I am continuing down a geographic rabbit hole.
We’re all mostly stuck at home, so I thought I would go traveling with my blog. Each day this week, I’m going to explore a different continent. There are now eight continents, but I’m going to cover the traditional seven. Perhaps later, I’ll explain why we added another one.
Today we are traveling to the continent that butts up against the European continent, Asia. I hope to visit China for my 50th birthday, but I’d love to visit other parts of Asia, too.
I’m getting my information from kids-world-travel-guide.com. Let’s explore!
Asia Facts:
- Asia is the largest continent in both area and population with 4.4 billion people
- There are 48 recognized countries in Asia. Russia and Turkey are also located in the European continent
- Russia is the largest country in Asia by area even though 40% of the country is found on the European continent
- China is the largest country by population
- The Maldives is the smallest country in Asia and is made up of over 1100 islands
- The biggest island in Asia is Borneo
- Tokyo, Japan is the most populous city with 38 million people
- The highest point in Asia is Mount Everest. At 29,035 feet, it is the tallest mountain in the world
- The Dead Sea at 1,401 feet below sea level is not only the lowest point in Asia but is the lowest point in the world
- The most visited city in Asia is Hong Kong
- Indonesia is the only country in Asia that is located entirely in the southern hemisphere