Asia is the largest and most populous continent or region, depending on the definition. It covers 8.7 percent of the Earth's total surface area, or 29.8 percent of its land area, and it contains more than 60 percent of the world's human population.

Asia is traditionally defined as part of the landmass of Africa-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.

Etymology

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The word Asia entered English, via Latin, from Ancient Greek Ασία (Asia; see also List of traditional Greek place names). This name is first attested in Herodotus (about 440 BC), where it refers to Asia Minor; or, for the purposes of describing the Persian Wars, to the Persian Empire, in contrast to Greece and Egypt. Herodotus comments that he is puzzled as to why three different women's names are used to describe a single land mass (Europa, Asia and Libya, referring to Africa), stating that most Greeks assumed that Asia was named after the wife of Prometheus but that the Lydians say it was named after Asias, son of Cotys who passed the name on to a tribe in Sardis.

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Thanks @gangbadoy @pinoygossipboy @tribong_upos Gonna speak at Blogfest.asia re great things Pinoy netizens did amid/after Ondoy fury
tonyocruz (Tonyo Cruz) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:38:53 -0000
Thanks @gangbadoy @pinoygossipboy @tribong_upos Gonna speak at Blogfest.asia re great things Pinoy netizens did amid/after Ondoy fury
Australian Primary school children to learn asian language. http://bit.ly/2fxD1W Does this mean we are finally part of Asia now? ;) #fb
joshleung (Joshua Leung) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:38:35 -0000
Australian Primary school children to learn asian language. http://bit.ly/2fxD1W Does this mean we are finally part of Asia now? ;) #fb
mal wieder kino asia. diesmal: the #chaser. war mir aber etwas zu langweilig. warum er opener aufm #FFF war, versteh ich nicht
mancer13181 (Alexander Nenstedt) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:38:21 -0000
mal wieder kino asia. diesmal: the #chaser. war mir aber etwas zu langweilig. warum er opener aufm #FFF war, versteh ich nicht
IndianPad is a user edited bookmark of news stories related to South Asia. on baby crib bumper sets absolutley free! http://bit.ly/zhFBV
babystarterkit (Baby Starter Kit) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:36:59 -0000
IndianPad is a user edited bookmark of news stories related to South Asia. on baby crib bumper sets absolutley free! http://bit.ly/zhFBV
Finally finished packing for ASIA.. Beijing and Singapore....For 8 days.... Leave tomorrow.
aston20133 (Brian Atwood) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:36:02 -0000
Finally finished packing for ASIA.. Beijing and Singapore....For 8 days.... Leave tomorrow.
asia runs on Dunkin!
AsiafashionNerd (asia jenkins) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:35:41 -0000
asia runs on Dunkin!

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