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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
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. More on [ Asia ]
Hidekatsu's Web Page - Translated in English, this is a great resource of Japanese related information about deafness, including Japanese sign language, penpals and links to the Japanese deaf.
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Registry of Interpreters for Deaf Empowerment - RIDE is a sign language school in the Philippines.
Singapore Association For the Deaf - A member of the National Council of Social Service/Community Chest of Singapore. It is also affiliated to the World Federation of the Deaf. Newsletter, events, and resources.
Singapore School for the Deaf - A good resource for anything about Singaporean Deaf. Some insights about deafness and educational system they are implementing for the deaf.
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