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| Asia is the largest continent in both size and population. It covers almost a third of the world's land area and has about three-fifths of its people. Asia extends from Africa and Europe in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. The northernmost part of the continent lies within the frozen Arctic. But in the south, Asia ends in the steaming tropics near the equator. Asia has some of the world's longest rivers, largest deserts, and thickest forests and jungles. The highest and lowest places on the earth are in Asia. Mount Everest, the highest, rises 29,028 feet (8,848 meters) above sea level along the Nepal-Tibet border. The Dead Sea shore, the world's lowest land, lies about 1,310 feet (399 meters) below sea level between Israel and Jordan. The 49 countries of Asia include some of the world's largest and smallest countries in population. China, the world's most populated nation, has about 11/4 billion people. But about two-fifths of Asia's countries have populations of less than 5 million people. Asia also contains some of the world's largest and smallest countries in area. Russia, which lies partly in Europe but mostly in Asia, is the world's largest country in area. It covers more than 61/2 million square miles (17 million square kilometers). But three Asian nations--Bahrain, the Maldives, and Singapore--each cover less than 300 square miles (780 square kilometers). | ||||
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