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overtook North America's wealth for the first time as the world's "economic center of gravity" continued moving east. At the end of 2011, there were 18,000 Asian people mainly in Southeast Asia, China and Japan who have at least $ 100 million in disposable assets, while North America with 17,000 people and Western Europe with 14,000 people.
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The regional name of the Pacific Islands is appropriate: Oceania, a sea of islands, including those of Alaska and Hawaii. The Pacific Basin is not insignificant or remote. It covers one third of the globe's surface. Its northern boundary is the Aleutian Islands chain. Oceania virtually touches all of
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located in modern-day Saudi Arabia, is the second largest and most widely-spread religion in Asia with at least 1 billion Muslims constituting around 23.8% of the total population of Asia. With 12.7% of the world Muslim population, the country currently with the largest Muslim population in the world
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1970, is the only country on the "Top 10 Movers" list due to income rather than health or education achievements. Its per capita income increased a stunning 21-fold over the last four decades, also lifting hundreds of millions out of income poverty. Yet it was not among the region's top performers in
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as well as the United States itself to be considered a transcontinental state. The Aleutian Islands are sometimes associated with Oceania, owing to their status as remote Pacific islands, and their proximity to the Pacific Plate. This is extremely rare however, due to their non-tropical biogeography,
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As of 2012, Hinduism has around 1.1 billion adherents. The faith represents around 25% of Asia's population and is the largest religion in Asia. However, it is mostly concentrated in South Asia. Over 80% of the populations of both India and Nepal adhere to Hinduism, alongside significant communities
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Oceania is the word often used by continental geographers to describe the great world of islands we are now entering upon This boundless watery domain, which extends northwards of Behring Straits and southward to the Antarctic barrier of ice, is studded with many island groups, which are, however,
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Since the concept of Asia derives from the term for the eastern region from a European perspective, Asia is the remaining vast area of Eurasia minus Europe. Thefore, Asia is a region where various independent cultures coexist rather than sharing a single culture, and the boundary between Europe is
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is by far the largest economy on the continent, making up nearly half of the continent's economy by GDP nominal. It is followed by Japan, India, South Korea, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, which are all ranked among the top 20 largest economies both by nominal and PPP values. Based on Global
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formed barriers that the steppe horsemen could cross only with difficulty. While the urban city dwellers were more advanced technologically and socially, in many cases they could do little in a military aspect to defend against the mounted hordes of the steppe. However, the lowlands did not have
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In 2010, Asia had 3.3 million millionaires (people with net worth over US$ 1 million excluding their homes), slightly below North America with 3.4 million millionaires. In 2011, Asia topped Europe in number of millionaires. Citigroup in The Wealth Report 2012 stated that Asian centa-millionaire
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Asia is the largest continent on Earth. It covers 9% of the Earth's total surface area (or 30% of its land area), and has the longest coastline, at 62,800 kilometres (39,022 mi). Asia is generally defined as comprising the eastern four-fifths of Eurasia. It is located to the east of the
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Trade between Asian countries and countries on other continents is largely carried out on the sea routes that are important for Asia. Individual main routes have emerged from this. The main route leads from the Chinese coast south via Hanoi to Jakarta, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur through the
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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Japan's GDP by currency exchange rates was almost as large as that of the rest of Asia combined. In 1995, Japan's economy nearly equaled that of the US as the largest economy in the world for a day, after the Japanese currency reached a record high of 79
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of the late 19th century, in which it applied industrial knowledge learned from the West and thus overtook the rest of Asia. One significant influence on Japan had been the United States, which had begun projecting influence across the Pacific after its early-to-mid-19th century
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Historical emissions from Asia are lower than those from Europe and North America. However, China has been the single largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the 21st century, while India is the third-largest. As a whole, Asia currently accounts for 36% of world's primary
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circulation dominates across southern and eastern sections, due to the presence of the Himalayas forcing the formation of a thermal low which draws in moisture during the summer. Southwestern sections of the continent are hot. Siberia is one of the coldest places in the
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very irregularly distributed over its surface. The more northerly section, lying between Japan and California and between the Aleutian and Hawaiian Archipelagos is relived by nothing but a few solitary reefs and rocks at enormously distant intervals.
