• Asia is the largest continent on Earth, covering about 30% of the planet’s land area.
• It’s home to nearly 60% of the world’s population, with over 4.5 billion people.
• China and India are the two most populous countries in the world.
• The Himalayas contain the planet’s highest peak, Mount Everest (8,848 m / 29,029 ft), on the Nepal–Tibet border.
• The Great Wall of China stretches over 21,000 km — visible even from space!
• Asia is incredibly diverse, with over 2,300 languages spoken across the continent.
• Tokyo, Japan, is the world’s most populous metropolitan area.
• The Dead Sea, located between Israel and Jordan, is the Earth’s lowest point on land.
• Asia is home to both the coldest inhabited place on Earth (Oymyakon, Russia) and some of the hottest deserts, like the Gobi.
• Iconic animals such as tigers, pandas, elephants, and snow leopards are native to Asia.
