There are in total, seven continents on earth. These continents make the 30 percent area of the earth. Among these seven the biggest continent is Asia. There are many best things about this continent but the famous of all is the cultural diversity of this continent. The cultural diversity is great here and it changes at very short distances. Asia is blessed with all the four seasons, the summer, winter, spring and the autumn. There are certain fruits that can only be found in Asia or whose origin is Asia like banana, mangoes, water melon etc. the other interesting facts are given below.
1. The Area Covered By Asia
Asia is the biggest continent on earth. The area covered by Asia is huge and it is actually greater than the landmass of moos.
2. The Mother Land Of Human Civilization
Asia is the motherland of human civilization means, human race started from this continent. The exact location is the place near the meeting point of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates.
3. Population
Asia is not only the biggest land mass but also the biggest continent by population. The total of 60 percent of the world’s population lives in Asia.
4. The Most Populated Countries Of Asia
In Asia the two countries have more than half of the population of Asia. These two countries are chine with 1.3 billion people and India with 1.1 billion people. It is said that India will take over china with respect to population within 30 years.
5. Muslim Population
There is more Muslim population in south Asia than in the Middle East yet in the south Asian region, the total Muslim population in only 15 percent of the total population.
6. Densely Populated Country Of The World
Asia has this crown. The most densely populated country of the world is Bangladesh where the Muslim population makes 85 percent of the total population and 15 percent of the population comprise of Hindus.
7. Maldives
In Asia, the country with almost all Muslim population is Maldives. It has 99 percent of the Muslim population.
8. Economic Centers
The three main economic centers of Asia are Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore.
9. The Tallest Mountains
The tallest mountains of the world are all located in Asia.
10. The Subcontinents
Since Asia is a huge land mass it is further divided into 6 subcontinents, Indian subcontinents, and south Asia, east Asia, middle east, north Asia and southwest Asia.