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countries came from Asia driven by population and income growth. They are Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Mongolia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Asia has three main financial centers: Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.
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was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China" on 8 October 2010. He is the first Chinese citizen to be awarded a Nobel Prize of any kind while residing in China. In 2014,
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for her peaceful and non-violent struggle under a military dictatorship in Burma. She is a nonviolent pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma (Myanmar) and a noted prisoner of conscience. She is a
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on earth for much of recorded history and shared the mantle with India. For several decades in the late twentieth century Japan was the largest economy in Asia and second-largest of any single nation in the world, after surpassing the
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and around Spain and France to the European northern ports. A far smaller part of the goods traffic runs via South Africa to Europe. A particularly significant part of the Asian goods traffic is carried out across the Pacific towards
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prevailed in the mid-19th century. The border had been moved perforce from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea into which the Ural River projects. The border between the Black Sea and the Caspian is usually placed along the crest of the
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in Siberia to tropical in southern India and Southeast Asia. It is moist across southeast sections, and dry across much of the interior. Some of the largest daily temperature ranges on Earth occur in western sections of Asia. The
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enough open grasslands to support a large equestrian force; for this and other reasons, the nomads who conquered states in China, India, and the Middle East often found themselves adapting to the local, more affluent societies.
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results in very moist air. There is a risk that agricultural labourers will be physically unable to work outdoors on hot summer days at the end of the century, particularly under the scenario of greatest emissions and
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with regard to ethnic groups, cultures, environments, economics, historical ties, and government systems. It also has a mix of many different climates ranging from the equatorial south via the hot deserts in parts of
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From the time of Herodotus, a minority of geographers have rejected the three-continent system (Europe, Africa, Asia) on the grounds that there is no substantial physical separation between them. For example, Sir
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Some Arab countries took economic advantage of massive oil deposits that were discovered in their territory, becoming globally influential, though stability in the Middle East has been affected since 1948 by the
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Hong Kong ranked highest among the countries grouped on the HDI (number 7 in the world, which is in the "very high human development" category), followed by Singapore (9), Japan (19) and South Korea (22).
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Asia is normally considered its own continent in the English speaking world, which uses the seven continent model. Other models consider Asia as part of a Eurasian or Afro-Eurasian continent (see
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Worldwide, they number 1 million or so, with about 45 to 50 percent in Syria, 35 to 40 percent in Lebanon, and less than 10 percent in Israel. Recently there has been a growing Druze diaspora.
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The Modern World: Civilizations of Africa, Civilizations of Europe, Civilizations of the Americas, Civilizations of the Middle East and Southwest Asia, Civilizations of Asia and the Pacific
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is a diverse blend of customs and traditions that have been practiced by the various ethnic groups of the continent for centuries. The continent is divided into six geographic sub-regions:
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is rapidly accelerating as the result. By 2080, around 1 billion people in the cities of South and Southeast Asia are expected to experience around a month of extreme heat every year. The
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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
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for notable impact his prose works and poetic thought had on English, French, and other national literatures of Europe and the Americas. He is also the writer of the national anthems of
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occurs all over the world, and it is particularly important in Asia, as it accounts for the majority of the human population. Warming since the 20th century is increasing the threat of
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in the region, and they are highly vulnerable to climate change, to the point practically all of them will be lost if the warming exceeds 1.5 °C (2.7 °F). Asia's distinctive
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and human rights, especially for the rights of women and children. Ebadi is the first Iranian and the first Muslim woman to receive the prize. Another Nobel Peace Prize winner is
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published a new atlas proposing the Ural Mountains as the border of Asia. Tatishchev announced that he had proposed the idea to von Strahlenberg. The latter had suggested the
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from Pakistan were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education".
