Asia

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Asia

Map of Asia.
Area 44,579,000 km2
Population 4,816,494,877 (2024)
Population density 100/km2
GDP (PPP) $72.7 trillion
GDP (nominal) $39 trillion
GDP per capita $8,890
Demonym Asian
Time zones UTC+02:00 to UTC+12:00
Part of Eurasia

Asia is a continent.[a] With a land area of over 43.4 million km2 and population of 4.8 billion people,[b][1] it is the largest of all the continents in measures of graphical size and population, occupying around 30% of Earth's total land. It is part of the same landmass as Europe and Africa.[2]

Countries

References

  1. "Population of Asia (2024)". Worldometer. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  2. "Asia (geographical location)" (in Russian). Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 30, 2024.

Notes

  1. Asia, alongside Europe, is sometimes considered to be a part of the same continent of Eurasia.
  2. As of October 2024.