Home > Asia Post Code Administrative regions
| Serial number | Country Name | capital | Population (ten thousand) | Area (㎞²) | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | Beijing | 141178 [6] | 9,630,000 | The largest developing country in the world is also the most populous country. |
| 2 | Bahrain | Manama Manama |
twenty one | 750 | |
| 3 | South Korea | Seoul Seoul |
5,051.50 | 99,646 | Developed country |
| 4 | Lebanon | Beirut Beirut |
400 | 10,452 | |
| 5 | East Timor | Dili Dili |
106 | 14,874 | |
| 6 | Nepal | Kathmandu Kathmandu |
2,933 | 147,181 | |
| 7 | Thailand | Bangkok Bangkok |
6,387 | 513,115 | |
| 8 | Pakistan | Islamabad Islamabad |
14,766 | 796,000 | |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi |
423 | 83,600 | |
| 10 | Bhutan | Thimphu Thimphu |
69 | 38,816 | |
| 11 | Oman | Muscat Muscat |
280 | 309,500 | |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | Baku Baku |
834.7 | 86,600 | Part of the country belongs to Europe |
| 13 | North Korea | Pyongyang Pyongyang |
2,400 | 120,540 | |
| 14 | Philippine | Manila Manila |
9,401 | 299,764 | |
| 15 | Cambodia | Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh |
1,480 | 181,035 | |
| 16 | Qatar | Doha Doha |
141 | 11,521 | |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek Bishkek |
547.4 | 198,500 | |
| 18 | Maldives | Male Male |
39 | 300 | |
| 19 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur |
2,756 | 330,000 | |
| 20 | Mongolia | Ulan Bator Ulan Bator |
268.34 | 1,566,500 | |
| twenty one | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh Riyadh |
2,611 | 2,250,000 | No. 1 country in oil production |
| twenty two | Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan , Bandar Seri Begawan |
39 | 5,765 | |
| twenty three | Laos | Vientiane Vientiane |
600 | 236,800 | |
| twenty four | Japan | Tokyo Tokyo |
12,805 | 377,835 | Developed country |
| 25 | Turkmenistan | Ashgabat Ashgabat |
700 | 491,200 | |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | Nursultan Nursultan |
1,703 | 2,724,900 | |
| 27 | Palestine | Jerusalem Jerusalem |
889 | 2,500 | |
| 28 | Tajikistan | Dushanbe Dushanbe |
721.57 | 143,100 | |
| 29 | Georgia | Tbilisi Tbilisi |
439.47 | 69,700 | |
| 30 | Kuwait | Kuwait, Kuwait City |
270 | 17,818 | |
| 31 | Syria | Damascus Damascus |
2,369.5 | 185,180 | |
| 32 | India | New Delhi New Delhi |
132,400 | 2,980,000 | The second most populous country |
| 33 | Indonesia | Jakarta Jakarta |
24,500 | 1,919,440 | |
| 34 | Armenia | Yerevan, Yerevan |
325.05 | 29,800 | |
| 35 | Afghanistan | Kabul Kabul |
2993 | 652,300 | |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | Tashkent Tashkent |
2800.08 | 447,400 | |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | Colombo Colombo |
2020 | 65,610 | |
| 38 | Iraq | Baghdad Baghdad |
3432 | 441,839 | |
| 39 | Vietnam | Hanoi Hanoi |
9,554 | 329,556 | |
| 40 | Iran | Tehran Tehran |
7004.9 | 1,636,000 | |
| 41 | Yemen | Sana'a Sana'a |
2300 | 555,000 | |
| 42 | Jordan | Amman Amman |
610 | 89,340 | |
| 43 | Myanmar | Naypyidaw Naypyitaw |
5700 | 676,581 | |
| 44 | Bangladesh | Dhaka Dhaka |
14,737 | 147,570 | |
| 45 | Singapore | Singapore City, Singapore |
518 | 714 | Developed country |
| 46 | Israel | Jerusalem Jerusalem |
764 | 14,900 | Developed country |
| 47 | Cyprus | Nicosia Nicosia |
113 | 9,251 | |
| 48 | Turkey | Ankara Ankara |
7,372 | 783,562 | At the same time part of the country belongs to Europe |
According to the 1947 United Nations Resolution on the Partition of Palestine, Israel has an area of 14,900 square kilometers.