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has released Global Destination Cities Index 2013 with 10 of 20 are dominated by Asia and Pacific Region Cities and also for the first time a city of a country from Asia (
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Dahlman, Carl J; Aubert, Jean-Eric. China and the Knowledge Economy: Seizing the 21st century. WBI Development Studies. World Bank Publications. Accessed 30 January 2008
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is 25 years longer than in the 1970s. More than four of every five children of school age in Nepal now attend primary school, compared to just one in five 40 years ago.
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is already a reality for many Asian countries, with a wide range of strategies attempted across the continent. Important examples include the growing implementation of
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began to expand into Asia from the 17th century, and would eventually take control of all of Siberia and most of Central Asia by the end of the 19th century. The
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in the northern Bering Sea belongs to Alaska and may be associated with either continent but is almost always considered part of North America, as with the
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except for Chandrasekhar and Raman (India), Abdus Salam (Pakistan), Arafat (Palestinian Territories), Kim (South Korea), and Horta and Belo (Timor Leste).
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Almost all Asian religions have philosophical character and Asian philosophical traditions cover a large spectrum of philosophical thoughts and writings.
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Five Years of China WTO Membership: EU and US Perspectives About China's Compliance With Transparency Commitments and the Transitional Review Mechanism
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in Europe, North America, and other regions; though various diaspora communities persist worldwide. Jews are the predominant ethnic group in
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split the region in two with regard to the balance of fauna between Asian origin or Australo-Papuan origin. Wallacea's eastern boundary with
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Mumbai is one of the most populous cities on the continent. The city is an infrastructure and tourism hub, and plays a crucial role in the
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originated in Asia, in Iran (Persia), and spread from there to the Ottoman Empire, Central Asia, India, and Burma during the lifetime of
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Buddhism has a great following in mainland Southeast Asia and East Asia. Buddhism is the religion of the majority of the populations of
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to the 1990s had been concentrated in Japan as well as the four regions of South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore located in the
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controlled Anatolia, most of the Middle East, North Africa and the Balkans from the mid 16th century onward. In the 17th century, the
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There are various approaches to the regional division of Asia. The following subdivision into regions is used, among others, by the
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between the United States and the Soviet Union strained relations between India and Pakistan and affected Asia more generally. The
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reportedly had approximately 120 million citizens; the 1300 census which followed the invasion reported roughly 60 million people.
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is found mainly in mainland China, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore. In many Chinese communities, Taoism is easily syncretized with
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in China is the longest river in the continent. The Himalayas between Nepal and China is the tallest mountain range in the world.
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McMahon, Gregory (2011). "The Land and Peoples of Anatolia through Ancient Eyes". In Steadman, Sharon; McMahon, Gregory (eds.).
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The Soviet Union (in red) and China (yellow), which were partners for a time, controlled most of Asia in the late 20th century.
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will become more uneven, and South Asian countries could experience significant impacts from global food price volatility.
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consumption, which is expected to increase to 48% by 2050. By 2040, it is also expected to account for 80% of the world's
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in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometers, about 30% of
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In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the economy of China had an average annual growth rate of more than 8%. According to
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conquered a large part of Asia in the 13th century, an area extending from China to Europe. Before the Mongol invasion,
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consumer, by 2050 it is projected to move to third place, behind China and India. While nearly half of the world's new
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is found in Northern India and amongst overseas Indian communities in other parts of Asia, especially Southeast Asia.
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in human history, is thought to have originated in the arid plains of central Asia, where it then travelled along the
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biogeographical realms, a transition zone of deep water straits between the Asian and Australian continental shelves.
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Bernhard Simon: Can The New Silk Road Compete With The Maritime Silk Road? in The Maritime Executive, 1 January 2020.
