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Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area (or 29.4% of its land area) and, with almost 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population. Chiefly in the eastern and northern hemispheres, Asia is traditionally defined as part of the landmass of Eurasia – with the western portion of the latter occupied by Europe – lying east of the Suez Canal, east of the Ural Mountains, and south of the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian and Black Seas. It is bounded to the east by the Pacific Ocean, to the south by the Indian Ocean, and to the north by the Arctic Ocean. Russia is considered a transcontinental country, as are Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and others, all of which include territories in Asia and in Europe. Given its size and diversity, Asia – a toponym dating back to classical antiquity – is more a cultural concept incorporating a number of regions and peoples than a homogeneous physical entity.

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Asia Armenia - Bangladesh - Bhutan - Cambodia - China - India - Indonesia - Israel - Japan - Laos - Lebanon - Malaysia - Nepal - Pakistan - Philippines - Singapore - South Korea - Sri Lanka - Taiwan - Thailand - Turkey - Vietnam

• Bethlehem 21 (latest news on site as at June 2009 appears to be October 2008)

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• South Asia: Coping with the heat and the rolling blackouts, April 26 ^[2] "The Eastern parts of India is choking as mercury rises above 45 degree Celsius."

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References

1. ↑ International Water Management Institute, August 18, 2009
2. ↑ Global Voices online, April 26, 2009