• Asia is the largest and most populated continent in the world.
  • The Asian continent covers 30% of the world’s land mass and is home to 4,46 billion people, which accounts for more than 60% of the total human population on Earth.
  • Asia is actually quite a common female name which translates to sunrise.
  • 14 of the tallest mountains in the world can be found in Asia, and they are all over 8000 meters above the sea. The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest at 8 848.
  • Asians eat up to 90% of the total world production of rice.
  • Asia has highest number of billionaires in the world.
  • Nine out of ten of the world’s tallest buildings are in Asia.
  • It’s thought that around 2,300 different languages are spoken across the continent, with more than 600 different languages spoken just in Indonesia.
  • The most populated city in the world is the industrial city Chongqing in China with some 30 million inhabitants.
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