Myanmar moved its capital from Yangon to Naypyidaw at the end of 2005.
Introduction to Asia
Asia (from ancient Greek: Ασία; Latin: Asia; Russian: Азия; French: Asie; Arabic: آسيا), the full name of "Asian Asia", is the largest and most populous continent among the seven continents. It covers 8.7% of the earth's total area (or 29.4% of the total land area).
The vast majority of Asia is located in the northern and eastern hemispheres. The dividing line between Asia and Africa is the Suez Canal. East of the Suez Canal is Asia. The dividing line between Asia and Europe is the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus Mountains, the Turkish Strait, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Asia is to the east of the Ural Mountains and to the south of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea.
The mainland extends to Cape Dezhneov in the Bering Strait in the east (169°39′7″W, 66°4′45″N), and to Tanjungbia in the south (103°31′E, 1°16′N) , West to Baba Cape (26°3′E, 39°27′N), north to Molotov Cape, the highest peak is Mount Everest. The latitude and longitude is very wide, and the time difference between east and west is 11 to 13 hours. The west is connected with Europe to form Eurasia, the largest land mass on the earth. Asia is the birthplace of the world's three major religions, Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity. There are four developed countries in Asia: Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Israel.
Origin of the name
Asia is the most populous continent in the world, and it is also the most densely populated continent. Its name is also the oldest. The full name is Asia, which means "the place where the sun rises." Its English name is Asia. According to legend, the name of Asia was given by the ancient Phoenicians. Frequent marine activities required the Phoenicians to determine their position. Therefore, they generally called the area east of the Mediterranean Sea "Asu", which means "sunrise land"; while they called the area west of the Mediterranean Sea "Ereb", which means "sunless land". The word Asia is derived from the Phoenician word Asu. The region it refers to is not very clear and the scope is limited. Asia had become the name of an administrative province of the Roman Empire in the first century BC, and it gradually expanded to include the entire Asian region today, becoming the largest continent name in the world.
Asia has a very long history and culture. China, India, and Babylon among the four ancient civilizations in the world are all located in the Asian continent. The economic and cultural level of Asia has long been in the leading position in the world. The four great inventions of China, the discovery of "0" by the Indians, the invention of Arabic numerals, etc., many scientific inventions and creations have made great contributions to the world. .
Population
As of the first half of 2007, Asia has a population of 3.513 billion and a world population of 6.567 billion. The natural population growth rate ranks third in the world, second only to Africa and Latin America. China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Bangladesh and Pakistan have a population of more than 100 million. The urban population accounts for about 18% of the continent's population. The population is most densely distributed in eastern China, the Pacific coast of Japan, the island of Java, the Ganges River basin, and the southern Indian Peninsula, with more than 300 people per square kilometer.
The most populous country in Asia is China, followed by India. Singapore has an average of more than 4,400 people per square kilometer, making it the most densely populated country in Asia. The country with the smallest population density is Mongolia, with an average of just over 1 person per square kilometer; countries such as Saudi Arabia and Oman have an average of 5-7 people per square kilometer. The race and ethnic composition of Asia is very complex, especially in South Asia. The yellow race (also known as the Mongolian race) is the main race. The rest are mixed types of whites, browns, and races.
There are about 1,000 nationalities and races in all continents, accounting for about 80% of the total number of nationalities and races in the world. Among them, there are Han people with a population of more than one billion people, and there are ethnic groups or tribes with only a few hundred people.
terrain
The terrain in Asia is very undulating, high in the middle and low around it. In the east, there is a longitudinally long festooned island arc. With an average elevation of about 950 meters, it is the world's highest continent except Antarctica. Mountains, plateaus and hills account for about 3/4 of the total area, and 1/3 of them are above 1,000 meters above sea level. The highest peaks in the world above 8,000 meters above sea level are all distributed in the Karakoram and Himalayas. The plain occupies a quarter of the total area, covering more than 10 million square kilometers. The whole continent is roughly centered on the Pamirs, with a series of tall mountains radiating in all directions to the edge of the continent. There are mainly Tianshan Mountains, Kunlun Mountains, Himalayas, Altai Mountains, Hindu Kush Mountains, Alborz Mountains, Taurus Mountains and Zagros Mountains. Among the main mountain ranges are the Tibetan Plateau, Mongolian Plateau, Iranian Plateau, Anatolian Plateau, Deccan Plateau, Arabian Plateau, Central Siberian Plateau, Tarim Basin, Junggar Basin, Qaidam Basin, etc.
