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*as of ‘10 NOVEMBER 2023’*
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“to eurasia!”
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-earth’s ‘largest’ and ‘most populous’ continent, located primarily in the ‘eastern’ and ‘northern’ hemispheres and sharing the ‘continental landmass’ of “eurasia” with the continent of ‘europe’–
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*PRONUNCIATION*
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*IPA* –>
/ˈeɪʒə
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___*EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION*___
*5 COUNTRIES*
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*’asia’ covers an area of ‘44,579,000 square kilometers’, about 30% of earth’s ‘total land area’ and 8.7% of the earth’s ‘total surface area’*
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(the ‘continent’, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first ‘civilizations’)
(“asia” is notable for not only its overall large ‘size’ and ‘population’, but also ‘dense’ and ‘large’ settlements as well as ‘vast barely populated regions’ within the continent of ‘4.4 billion people’)
(in general terms, “asia” is bounded on the east by the “pacific ocean”, on the south by the “indian ocean” and on the north by the “arctic ocean”)
(the ‘western boundary’ with “europe” is a ‘historical; and ‘cultural’ construct, as there is no clear ‘physical’ and ‘geographical’ separation between them)
(the most commonly accepted boundaries place ‘asia’ to the east of the ‘suez canal’, the “ural river”, and the “ural mountains”, and south of the “caucasus mountains” and the “caspian” and “black seas”)
(“china” and “india” alternated in being the largest economies in the world from 1 to 1800 A.D.)
(“china” was a major economic power and attracted many to the east, and for many the legendary wealth and prosperity of the ancient culture of ‘india’ personified ‘asia’, attracting ‘european’ commerce, exploration and colonialism)
(the accidental discovery of ‘america’ by ‘columbus’ in search for ‘india’ demonstrates this deep fascination)
(the “silk road” became the main east-west trading route in the asian hitherland while the “straits of malacca” stood as a major ‘sea route’)
(“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)
(“asia” was the birthplace of most of the world’s mainstream religions including “christianity”, “islam”, “judaism”, “hinduism”, “buddhism”, “confucianism”, “taoism” (or “daoism”), “jainism”, “sikhism”, “zoroastranism”, as well as many other religions)
(given its size and diversity, the concept of “asia”—a name dating back to classical antiquity—may actually have more to do with human geography than ‘physical geography’)
(“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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(it also has a mix of many different climates ranging from the ‘equatorial south’ via the hot desert in the ‘middle east’, temperate areas in the ‘east’ and the extremely continental centre to vast ‘sub-arctic’ / ‘polar’ areas in ‘siberia’)
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