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Asia
/ ˈeɪʒə; ˈeɪʃə /
noun
- the largest of the continents, bordering on the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean and Red Seas in the west. It includes the large peninsulas of Asia Minor, India, Arabia, and Indochina and the island groups of Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Ceylon (Sri Lanka); contains the mountain ranges of the Hindu Kush, Himalayas, Pamirs, Tian Shan, Urals, and Caucasus, the great plateaus of India, Iran, and Tibet, vast plains and deserts, and the valleys of many large rivers including the Mekong, Irrawaddy, Indus, Ganges, Tigris, and Euphrates. Pop: 3 917 508 000 (2005 est). Area: 44 391 162 sq km (17 139 445 sq miles)
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Site of some of the world's earliest civilizations.
With three-fifths of the world's population, Asia has some of the world's greatest population densities.
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As a consequence, he says, it's now planning to focus on growing its exports to the Middle East and Asia.
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The United States will have a sphere of influence and we will cede Europe to Putin as his sphere of influence and feed perhaps Asia to China.
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Mary Byrne, 69, and her husband Des, 77, said they were punched and kicked in a dispute over a small garden after emigrating to Asia.
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Many of those companies rely on components often manufactured in Asia.
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Stock markets in the United States, Europe and Asia plunged in the aftermath of President Trump’s announcement, which included a 10% base rate hike on nearly all foreign imports.
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