On the outside of the mountains and plateaus, there are vast plains, including the Northeast Plain, the North China Plain, the Middle and Lower Yangtze Plain, the Indus Plain, the Ganges Plain, the Mesopotamia Plain, and the Western Siberian Plain. Asia has the world's highest plateau (Tibet Plateau), mountains and peaks (Mount Everest, 88.886 meters above sea level), and the world-famous plains (West Siberian Plain) and depressions (Dead Sea).
Asia not only has extreme ups and downs on land, but the arc-shaped islands on the eastern edge of the continent and the ocean floor of the Pacific also exhibit extreme ups and downs. Mountains on the islands are accompanied by extremely deep trenches. The height difference between the highest peak in Asia and the deepest trench in the adjacent sea is about 20 kilometers.
The
beautiful Jeju Island in the center The beautiful Jeju
Island is the most central point in Asia and the geographic center of the Asian continent. It is located in Baojiacaozi Village, Yongfeng Township, Urumqi County, in the southern suburbs of Urumqi. The geographical coordinates are 43°40'37" north latitude and 87°19'52" east longitude.
The geographic center of the Asian continent refers to a point in an equilibrium position within the Asian continent. It is the farthest from the coastline around the continent and is the most continental. After more than two years of calculations and field investigations by the Xinjiang Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, it was determined to be 43°40'37" north latitude and 87°19'52" east longitude. Within Jiacaozi Village, it is about 30 kilometers northeast to the center of Urumqi, accessible by road. An 18-meter-high, highly representative "Yaxin" tower with typical Asian regional characteristics stands tall on the "Yaxin" point.
Environment
The continental coastline of Asia is long and tortuous, with a coastline of 69,900 kilometers. It is the continent with the longest coastline in the world. The type of coast is complex. Many peninsulas and islands are the largest continent on the peninsula. The Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world (with an area of approximately 3 million square kilometers). The general feature of the Asian topography is that the surface is very undulating, the lofty mountains and ridges gather in the middle, and mountains, plateaus and hills account for about 3/4 of the continent's area. The continent has an average elevation of 950 meters, which is the highest in the world except Antarctica. The whole continent is roughly centered on the Pamirs, extending a series of tall mountains in all directions, the highest being the Himalayas. There are many large plateaus and basins between the high mountains. There are also vast plains on the outside of mountains and plateaus.
There are many famous peaks in Asia. Among them is the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, with an elevation of 88.886 meters. It will gradually increase in a gradual trend. It is expected that in a hundred years, the height of Mount Everest will create a new historical site. Asia has the lowest depressions and lakes on land in the world-the Dead Sea (the lake is 392 meters below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea), and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau known as the "Roof of the World".
Asia is the continent with the most volcanoes in the world. The island group outside the eastern fringe sea is the area with the most volcanoes in the world. Earthquakes are frequent in the eastern coastal islands, Central Asia and northern West Asia. Many large rivers in Asia originate from the central mountainous regions and flow into the Pacific, Indian and Arctic Oceans respectively. The inflow zone is mainly distributed in central and western Asia. The longest river in Asia is the Yangtze River with a length of 6,397 kilometers; followed by the Yellow River with a length of 5,464 kilometers; and the Mekong River with a length of 4,500 kilometers. The longest inland river is the Amu Darya, followed by the Tarim River (2179 kilometers). Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in Asia and the deepest lake in the world.
The islands of Asia are mainly concentrated in the southeast sea. There are about tens of thousands of large and small islands with a total area of 3.2 million square kilometers, of which 6 are large islands with an area of more than 100,000 square kilometers (Kalimantan, Sumatra, Guinea, Sulawesi, Java and Honshu Island).
