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{{Short description|Largest and most populous continent}}
{{See also|Index of Asia-related articles}}
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The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Asia.

'''[[Asia]]''' is the world's largest and most populous [[continent]], located primarily in the [[Eastern Hemisphere|eastern]] and [[northern hemisphere]]s. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area (or 30% of its land area) and with approximately 4.655&nbsp;billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current [[human population]].

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== Geography of Asia ==
{{Asia topic|Geography of}}

* [[:commons:Atlas of Asia|Atlas of Asia]]
* [[List of cities of East Asia]]

=== Regions of Asia ===
{{Asia topic|Regions of}}

* [[Central Asia]]
* [[East Asia]]
* [[North Asia]]
* [[South Asia]]
* [[Southeast Asia]]
* [[Western Asia]]

=== Countries of Asia ===

[[List of Asian countries]]
* [[Coats of arms of Asia]]
* [[Flags of Asia]]
* [[List of Asian countries by GDP PPP]]
* [[List of Asian countries by population]]
* [[List of Asia-related articles]]
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''{{flag|Abkhazia}}''<ref name="UNC">Unrecognized independent country.</ref><ref name="TCC">Some territory could be argued to be a part of [[List of European countries|Europe]] or Asia</ref><br>{{AFG}}<br>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} ''[[Akrotiri and Dhekelia]]''&nbsp;<ref name="TCC"/><ref name="BOT">[[British overseas territory]].</ref><br>{{ARM}}<ref name="TCC"/><br>{{AZE}}<ref name="TCC"/><br>{{BHR}}<br>{{BAN}}<br>{{BHU}}<br>''{{IOT}}''&nbsp;<ref name="BOT"/><br>{{BRU}}<br>{{CAM}}<br>{{CHN}}<br>{{GEO}}<ref name="TCC"/><br>''{{HKG}}''&nbsp;<ref name="SAR">[[Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China|Special administrative region]] of the [[People's Republic of China]].</ref><br>{{IND}}<br>{{INA}}<ref name="TAO">Some territory could be argued to be a part of Asia or [[List of Oceanian countries|Oceania]]</ref><br>{{IRN}}
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{{IRQ}}<br>{{ISR}}<br>{{JPN}}<br>{{JOR}}<br>{{KAZ}}<ref name="TCC"/><br>{{PRK}}<ref>Democratic People's Republic of Korea.</ref><br>{{KOR}}<ref>Republic of Korea.</ref><br>{{KUW}}<br>{{KGZ}}<br>{{LAO}}<br>{{LBN}}<br>''{{MAC}}''&nbsp;<ref name="SAR"/><br>{{MAS}}<br>{{MDV}}<br>{{MGL}}<br>{{flag|MMR|name=Myanmar}}<ref>Previously known as ''Burma''.</ref><br>''{{flag|Nagorno-Karabakh}}''<ref name="UNC"/><ref name="TCC"/><br>{{NEP}}<br>{{OMA}}<br>{{PAK}}<br>{{flag|Palestine}}&nbsp;<ref>Consisting of the [[West Bank]] and the [[Gaza Strip]] territories.</ref>
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{{PHL}}<br>{{QAT}}<br>{{SAU}}<br>{{SIN}}<br>{{SRI}}<br>''{{flag|South Ossetia}}''<ref name="UNC"/><ref name="TCC"/><br>{{SYR}}<br>''{{TWN}}<ref>Republic of China.</ref><br>{{TJK}}''<br>{{THA}}<br>''{{flag|Tibet}}''<ref>''de facto'' [[Tibet (1912-1951)|independent country from 1912 to 1951]]</ref><br>{{TLS}}<ref name="TAO"/><ref>Also known as ''East Timor''.</ref><br>{{TUR}}<ref name="TCC"/><br>''{{flag|Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}''<ref name="UNC"/><ref name="TCC"/><br>{{TKM}}<br>{{UAE}}<br>{{UZB}}<br>{{VIE}}<br>{{YEM}}
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=== Geographic features of Asia ===
* [[List of World Heritage Sites in Asia]]
* [[List of glaciers in Asia]]
* [[List of landforms of Asia]]
* [[:Category:Mountains of Asia|List of mountains in Asia]]
* [[List of rivers of Asia]]

=== Demography of Asia ===

[[Demographics of Asia]]
{{Asia topic|Demographics of}}

== History of Asia ==
{{Asia topic|History of}}

* [[Western imperialism in Asia|Imperialism in Asia]]
* [[Events preceding World War II in Asia]]

=== History by field ===
* [[Cartography of Asia|History of Cartography in Asia]]
* [[Coinage of Asia]]
* [[Chronology of European exploration of Asia]]
* [[Military history of Asia]]

=== History by region ===
* [[History of Central Asia]]
* [[History of East Asia]]
* [[History of North Asia]]
* [[History of South Asia]]
* [[History of Southeast Asia]]
* [[History of West Asia]]

