Islam, Absolute 1,853,563 Arabic, Gulf

Muslim, Monarchy Arabic
State of
Christianity
Qatar
United Arab Abu Dhabi 32,278 sq mi UAE Dirham Islam Constitutional 8,264,070 Arabic, Gulf,
Emirates federation of Shihi,
absolute Soqotri
monarchies
with an
executive
president
elected by Emir
Council
amongst
themselves
Yemen Sana’a 203,796 sq m Yemeni Riyal Sunni, Shiite Unitary 25,130,000 Modern
i Parliamentary Standard
Republic of
Republic Arabic
Yemen

Israel Jerusalem 8,522 sq mi New Shekel Jews, Unitary 7,900,600 Hebrew,

Christians, parliamentary Arabic
State of
Muslims and constitutional
Israel
Baha'is republic
Saudi Riyadh 870,000 sq Saudi Riyal Islam, United 28,376,355 Arabian
Arabia mi Christianity Islamic Arabic,
, Hinduism Absolute
Kingdom
Monarchy
of Saudi
Arabia
Turkey Ankara 302,535 sq Turkish No official Parliamentar 74,724,269 Turksh
mi Lira Religion y Republic
Republic
of Turkey

Kuwait Kuwait 6,880 sq mi Kuwait Muslim, Unitary 3,566,437 Modern

City Dinar Hindu, Hereditary Standard
State of
Christianit and Arabic
Kuwait
y Constitution
al Monarchy
Syria Damascus 71,479 sq Syrian Lira Islam Unitary 22,530,746 Arabic
mi semi-
Syrian
presidential
Arab
constitution
Republic
al republic
Jordan Amman 35,637 sq Jordanian Islam Constitution 6,508,271 Jordanian
mi Dinar al Monarchy Arabic
Hashemite
Kingdom
of Jordan
• A region of Asia coextensive with the Far East.
• Across the endless wastes have roamed the herds
belonging to the people of the north–the Mongols, the
Turks, the Tartars, the Tungus, the Huns.
 EAST ASIA

Country Capital Area Currency Dominant Form of Population Language

Religion Government
China Beijing 9,596,960 sq. Yuan Daoism, Communist 1,273,111,290 Mandarin,
km Buddhism Party-led State Chinese,
People’s Minbel
republic of
China
North Korea P’yongyang 120,540 sq. North Korea Buddhism, Communist 21,968,228 Korean
km Won Confucianis State
DEM, m
People’s
Republic of
Korea
South Korea Seoul 98,480 sq. South Christian, Republic 47,904,370 Korean,
km Korean Won Buddhism English
Republic of
Korea
Japan Tokyo 377,835 sq. Yen Buddhism, Constitutional 126,771,662 Japanese
km Shintoism Monarchy
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 1,565,000 sq. Togrog/Tugri Buddhism, Parliamentary 2,654,999 Khalka
km k Tibetan Mongol,
Mongolian’s Turkic
People
Republic
Taiwan Taipei 35,980 sq. New Christian, Democratic 22,370,461 Taiwanese
km Taiwanese Buddhism State
Republic of Dollar
China
• Southeast Asia has two major geographic parts.
• One is the mainland region.
• The mainland has lots of mountain ranges running North
to South with river valleys between them. The mountains
are heavily forested and hard to pass through so the
people of the various valleys were pretty well isolated
from one another.
 SOUTH-EAST ASIA
Country Capital Area Currency Dominant Form of Population Language
Religion Government

Brunei Bandar Seri 5,770 sq. km Brunei Islam Independent 343,653 Malay,
Begawan Dollar Sultanate English,
State of Chinese
Brunei
Darussalam
Myanmar Rangoon 678,500 sq. Kyat Buddhism, Military 41,994,678 Burmese
km Christian,
Union of Muslim,
Myanmar Animism

