Asia : Know about World's Largest Continent for Childrens and Students

Asia : World Largest Continent 

It is the largest continent in the world. It covers 30% of the world's area. Three major latitudinal circles equator, Cancer and Arctic pass through it. 

Asia is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Indian Ocean to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the east.

 In the west, the Ural Mountains, the Caspian Sea, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea form the boundaries of Asia and Europe. 

The world's highest mountain peak in Asia, Mount Everest of the Himalayan range, whose height is 8852 meters, is located in Asia. 

The world's largest plateau 'Tibet Plateau' which is located in middile Asia. 

The most populous country in the world is China located in Asia. 

The largest country in Asia in area is China and the smallest country is Maldives.

How Many Countries in Asia

There are 48 Countries in Asia. Their names are Listed below -

1. India 

2. Russia 

3. Bhutan 

4. Bangladesh 

5. Brunei 

6. China

7. Indonesia

8. Pakistan 

9. Japan 

10. Philippines

11. Vietnam 

12. Turkey 

13. Iran 

14. Iraq

15. Afghanistan 

16. Saudi Arabia

17. Uzbekistan 

18. Malaysia

19. Yaman 

20. Nepal 

21. North Korea

22. Sri Lanka

23. Kazakhstan 

24. Syria 

25. Cambodia

26. Jordan 

27. Azerbaijan 

28. UAE

29. Tajikistan 

30. Israel

31. Laos

32. Lebanon 

33. Kyrgyzstan

34. Turkmenistan 

35. Singapore 

36. Oman

37. State on Palestine 

38. Kuwait 

39. Georgia 

40. Mongolia

41. Armenia 

42. Qatar 

43. Bahrain 

44. Timor-Leste

45. Cyprus

46. South Korea 

47. Myammar 

48. Thailand