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The central steppe region had long been inhabited by horse-mounted nomads who could reach all areas of Asia from the
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Office Locations 2011, Asia dominated the office locations with 4 of the top 5 being in Asia: Hong Kong, Singapore,
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Book of the Year 2014. Christians constitute around 12.6% of the total population of Asia. In the Philippines and
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Asia is the largest continent in the world by a considerable margin, and it is rich in natural resources, such as
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in the Aleutian chain. At their nearest points, Alaska and Russia are separated by only 4 kilometres (2.5 miles).
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Definitions used for the boundary between Asia and Europe in different periods of history. The commonly accepted
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Map of the most populous part of Asia showing physical, political, and population characteristics, as per 2024
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Faith or Druzism originated in West Asia, is a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of figures like
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in 1945 and the wartime ruination of Europe and imperial Japan, many countries in Asia were able to rapidly
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began in March 2019 and turned into continuing mass movements, drawing around 2 million protesters by June
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that started in the 1990s, with extreme poverty now below 20%; India and China's rise has coincided with
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Considered European for cultural, political and historical reasons but is geographically in West Asia.
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Boudreau, Diane; McDaniel, Melissa; Sprout, Erin; Turgeon, Andrew. Evers, Jeannie; West, Kara (eds.).
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is the predominant religion; it was introduced by the Spaniards and the Portuguese, respectively. In
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resulting in China being forced into an unprecedented situation of importing more than it exported.
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shared many similarities. These civilizations may well have exchanged technologies and ideas such as
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Japan has won the most Nobel Prizes of any Asian nation with 24 followed by India which has won 13.
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is found mainly in India and in overseas Indian communities such as the United States and Malaysia.
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spanning generations, one that required the combined efforts of emperors and divinities to control.
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A government census published earlier this year indicated there were a mere 8,756 Jews left in Iran
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is found predominantly in mainland China, South Korea, Taiwan and in overseas Chinese populations.
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from 1 to 1800 CE. China was a major economic power for much of recorded history, with the highest
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Why the West rules - for now : the patterns of history, and what they reveal about the future
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The Middle East is the cradle of the three monotheistic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
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Some of the events pivotal in Asia related to the relationship with the outside world in the post-
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Geographical Asia is a cultural artifact of European conceptions of the world, beginning with the
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The history of Asia can be seen as the distinct histories of several peripheral coastal regions:
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and on rare occasions could be associated with Asia, which could then allow the U.S. state of
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Culminated in the establishment of the People's Republic of China under the Communist Party.
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Fought over the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, setting the stage for future conflicts.
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of Iran were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their significant and pioneering efforts for
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Involved Indonesia's annexation and subsequent independence through a UN-backed referendum.
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A protracted conflict with significant global implications, especially during the Cold War.
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over centuries to the southern regions of India and Southeast Asia through trade along the
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Beck, Hylke E.; Zimmermann, Niklaus E.; McVicar, Tim R.; Vergopolan, Noemi; Berg, Alexis;
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Led to the creation of India and Pakistan, shaping the political landscape in South Asia.
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in the West and the dethroning of India and China as the world's foremost economies. The
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capacity is built in Asia, this is not yet sufficient in order to meet the goals of the
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The center and the peripheries were mostly kept separated by mountains and deserts. The
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Series of uprisings and protests across the Arab world, influencing regional dynamics.
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across the entire continent. Heatwaves lead to increased mortality, and the demand for
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An Introduction to Middle East Politics: Continuity, Change, Conflict and Co-operation
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have their origins in Asia, including the five most practiced in the world (excluding
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The figure for 2021 is provided by.the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects
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Jean-Marc F. Blanchard "China's Maritime Silk Road Initiative and South Asia" (2018).
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Chronology of European exploration of Asia § Second wave of exploration (by sea)
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Henry George Liddell; Robert Scott; Henry Stuart Jones; Roderick McKenzie (2007) .
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is a widespread religion in Asia with more than 286 million adherents according to
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as the lower boundary. Over the next century various proposals were made until the
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The border between Asia and Europe was historically defined by European academics.