Cambodia Phnom Penh 181,040 sq. Riel Therabada Constitution 12,491,501 Khmer,
km Buddhism al Monarchy French
Kingdom of
Cambodia

Indonesia Jakarta 1,919,440 sq. Indonesian Islam, Republic 228,437,870 Javanese,

km Rupiah Hinduism, English,
Republic of Buddhism, Bahasa,
Indonesia Roman Dutch
Catholic
Singapore Singapore 647.5 sq. km Singaporean Buddhism, Parliamentar 4,300,419 Chinese,
Dollar Muslim y Republic Malay
Republic of
Singapore
Laos Vientiane 236,800 sq. Kip Buddhism, Communist 5,635,967 Lao, French
km Animism State
Lao People’s
DEM,
Republic
Thailand Bangkok 514,000 sq. Baht Buddhism, Constitution 61,797,751 Thai, English
km Christian al Monarchy
Republic of
Thailand

Malaysia Kuala 329,750 sq. Ringgit Buddhism, Constitution 22,229,040 Bahasa,

Lumpur km Daoism, al Monarchy Melayu
Islam,
Christian
East Timor Dili 15,007 sq. U.S. Dollars Roman Republic 1,019,252 Portugese
km Catholic Tetum
Democratic
Republic of
Timor-Leste

Philippines Manila 300,000 sq. Philippine Catholic, Republic 82,841,516 Filipino,

km Peso Protestant, English
Republic of Muslim,
the Buddhism
Philippines
Vietnam Hanoi 329,560 sq. Dong Buddhism, Communist 79,939,014 Vietnamese,
km Hoahao, State English
Socialist Caodai,
Republic of Christian
Vietnam
• extends from the Caspian Sea in the west to the border
of western China in the east.
• It is bounded on the north by Russia and on the south by
Iran, Afghanistan, and China.
• About 60 percent of the region consists of desert land,
the principal deserts being the Karakum, occupying most
of Turkmenistan, and the Kyzylkum, covering much of
western Uzbekistan.
 CENTRAL ASIA

Country Capital Area Currency Dominant Form of Population Language

Religion Government

Armenia Yerevan 29,800 sq. Dram Armenian Republic 3,336,100 Armenian,

km Orthodox Russian
Republic of
Armenia

Azerbaijan Baku (Baki) 86,600 sq. Manat Russian Republic 7,771,092 Azerbaijani,
km Orthodox Russian,
Azerbaijan
Armenian
Republic

Georgia Tbilisi 69,700 sq. Lari Georgian Republic 4,989,285 Georgian

km Orthodox
Republic of
Georgia

Kazakhstan Astana 2,717,300 sq. Tenge Muslim, Republic 16,731,303 Ukrainian,

km Protestant Kazakh,
Republic of
Russian
Kazakhstan
 Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 198,500 sq. Kyrgyztani Muslim, Republic 4,753,003 Kirghiz,
km Som Russian Russian
Kyrgyz
Orthodox
Republic

Tajikistan Dusharbe 143,100 sq. Somoni Muslim Republic 6,578,681 Tajik, Russian
km
Republic of
Tajikistan

Turkmenistan Ashgabat 488,100 sq. Turkmen Sunni Muslim Republic 4,603,244 Turkmen,
km Manat Russian
Republic of
Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan Tashkent 477,400 sq. Uzbekistani Sunni Muslim Republic 25,155,064 Uzbek, Tajik,
km Som Russian
Republic of
Uzbekistan
• India is the largest single nation of South Asia. Its
currently twenty-four states exhibit a cultural diversity
comparable to that seen among the nations of Europe.
• The Tibetan highlands also form part of the region.
Stretching some 1,800 miles from north to south, and
almost the same distance from west to east, the area is
home to an ancient and diverse group of cultures.
 SOUTH ASIA