== Culture of Asia ==

[[Culture of Asia]]
* [[Asian people]]
* [[Etiquette in Asia]]
* [[Religion in Asia]]
** [[Buddhism in East Asia]]
** [[Buddhism in Southeast Asia]]
** [[Chinese folk religion in Southeast Asia]]
** [[Islam in Asia]]
** [[Christianity in Asia]]
** [[Hinduism in Southeast Asia]]
* [[List of World Heritage Sites in Asia|World Heritage Sites]]

{{Asia topic|Culture of}}
{{Asia topic|Architecture of}}
{{Asia topic|Clothing in}}
{{Asia topic|Cuisine of}}
{{Asia topic|Languages of}}
{{Asia topic|Media of}}
{{Asia topic|Prostitution in}}
{{Asia topic|Racism in}}
{{Asia topic|Religion in}}
{{Asia topic|Slavery in}}

=== The Arts in Asia ===
{{Asia topic|Art of}}
{{Asia topic|Literature of}}
{{Asia topic|Music of}}
{{Asia topic|Theatre of}}
{{Asia topic|Cinema of}}

=== Sports in Asia ===
{{Asia topic|Sport in}}

== Environment of Asia ==

[[Environment of Asia]]
* [[Fauna of Asia]]

==Economy and infrastructure of Asia ==

[[Economy of Asia]]
* [[Wind power in Asia]]

{{Asia topic|Economy of}}
{{Asia topic|National parks of}}
{{Asia topic|Transportation in}}

=== Communications in Asia ===
* [[List of newspapers in Asia]]
* [[List of radio stations in Asia]]
* [[List of television stations in Eastern and Southern Asia]]
* [[List of television stations in Southeast Asia]]
* [[List of television stations in Central and Western Asia]]

{{Asia topic|Communications in}}

== Education in Asia ==
* [[Asian studies]]
* [[Central Asian studies]]
* [[East Asian studies]]
* [[Southeast Asian studies]]

{{Asia topic|Education in}}

== Governments of Asia ==
{{Asia topic|Government of|title=Governments of Asia|TW=Government of the Republic of China}}

== Politics of Asia ==

[[Politics of Asia]]
* [[Asian values]]
* [[List of conflicts in Asia|Conflicts in Asia]]
* [[Law of Asia]]
* [[List of political parties in Asia|Political parties in Asia]]
* [[Pan-Asianism]]
* [[Pirate radio in Asia]]

{{Asia topic|Elections in}}
{{Asia topic|Human rights in}}
{{Asia topic|Law enforcement in}}
{{Asia topic|Politics of}}

== See also ==
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* [[Continent]]

; Indexes of articles on the countries of Asia
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* [[Index of Armenia-related articles]]
* [[Index of Azerbaijan-related articles]]
* [[Index of Bahrain-related articles]]
* [[Index of Bangladesh-related articles]]
* [[Index of Bhutan-related articles]]
* [[Index of Brunei-related articles]]
* [[Index of Cambodia-related articles]]
* [[Index of China-related articles]]
* [[Index of Cyprus-related articles]]
* [[Index of East Timor-related articles]]
* [[Index of Georgia (country)-related articles|Index of Georgia-related articles]]
* [[Index of articles related to Hong Kong|Index of Hong Kong-related articles]]
* [[Index of Indonesia-related articles]]
* [[Index of Iran-related articles]]
* [[Index of Israel-related articles]]
* [[Index of Japan-related articles]]
* [[Index of Jordan-related articles]]
* [[Index of Kazakhstan-related articles]]
* [[Index of Kuwait-related articles]]
* [[Index of Kyrgyzstan-related articles]]
* [[Index of Laos-related articles]]
* [[Index of Macau-related articles]]
* [[Index of Malaysia-related articles]]
* [[Index of Maldives-related articles]]
* [[Index of Mongolia-related articles]]
* [[Index of Myanmar-related articles]]
* [[Index of Nepal-related articles]]
* [[Index of North Korea–related articles]]
* [[Index of Oman-related articles]]
* [[Index of Philippines-related articles]]
* [[Index of Qatar-related articles]]
* [[Index of Saudi Arabia-related articles]]
* [[Index of Singapore-related articles]]
* [[Index of South Korea–related articles]]
* [[Index of Sri Lanka-related articles]]
* [[Index of Syria-related articles]]
* [[Index of Taiwan-related articles]]
* [[Index of Tajikistan-related articles]]
* [[Index of Thailand-related articles]]
* [[Index of Turkey-related articles]]
* [[Index of Turkmenistan-related articles]]
* [[Index of United Arab Emirates-related articles]]
* [[Index of Vietnam-related articles]]
* [[Index of Yemen-related articles]]
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== Notes ==
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== External links ==
{{sister project links|Asia}}
{{wikiatlas|Asia}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070301060031/http://eusoils.jrc.it/esdb_archive/EuDASM/EUDASM.htm (European Digital Archive on the Soil Maps of the World - EuDASM)]
* [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/asia.html Map Asia]
* [http://maps.bpl.org/tag/location:Asia/ Maps of Asia from the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library]

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