Asia

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  Asia Continent (photo credit: en.wikipedia.org)

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• Asia, named after the Greek word “Ἀσία” by Herodotus, is the largest continent on earth. 
• (Source: www.todayifoundout.com)
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• List of countries in Asia in alphabetical order:
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• Afghanistan
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• Cambodia
• China
• Cyprus
• Georgia
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Israel
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Lebanon
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mongolia
• Myanmar (was also known as Burma)
• Nepal
• North Korea
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestine
• Philippines
• Qatar
• Russia***
• Saudi Arabia
• Singapore
• South Korea
• Sri Lanka
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.)
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam
• Yemen

(source: www.countries-ofthe-world.com)

*** Russia although having the majority of the land on the Asian continent, the majority of the population is on the European continent.