Country Capital Area Currency Dominant Governm Populatio Language

Religion ent n

Banglade Dhaka 144,000 Dhaka Islam, Parliame 131,269,8 Bangla,

sh sq. km Hinduism ntary 60 English
Democra
People’s
cy
Republic
of
Banglade
sh
Bhutan Thimpu 47,000 Ngultrum, Lamaistic Monarchy 2,049,412 Dzongkha
sq. km Indian , ,
Kingdom
Rupee Buddhist Nepalese
of Bhutan

India New 3,287,590 Indian Hindu, Federal 1,029,991, Hindu,

Delhi sq. km Rupee Islam, Republic 145 Bengali,
Republic
Buddhist English
of India
Maldives Male 300 sq, Rutiyaa Sunni Republic 310,764 Divehi,
km Muslim English
Republic
of
Maldives

Nepal Kathmand 140,800 Nepal Buddhist, Parliament 25,284,46 Nepali.

u sq. km Rupee Hinduism ary 3 English
Kingdom
Democrac
of Nepal
y

Pakistan Islamabad 803,940 Pakistani Muslim, Federal 144,616,6 Punjabi,

sq. km Rupee Christian, Republic 39 Sindhi,
Islamic
Hindu English
Republic
of
Pakistan
Sri Lanka Colombo 65,610 sq. Sri Lankan Buddhist, Republic 19,408,63 Sinhala,
km Rupee Hinduism, 5 Tamil
Dem. Soc.
Christian,
Republic
Muslim
of Sri
Lanka
• Distinct Characteristics
• Facts (highest point, lowest point, etc.)
• Physical Geography
• Main physical features
• Climate
• Important landforms and bodies of water
• Way of Life
• Economic Activities
• Asia is the world's largest and most populous
continent, located primarily in the eastern and
northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's
total surface area (or 30% of its land area) and with
approximately 3.9 billion people, it hosts 60% of the
world's current human population. During the 20th
century Asia's population nearly quadrupled.