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Within the above-mentioned states are several partially recognized countries with
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Kamal, Niraj. "Arise Asia: Respond to White Peril". New Delhi: Wordsmith, 2002,
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Soviet intervention in Afghanistan, contributing to the rise of the mujahideen.
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originated in India, South Asia. In East Asia, particularly in China and Japan,
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via the Sri Lankan Colombo to the southern tip of India via Malé to East Africa
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into Africa, Asia, and Europe has been in use since the 6th century BCE, due to
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Involved international forces and led to the division of the Korean Peninsula.
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into Europe, Asia and Africa has been in use since the 6th century BCE, due to
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Ended with the defeat of French colonial forces and the partition of Vietnam.
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of the landmass. Asia, Europe and Africa make up a single continuous landmass—
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Conflict between China and Vietnam following Vietnam's invasion of Cambodia.
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Collins, Billie Jean; Bachvarova, Mary R.; Rutherford, Ian (28 March 2010).
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India helped East Pakistan become independent, with Cold War ramifications.
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became the main east–west trading route in the Asian hinterlands while the
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Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (CCASG / GCC)
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Resulted from Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, with international intervention.
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now an actively contested area between China and counterbalancing forces.
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Geographically, Asia is the major eastern constituent of the continent of
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Societies, Networks, and Transitions, Volume I: To 1500: A Global History
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Contours of the World Economy 1-2030 AD: Essays in Macro-Economic History
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Ping-ti Ho. "An Estimate of the Total Population of Sung-Chin China", in
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by 1991 saw the independence of the five modern Central Asian countries.
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Marked the end of the Cold War and the emergence of independent states.
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Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics
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controlled much of India in the 16th and 18th centuries respectively.
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Long-lasting conflict with regional and international implications.
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in the 1st century. Significant Christian communities also found in
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Spans the conventional boundary between Asia and another continent.
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Led to the overthrow of Saddam Hussein and subsequent instability.
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first became dominant in South Asia, with most of the region being
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Siberia lies in Asia geographically, but is considered a part of
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and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. Chinese dissident
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people worldwide is around one million. About 45% to 50% live in
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are more complicated: already arid regions, primarily located in