Asia is the continent with the most large rivers in the world. There are 58 rivers over 1,000 kilometers in length, and 5 of them are over 4,000 kilometers (the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Mekong River, the Irtysh River (Ob River) and Heilongjiang).
The river originates from the mountains in the central plateau and flows radially to the surrounding ocean.
Climate The
Asian continent straddles the three zones of cold, warm and hot. The main characteristics of climate are complex and diverse climate types, typical monsoon climate and significant continentalness. The southeastern half of East Asia is a humid temperate and subtropical monsoon region, and Southeast Asia and South Asia are humid tropical monsoon regions. The interiors of Central Asia, West Asia and East Asia are arid regions. Between the above humid monsoon regions and inland arid regions, and most of North Asia are semi-humid and semi-arid regions.
Winter temperatures are very low in most parts of Asia. The coldest month's average temperature is below 0°C, accounting for about 2/3 of the continent's area. In the area of Shangyangsk and Oymyakon, the average temperature in January is as low as -50°C. , Oymyakon's extreme minimum temperature was once as low as -71 ℃, which is the lowest temperature place in the Northern Hemisphere, which is called the Arctic Region of the Northern Hemisphere. In summer, the temperature generally increases. The average temperature of the hottest month is between 10°C and 15°C, except for the Arctic Ocean coast where the average temperature is below 10°C. Areas above 20°C account for about 50% of the continent's area.
The extreme maximum temperature in Basra, Iraq, reached 58.8°C, making it the hottest place in the world. The distribution of precipitation varies greatly from region to region, and the main trend is to decrease from the humid southeast to the dry northwest. Near the equatorial zone, it is rainy throughout the year, with an annual precipitation of more than 2,000 mm. The annual average rainfall of Cherrapunji in northeastern India is as high as 11430 mm, which is one of the rainiest regions in the world. Southwest Asia and Central Asia are areas with low rainfall throughout the year, and most of the annual rainfall in the vast areas is below 150-200 mm. In September and October, strong cold air (cold wave) often flows south over Siberia and the Mongolian plateau, and most parts of East Asia are vulnerable to invasion. The typhoon that occurred in the western part of the Central Pacific hit the eastern coastal areas of East Asia and Southeast Asia from May to October; the hurricane that occurred in the Bay of Bengal hit the coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal from May to October. Often cause severe disasters.
River
Asia has many rivers, mostly from the middle of the alpine zone, flowing radially to all sides. The rivers flowing into the Pacific Ocean include Heilongjiang, Yellow River, Yangtze River, Pearl River, Mekong, etc.; those flowing into the Indian Ocean include the Indus, Ganges, Salween, Irrawaddy, Tigris, Euphrates, etc.; those flowing into the Arctic Ocean include the Ob River and Yenisei River, Lena River, etc. Inland rivers are mainly distributed in the arid areas of central and western Asia, such as the Syr, Amu Darya, Ili, Tarim, Jordan, etc. The waterfall with the largest drop in Asia is the Jog Falls on the Shlabati River on the southwest coast of India, with a drop of 253 meters.
Compared with other continents, Asian lakes are not too many, but many lakes are unique and famous all over the world. For example, the Eurasian Lake, the Caspian Sea, is the world’s largest lake and the largest saltwater lake; Lake Baikal is the world’s deepest lake and Asia’s largest freshwater lake; the Dead Sea is the world’s lowest depression; Lake Balkhash is a place where both fresh water and salt water exist. Inland lake with water. Lakes in Asia are widely distributed and can be roughly divided into five major lake groups in North Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
Most of the rivers in Asia originate from the central mountains and flow into the Pacific, Indian and Arctic Oceans. Among them, there are 7 rivers with a length of more than 4,000 kilometers. The longest river is the Yangtze River, and the second is the Ob River with the Irtysh River as its source. The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world. Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in Asia and the deepest and oldest lake in the world. The deepest part of the lake bottom is 1295 meters below sea level. With a total length of 2,540 kilometers, the Amu Darya is the longest inland river in Asia. The Tigris, Euphrates, Yellow and Indus river basins are the earliest cradles of human civilization. The Ganges is the holy river of Hinduism and Buddhism. The Mekong River is an important international river. The countries of the Mekong River Basin include China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