• Asia is the largest continent by landmass and covers

8.6% of the Earth's surface . The land area of Asia is
actually larger than the land area of the moon. (44.6K
sq km – 37k sq km respectively)
• Highest Point: Mt. Everest
(Kathmandu, Nepal)
• Lowest Point: Dead Sea
(Jordan)
• Largest Country by Area:
Russia (17, 098, 242 sq. km)
• Largest Country by Population:
(1, 336, 718, 015)
• Largest Metropolitan Area:
Tokyo, Japan (37, 370, 064,
2010 Calculation)
• Lowest River: Yangtze River in
China (6,300 km)
• Largest Desert: Gobi Desert
(Mongolia/China) (1,500 km)
• Largest Lake: Caspian Sea
(3,626,000 km)
• The geography of
Asia is astounding:
approximately one-
third of the earth’s
population lives in
Asia. Asia also covers
one-third of the earth’s
land. It is said that the
total landmass of Asia
is larger than the total
area of the moon.
• Part of the reason Asia is
so unique is due to its
physical geography.
Tectonic plate movements
shaped its massive
mountains and volcanic
activity millions of years
ago and it produced
thousands of islands in the
Pacific Ocean.
• The mean elevation of the
continent is 950 m (3,117 ft.),
the highest of any in the world.
The plateau and mountainous
areas broadly sweep SW-NW
across Asia, climaxing in the
high Tibetan Plateau, rising to
the highest peaks in the world
in the Himalaya.
• Climate- Encompasses the statistics of temperature,
humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, precipitation,
atmospheric particle count and other meteorological
elemental measurements in a given region over long
periods.
• Asia stretches about 5,000 miles from north of the
Arctic Circle to south of the equator. From east to west
Asia stretches nearly halfway around the world. This vast
area has many different kinds of climate. Asia has some
of the coldest and some of the hottest, some of the
wettest and some of the driest places on earth.
• The climate of Asia varies according to location and
physical geography.
• Deciduous forest - Four distinct seasons with warm summers
and cold, wet winters. The trees shed their leaves in autumn.
• Coniferous forest - Also known as Taiga, cold and dry with
snowy winters and warmer summers.
• Alpine/mountain - Cold, windy and snowy. It is winter from
October to May with temperatures below freezing, while summer
is from June to September where the temperature can reach
15°C.
• Rainforest - High temperatures and high rainfall throughout the
year.
• Desert - Warm to high temperatures with very little rainfall.
• Tundra - This area is characterized by a layer of permafrost (soil
that has remained below freezing for at least two years. Winters
are very cold, summers are warm and there is little rainfall.
• Grassland - Hot summers and cold winters with above average
rainfall.
• Savanna - Very high temperatures all year and rain during the
• Asia covers 29.9% of the land area of the
earth
• Asia’s boundaries extend from the Suez
Canal and Ural Mountains in the west, to
the south of the Caucasus Mountains and
Caspian and Black Seas. Also to the
South is the Indian Ocean, to the North
the Arctic Ocean and to the Far East the
Pacific Ocean.
• Asia’s lifestyle includes their
livelihood, culture and traditions. As
for livelihood, most Asian countries
make a living by agriculture, meaning
farming, fishing, and hunting. The
products, like rice, corn, fish, and the
like are also exported in other
countries. Mining is also another way
of Asia’s means of livelihood and so
is migration. Through migration,
countries in Asia get remittances.
• As towards Asia’s culture and
traditions, each country in Asia has its
own uniqueness. May it be tradition
on how to celebrate festivities,
weddings, and other rituals. For
instance, Asians also value family
very much. Asians has a deep sense
of family and respect the many
generations of the family. Religion
deeply affects the daily lives of
people in Asia, both through its
commandments and its influence on
their outlook on life.
• Until the start of the 20th century,
subsistence agriculture was the
basic economic activity of most of
Asia. Commercial agriculture,
mining, and manufacturing were
found in areas colonized or
strongly influenced by Europeans.
• AGRICULTURE
• MANUFACTURING
• MINING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY
• TRANSPORTATION OF TRADE
• by far the most important economic activity in Asia.
Almost 60 per cent of the continent's working population
is engaged in farming. Farmers cultivate, either
continuously or intermittently, one-sixth of Asia's total
land area. The land they use for livestock grazing
accounts for an additional one-fifth.
• In Communist-ruled Asia—China, Mongolia, North Korea,
and Vietnam—most agricultural lands are organized into
large, state-controlled and state-owned units such as
cooperatives, state farms, and collectives.
• Asia is largely a continent of so-called "developing" or
"third world" nations, with Japan the most notable
exception. Japan is Asia's leading manufacturing nation.
It is a world leader in the production of iron and steel,
transportation equipment, photographic equipment, and
electronic goods. Exports are usually high in value in
comparison to their bulk. Examples include automobiles,
cameras, and radio and television sets. Japan is the only
major Asian nation to have a predominantly urban
population employed mainly in manufacturing and
commerce.
• Fossil fuels are Asia's most important mineral products.
Southwestern Asia, especially the area around the Persian
Gulf, produces about one-fourth of the world's yearly output of
petroleum, nearly all of it for export. Malaysia and Indonesia
are also important exporters of petroleum. In many cases,
natural gas is produced along with petroleum. Large amounts
of oil and gas also come from fields in Kazakhstan, Siberia,
and eastern China.
• Asia is the primary source of much of the world's tin and
graphite. Gold, nickel, and platinum and related metals are
found in Siberia and precious gems—rubies and sapphires—in
Sri Lanka and Burma. Among the many other minerals
produced are tungsten, lead, manganese, copper, and
bauxite, as well as phosphates and numerous other
nonmetallic minerals.
• Fishing is an important activity in Asia. Most of the catch
is used for human food; relatively little is processed for
livestock feed, fertilizer, or industrial use. The people of
southern and eastern Asia depend on fish and shellfish
for a large part of the protein in their diet. The major
fishing nations of Asia include Japan, China, India,
Indonesia, Thailand and South Korea. Asiatic Russia's
catch is also important.
Afghanistan United Arab
Emirates