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Asia has extremely diverse climate features. Climates range from
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The number of 3760:who remained in 3675:Dome of the Rock 3643:also tells of a 3569:Religion in Asia 3462: 3461: 3454: 3381: 3376: 3368: 3364: 3284: 3282: 3281: 3260: 3258: 3257: 3239: 3235: 3233: 3232: 3210: 3208: 3207: 3186: 3184: 3183: 3162: 3160: 3159: 3138: 3136: 3135: 3114: 3112: 3111: 3090: 3088: 3087: 3066: 3064: 3063: 3043: 3040:(PPP, Peak Year) 3039: 3027: 3026: 3012: 3010: 3009: 2988: 2986: 2985: 2967: 2963: 2961: 2960: 2938: 2936: 2935: 2914: 2912: 2911: 2890: 2888: 2887: 2866: 2864: 2863: 2842: 2840: 2839: 2818: 2816: 2815: 2794: 2792: 2791: 2771: 2767: 2755: 2754: 2719:, from there to 2645:economy of India 2554:foreign exchange 2498:renewable energy 2396:, will see more 2382:air conditioning 2334:tropical cyclone 2255:and part of the 2194: 2180: 2166: 2152: 2134: 2120: 2105: 2091: 2073: 2056: 2012:lying partly in 1925:1890 map of Asia 1922: 1902: 1890: 1875: 1847: 1778:, which in 1971 1758:With the end of 1746:Contemporary era 1649: 1638:carving up China 1633: 1617: 1355:province of Asia 1345: 1344: 1315: 1314: 1309: 1308: 1268:The province of 1260: 1254:romanized:  1253: 1251: 1219: 1213:romanized:  1212: 1210: 1068:toward Russia's 1062:Aleutian Islands 839:" in this image. 680:until 1500. The 586:Asia shares the 573:human population 559: 554: 553: 550: 549: 546: 543: 540: 533: 522: 517: 516: 515: 514: 507: 504: 503: 500: 497: 494: 468: 463: 386: 384: 383: 373: 371: 370: 360: 358: 357: 347: 345: 344: 334: 332: 331: 305: 303: 302: 292: 290: 289: 279: 277: 276: 268:Christmas Island 266: 264: 263: 253: 251: 250: 240: 238: 237: 174:Ethnic religions 114: 49: 42: 38: 21: 18:Continental Asia 17261: 17260: 17256: 17255: 17254: 17252: 17251: 17250: 17231: 17230: 17229: 17219: 17217: 17205: 17197: 17195: 17190: 17189: 17184: 17158: 17100: 17077: 17044: 17008: 16937: 16926:South China Sea 16835: 16778:Central America 16730: 16663: 16584: 16536:Northern Mexico 16524:Northern Canada 16509:Atlantic Canada 16464:Mountain states 16390: 16245:European Russia 16238:Southern Russia 16194: 16147:Iranian Plateau 15975: 15964:West Antarctica 15947:East Antarctica 15933: 15833: 15781: 15757:Land Hemisphere 15738: 15678: 15665: 15635: 15630: 15629: 15591: 15576: 15571: 15557:Eastern Siberia 15547:Central America 15535: 15528: 15522: 15517:Terra Australis 15484: 15468: 15462: 15458:Pangaea Proxima 15441: 15436: 15430: 15369: 15365:microcontinents 15354: 15330: 15325: 15271:East Antarctica 15219: 15214: 15208: 15157: 15153:supercontinents 15149: 15125: 15120: 15115: 15105: 15100: 15090: 15085: 15075: 15070: 15042: 15037: 15032: 15022: 15017: 15007: 15002: 14992: 14987: 14977: 14972: 14962: 14957: 14947: 14942: 14918: 14909: 14879: 14874: 14847: 14832: 14816: 14813: 14801: 14774: 14758: 14735: 14732: 14724: 14705:Northern Cyprus 14693: 14690: 14682: 14673: 14415: 14406: 14371: 14363: 14358: 14340: 14333: 14326: 14317: 14313:Pacific Century 14301:Chinese Century 14280: 14227: 14211:Life expectancy 14162: 14146: 14140:high-speed rail 14113:Stock exchanges 14063: 13992: 13916: 13879: 13866:Visayan Islands 13801: 13775:Malay Peninsula 13741: 13737:Tibetan Plateau 13727:Iranian Plateau 13703: 13680: 13656:Supercontinents 13641: 13597: 13521: 13478:Southern Levant 13392:Outer Manchuria 13387:Northeast China 13305: 13205: 13121: 13100: 13055: 13046: 13016: 13012:from Wikivoyage 13006: 13001: 12999: 12989: 12984: 12982: 12972: 12967: 12965: 12955: 12950: 12948: 12938: 12933: 12931: 12928: 12924:sister projects 12921:at Knowledge's 12907: 12905: 12904:on 28 July 2011 12890:"What is Asia?" 12887: 12878: 12876: 12867: 12858: 12856: 12843: 12834: 12832: 12819: 12803: 12762: 12698: 12696:Further reading 12679: 12663: 12658: 12657: 12647: 12645: 12641: 12634: 12630: 12629: 12625: 12615: 12613: 12602: 12598: 12588: 12586: 12578: 12577: 12573: 12563: 12561: 12554: 12538: 12534: 12519: 12505: 12501: 12491: 12489: 12478: 12474: 12464: 12462: 12453: 12452: 12448: 12438: 12436: 12425: 12421: 12407: 12405: 12391: 12390: 12386: 12376: 12374: 12369:. 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Abkhazia
Northern Cyprus

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