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Asia
Asia is the eastern part of the continent called Eurasia.
Characteristic
Regions
- West Asia
- Central Asia
- South Asia (Indian subcontinent)
- Southeast Asia
- East Asia (Far East)
- North Asia (Siberia)
countries
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Asian countries, also European parts of countries that lie on both continents (Russia, Turkey and Kazakhstan)
- Afghanistan
- Saudi Arabia
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- China
- Cyprus
- Philippines
- Georgia
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Iran
- Israel
- Japan
- Yemen
- Jordan
- Cambodia
- runny nose
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- South Korea
- North Korea
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Maldives
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Russia
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- East Timor
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- United Arab Emirates
Other countries
Unrecognized States
Dependent territories
Autonomous territories
- Aceh (Indonesia)
- Adjara (Georgia)
- Altai (Russia)
- Buryatia (Russia)
- Chakassia (Russia)
- Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (Russia)
- Autonomous Okrug of Chukchi (Russia)
- Mountain Badakhshan (Tajikistan)
- Hong Kong (China)
- Yakutia (Russia)
- Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russia)
- Caracalpa (Uzbekistan)
- Kuangsi (China)
- Kurdistan (Iraq)
- Macau (China)
- Inner Mongolia (China)
- Muslim Mindanao (Philippines)
- Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (Azerbaijan)
- Ningxia (China)
- Xinjiang (China)
- Tuva (Russia)
- Tibet (China)
- Jewish Autonomous Oblast (Russia)
Other disputed and separatist territories
Cities
- Ulan Bator (Mongolia)
- Astana (Kazakhstan)
- Almaty (Kazakhstan)
- Moscow (Russia)
- Beijing (China)
- Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
- Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
- Kabul (Afghanistan)
- Shanghai (China)
Other interesting places
Drive
Transport
Communication
Asia is characterized by a very large cultural diversity, and thus - also linguistically. Russian is the most widely spoken language in North Asia (Siberia), Hindi in South Asia, Urdu in Central Asia, Chinese and Japanese in East Asia, and Arabic in West Asia. However, you can communicate in English in countries such as China, India, Pakistan and the Philippines.
Tourist attractions
Entertainment
Shopping
Boarding
Accommodation
Security
Health
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