Bahrain Yemen

Cyprus Israel

Iran Saudi Arabia

Iraq Turkey

Lebanon Kuwait

Oman Syria

Qatar Jordan
• The largest of Lebanon nature
reserves, Al-Shouf Cedar
Nature Reserve stretches from
Dahr Al-Baidar in the north to
Niha Mountain in the south.
blanketed with oak forests on
its northeastern slopes and
juniper and oak forests on its
southeastern slopes the
reserve's most famous
attractions are its three
magnificent cedar forests of
Maasser Al-Shouf , Barouk and
Ain Zhalta - Bmohary .

• The Al-Shouf Cedar Nature

Reserve is a popular
destination for hiking and
trekking, with trails matching all
levels of fitness. Bird watching,
mountain biking and snow
shoeing are also popular.
Byblos is the Greek name of the
Phoenician city Gebal. It is a
Mediterranean city in the Mount
Lebanon Governorate of present-day
Lebanon under the current Arabic name
of Jubayl and was also referred to as
Gibelet during the Crusades.
according to fragments attributed to the
semi-legendary pre-Trojan war
Phoenician historian Sanchuniathon, it
was built by Cronus as the first city in
Phoenicia. Today it is believed by many
to be the oldest continuously-inhabited
city in the world. It is a UNESCO World
Heritage Site.
• Hummus – dip or spread
made of blended
chickpeas, sesame
tahini, lemon juice, and
garlic, and typically eaten
with pita bread.
Mirbat, like most of the sea towns in the
province of Dhofar, South
Oman, was involved in the frankincense
trade. It look over the port
tradition from al-Balid in the 17th-18th
centuries and became a wellknownport,
trading also with Hadramaut. Today, almost
the entire historic city has been abandoned
in favour of a new centre built in concrete.
Nizwa Castle is a powerful reminder of
the town of Nizwa's invincibility through
turbulent periods in Oman's long
history. The town of Nizwa has a
strategic location at the crossroads of
vital caravan routes linking interior,
Muscat and Dhofar regions. Nizwa was
declared the capital of Oman in the 17th
century during the reign of Imam Sultan
Bin Saif Al-Ya'arubi, who built and used
the castle as his headquarters.

The most striking feature of the castle is

the central tower–a colossal 150-feet-
diameter circular tower soaring 115 feet
above the rest of fortification, complete
with battlements, turrets, secret shafts,
false doors and wells.
• The old city of Acre (Akko) is a great
walled city on the coast of the bay of
Haifa. As the main natural port in the
Galilee and Israel, it has a long
history of conquest and ruling
empires. It was one of the main
Crusaders’ fortifications and ports.
• The outside of the Dead Sea is over
1,300 feet below sea level. The very
base of the sea, in the sincere part,
is over 2,300 feet under sea level.
The Dead Sea has some of the most
salty water on earth; as much as
35% of the water is dissolving salts!
The Dead Sea is totally landlocked
and it gets saltier with incr
• The main attraction of Eilat is diving
in the Red Sea, one of the world’s
most impressive underwater
preserves. You can see brilliantly
tinted coral and fish and may see all
from a venomous lionfish to a moray
eel to a shark to a sea turtle to a
manta ray.
• easing depth.
China

