Asia
Where most live
Asia is the largest continent, spanning from the Middle East through South and East Asia to the Pacific.
It contains more than half the world's population and encompasses enormous cultural, linguistic, and geographic diversity—from Siberian tundra to tropical rainforests, from ancient civilizations to modern economic powers.
She spent a year traveling through Asia.
East Asian superpower
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
- IndonesiaSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
- PakistanSouth Asian nation
Bangladesh · Vietnam · Philippines · Thailand · South Korea · Myanmar · Malaysia · Iran
Continuous area of ground
- subcontinentMajor continental subdivision
- HimalayasAsia's highest range
- geographyStudy of places
- plateauFlat highland area
tectonics · mountains · rivers · deserts · steppe · tundra · peninsulas · islands
Long-established customs passed down
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- religionsOrganized belief systems
cuisine · languages · ethnicities · calligraphy · martial arts · tea ceremony · Bollywood · anime
China
East Asian superpower
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
- IndonesiaSoutheast Asian archipelago nation
Pakistan · Bangladesh · Vietnam · Philippines · Thailand · South Korea · Myanmar · Malaysia · Iran · Turkey
landmass
Continuous area of ground
- subcontinentMajor continental subdivision
- HimalayasAsia's highest range
- geographyStudy of places
plateau · tectonics · mountains · rivers · deserts · steppe · tundra · peninsulas · islands · strait
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
religions · cuisine · languages · ethnicities · calligraphy · martial arts · tea ceremony · Bollywood · anime · K-pop
bamboo
Tall woody grass
tiger · panda · dragon · lotus · jade · pagoda · sari · kimono · sitar · origami
ASEAN
Southeast Asian intergovernmental body
- bordersLines separating regions
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
sovereignty · treaties · territory · independence · conflict · sanctions · bilateral · summit · Cold War · decolonization
- geografiaAmerica, Africa, Europa, Oceania, Americas
- geographycontinents, continent, oceans, countries, country
- ContinentsAfrica, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, North America
- Easteast, eastern, eastbound, easterly, eastward
- landmassescontinent, island, peninsula, Africa, mainland
- masas terrestrespeninsula, Africa, Europa, America, Oceania
AsiaEurope
Smallest inhabited continent
Africa · North America · South America · Australia · Antarctica
Euro-American cultural tradition
- Asian culturesSocieties of Asia
- Asian marketsEast's stock exchanges
- Asian languagesLinguistic systems from the East
- Asian foodDishes from eastern continent
- Asian heritageAncestry from Asia's peoples
- South Asian cuisineFood from India's region
Asian, Asians, Eurasia, Asiatic, Eurasian, Afro-Asian, Australasia