Thursday, June 5, 2014

Top 10 Amazing Facts About Asia

Top 10 Amazing Facts About AsiaAsia is the most biggest continent on Earth. It also has the largest coastline and the most number of people living on it. The tallest mountain in the world, Everest, is also found in Asia, together with the Yangtze River which is the longest in the continent. It also has extremely diverse climates and geographic features wherein 16 countries are already identified vulnerable to climate change, thus, Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are some of them. China is the biggest country in Asia and also has the world's biggest population by country. In the present day, China is bullying some of the other Asian countries claiming some of the territories which are absolutely not within their boundary. On the other hand, most Asian countries have more than one language that is natively spoken. In Indonesia alone there are already more than 600, over 800 in India and also more than 100 languages in the Philippines. Now for this top ten article, know some new and important facts regarding Asia. Have and take a look the 10 facts below.



TOP : 10
Asia Fact : The Red Sea is the boundary between Africa and Asia.

Red Sea resorts
Red Sea resorts



TOP : 9
Asia Fact : Asia has the second largest nominal GDP (Gross domestic product) of all continents.

Asian market
Asian market



TOP : 8
Asia Fact : In Greek mythology, "Asia" was the name of a "Nymph or Titan goddess of Lydia."

Beautiful Asian country - Thailand
Beautiful Asian country - Thailand



TOP : 7
Asia Fact : The first continental use of Asia is attributed to Herodotus.

Herodotus statue
Herodotus statue



TOP : 6
Asia Fact : The Black Death which is considered to be one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, is thought to have originated in the arid plains of central Asia.

The Black Death painting
The Black Death painting



TOP : 5
Asia Fact : Asia has the most active place on Earth for tropical cyclone activity lies, the Philippines and Japan.

Super typhoon "Chaba"
Super typhoon "Chaba" 



TOP : 4
Asia Fact : The tallest mountain range Himalayas is also found in Asia.

Himalaya mountain range
Himalaya mountain range



TOP : 3
Asia Fact : The largest and most populous continent.

Philippine growing population
Philippine growing population



TOP : 2
Asia Fact : It comprises 30% of Earth's land area.

Asia overview
Asia overview



TOP : 1
Asia Fact : Asia hosts the 60% of Earth's human population.

Japan population
Japan population



Data Sources :
  • www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast
  • www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change
  • www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language
  • www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India
Photos Sources
  • www.telegraph.co.uk
  • www.allwelike.com
  • www.allianceabroad.com
  • www.gotourturkey.com
  • www.science.nationalgeographic.com
  • www.kids.britannica.com
  • www.nirdeshak.com
  • www.cnn.com
  • www.es.wikipedia.org
  • www.thetakeaway.org
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Please be noted that the top 10 that we are including here in our blog are all unofficial rankings unless otherwise noted. Most of the top ten lists are based on Google search results and collected mainly from different blogs and websites around the internet world.

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