North Korea

South Korea

Japan

Mongolia

Taiwan
• Raw horse meat is a popular entree in Japan. Sliced thinly and
eaten raw it is called basashi .
• A musk melon (similar to a cantaloupe) can sell for over 31,473
yen ($300.00).
• Japan has the second lowest homicide rate in the world, but is
also home to the extremely spooky suicide forest, aokigahara.
One occupant of the forest is pictured above.
• “Tetsuo: Iron Man” (no relation to the comic book, or Robert
Downey, Jr. film), a relatively popular, extreme, “Cyberpunk”
film (a “cyberpunk” film is a science fiction film that involves
technology – and the abuse thereof – and social unrest), was
based on a play the director Shinya Tsukamoto wrote and
directed in college.
• Animated Japanese films and television shows (.i.e.: Anime)
account for 60% of the world’s animation-based entertainment.
So successful is animation in Japan, that there are almost 130
voice-acting schools in the country.
Brunei Thailand

Myanmar Malaysia

Cambodia East Timor

Indonesia Philippines

Singapore Vietnam

Laos
• • Petronas Towers-
these towers are the most
famous twin towers and can
only be seen in Malaysia. It
was the world’s tallest
building until surpassed by
Taipei 101.
• • Langkawi Cable Car- a
popular tourist attraction in
Langkawi, the Langkawi
cable car stretches up the
side of the Machincang
Mountain, traveling just
above the jungle canopy to
an intermediate station on
the way to the top.
• • Diving and snorkeling-
Malaysia also provides
• Muay Thai - referred to as the "Art of Eight
Limbs" or the "Science of Eight Limbs" because
it makes use of punches, kicks, elbows and
knee strikes, thus using eight "points of contact",
as opposed to "two points" (fists) in boxing and
"four points" (hands and feet) used in other
more regulated combat sports, such as
kickboxing and savate.

• Tuktuk - these are motorized rickshaws and are

popular amongst tourists for their novelty value.
They are occasionally faster than taxis in heavy
traffic as weaving in and out is easier, but
generally about the same or slower.

• Floating Market - The original and most

promoted Floating Market, Damnoen Saduak, is
located 110 kilometres from Bangkok in
Rachaburi province. The original canals which
now make up the Floating Market were built in
1866 on demand of His Majesty the King of
Thailand to help ease communication in the
province. The actual Floating Market started in
1967 and today thrives with hordes of tourists
from all over the world.
• Festivals
• Superstitions
• Food (street
foods, Lechon,
etc.)
• Pagmamano
• Use of po and
opo
Armenia Kyrgyzstan

Azerbaijan Tajikistan

Georgia Turkmenistan

Kazakhstan Uzbekistan
• The country of Georgia is
nearly 84% Orthodox Christian.
Christianity became the official
religion in the fourth century.
• Georgia has a pleasant
Mediterranean-type climate due
to its latitudinal location along
the Black Sea but suffers from
earthquakes as a hazard.
• The breakaway regions of
Abkhazia and South Ossetia in
the north have long been
outside of the control of the
Georgian government. They
have their own de-facto
governments, are supported by
Russia, and Russian troops are
stationed there.
• Bread – In Bishkek there
is a wide range of breads
available. Outside the
cities, the flat, round
lepyoshka is found
almost everywhere.
Fresh, warm, straight
from the tandoor (a clay
oven) it is particularly
pleasant.
• Boorsok – pieces of
dough, deep fried in
boiling oil – is a
traditional table
―decoration‖. An
abundance of Boorsok is
seen as a sign of
generosity.
• Kuimak – liquid dough is
• the capital of Kazakhstan is Astana. Do you know what it
means? It literally means "capital".
• Kazakhstan is located both in Asia and in Europe. The
Ural River, which forms the traditional boundary between
these continents cuts through Kazakhstan in the West.
• equivalent to the size of the following seven largest
European states put together: France, Spain, Sweden,
Germany, Finland, Italy and Great Britain
Bangladesh Nepal

Bhutan Pakistan

India Sri Lanka

Maldives
• famous for the
Nepalese royal family
massacre, where the
crown prince killed his
own family to assume
power
• only country in the
world without a
rectangular flag
• home to Mount
Everest
• home to Bollywood,
India's own version of
Hollywood
• home to A.R. Rahman
who is a world
renowned music
producer
• home to the Taj Mahal
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