Australia is the only country in the world that is also its own continent. In effect, Australia is both a country and the smallest continent.
No. A continent is a mass of land. A country is an area controlled by one government. Asia is a continent with many countries on it. The only continent that is also a country is Australia.
Australia, while being a continent, is also a country. It is not a collection of countries, just one. So the list of countries for Australia is; Australia.
France colonized three Asian countries completely: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. France maintained mandates in the current countries of Lebanon and Syria (part of which is now in Turkey). France also had smaller colonies in India, such as Pondicherry, and a large sphere of influence in China.
Hong Kong, which is now part of China.Singapore is also a former British colony in southeast Asia.
Countries located in the Middle East region that are also on the Asian continent are part of Asia but people simply refer to the region as the Middle East and exclude these countries when making reference to Asia. The vast majority of Russia is in Asia, but even when you are in the Asian portion of Russia, normally you wouldn't say you're in Asia. Asian countries like the Philippines and Indonesia are not physically on the Asian continent just like Britain is not on the European continent, are sometimes referred to as Pacific Islands rather than Asia. And then there is the Eurasian continent, Europe and Asia combined is actually one single continent, in this sense you would just say Eurasia to mean both Europe as well as Asia, such as "China is located in Eurasia."
South Africa is a country, not a continent. South Africa is one of over 50 countries that are in the continent of Africa. Asia is much bigger than South Africa and also bigger than Africa.
Yes, the word 'Asian' is a proper noun, a word for a person of or from the continent of Asia.The word 'Asian' is also a proper adjective, a word that describes a noun as of or from the continent of Asia.
Technically, yes. However, not all Asian countries are composed of East Asians (ex. Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Vietnamese, Thai, etc.). In fact, a large percentage of Asian countries are predominantly Caucasian.
Anyone who is born in the continent of Asia can be considered Asian. People of Asian descent can also be considered Asian although some people from the Middle East would not identify themselves as Asian.
Persia has been known as Iran since 1935 and it is located on the Asian continent.
There are countries in the continent of South America, but not continents
Australia is the only country in the world that is also its own continent. In effect, Australia is both a country and the smallest continent.
Buddhism is the predominant religion in the majority of southeast Asian countries and Islam is also widespread but only two countries have Catholicism as their main religion, the Philippines and East Timor.
The only country that is also a continent is Australia.
it depends. For example Australia is a country but it's also a continent. This means that the continent of Australia has really only one country. On the contrary, Africa has approximately 52 countries.
They wanted their oil and other resources that were not on the Japan islands. They also wanted to be the rulers of the Asian world.