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Asia
Asia is part of Eurasia and the world's largest and most populous continent, located in the eastern and northern hemispheres of the Earth. Asia has a number of regions and peoples and huge range of environments, cultures, histories and government systems.
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Is Jakarta in Asia and Africa?
No. Indonesia is an archipelagic country located in South-East Asia. It borders with Malaysia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea. It is a muslim-majority country, but not a part of the Middle East.
Why did Europeans desire a new sea routes to Africa and Asia?
There is always a desire for a shorter and/or easier routes between places. This saves money/effort/time. In Columbus' time, people were learning the planet is round, they totally missed on how big it is and Columbus thought perhaps India is closer to the west than heading east.
What are the names of the Muslim countries of SAARC?
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- India
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- Nepal
- Maldives
- Bhutan
What is the difference between US and Indonesia?
Indonesia is an emerging country with 6.2 - 6.4 % economic growth whereas Canada below 1.5% (2012). Rich in natural resources and mining enable Indonesia to fulfill domestic demand and overcome the world recession as lately happened in European Countries. In the near future, Indonesia is predicted as world
Indonesia is the 4th largest country in the world with 243 million population and home to the world largest 88% of Muslim population while Canada has 34 million of population and 67% Christian in religion.
Canada has 9,98 million km2 surface area whereasIndonesia 1,90 million km2.
Canada is 5.2 times bigger than Indonesia but so 'empty' in density that the most area are isolated because of the weather.
Canada has four seasons of weather and winter is the most extreme one whereas Indonesia only has two, dry and monsoon season.
Canada has mosaic culture because of diversity immigrants which come from
all part of the world. Indonesia is an old country as they built Borobudur Buddhist Temple in 9th century, one of the 7 world's wonder.
Indonesia is the world largest archipelago country consists of 17,500 islands.
Infrastructure is the biggest issue of the day. In the very near future, people would prefer travel by air instead of land transportation and sea vessel. Boeing recently in 2013 received 235 airplanes order from one of Indonesia's airline company.
What is the most grown crop in Asia?
The kind of crops that are grown in Asia are... Water bamboo, and wild rice, they're are plenty more. But those are the major kind of crops.
What body of water in southwest Asia is the saltiest and lowest in the world?
I suppose it would be the Dead Sea. It is a salt lake in the middle of Jordan and Israel. It is not a sea as its name suggest, but rather just a lake.
It has a salinity of 33.7%, which in fact is 8 times as salty as normal sea water. As a result of its salinity, no animals or plants can grow near it, hence giving it the name "Dead sea".
What is the standard of living in Asia?
Japan has one of the highest standards of living in the world. Their per capita income is consistently in the top 10 to 20 in the world.
What is the three biggest countries in Asia?
tacco bell mcdanalds and sonici think it is kyuishu maybe i just gest that it may be right and maybe wrong
Which country is geographically closest to Japan?
Japan is an archipelago consisting of four major islands on the Eastern edge of Asia. Its closest neighboring country is Russia.
Which is Asia's biggest cloth market?
mainly asia's big nation china and india that include top most cloth market
In India Mainly big cloth market
- Surat textile market
- chandani chowk
- bhura bazar
- bhuleswar market mumbia
- Arpora night market in Goa
What country in Asia is the leading producer of rubber?
India is the leading producer of rubber in Asia
What is the largest central Asian republics?
The largest of the Central Asian Republic is the People's Republic of China. It has 1.351 billion people and is 3.748 million square miles.
How many Nike factories are there in Asia?
Most Nike factories are all around the world! But on a World Map they are very dense in Asia. However there is still the original factory in America.
What is Asia's largest natural resource?
The largest mineral resource in Asia is coal. Mercury, zinc, mica, and graphite are other mineral resources that can be found in Asia.
Why is Bhutan called a land of thunderbolt?
There are two answers. One is mythical. Here it is:
According to a folklore, one of the strongmen, who came down from Tibet in 17th century encountered a severe thunderbolt on the way to his new land. China then was known a thunder land.
The other one is:
Geographical:
Its a country up in the mountain range of the Himalays. Its frequent to have weather and atmospheric changes there. Rain is common. Thunderbolts frequently occur. When there is storm, darkness and sparklights..the believers in Bhutan thinks..it was sent by God/Goddess. And 'may be' they name the sparking lights of the thunderbolts as...red fire coming out of a dragon.
Lao Tzu is the founder of Taoism, & his book is the Tao Te Ching.
Describe how religion has affected the development of southwest Asia?
The West and the oil industry support very conservative (Wahabi) Muslims who seek to retain non-democratic power.
How do people in Greenland survive?
People live in Greenland because they either were born there are migrated there. Indigenous people have lived in Greenland since prehistoric times. Many Europeans have migrated to Greenland over the past few centuries due to the European rule of the island.
This continent is actually a peninsula of Asia?
if your asking, which continent is a peninsula of Asia, it is Europe :D
What are the six countries in East Asia and their capital cities?
China Japan Mongolia Taiwan north Korea south Korea
What are the major industries in south Asia?
The major industries in Asia are:
1) Steel
2) Mining
3) Banking
4) Information Technology
5) Pharmaceuticals
6) Agriculture
7) Food
8) Dairy
9) Power generation
10) Heavy Engineering
11) Automobile
12) Small scale/ancilliary
