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Asia Fact File
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Area - 44,493,000 sq km / 17,179,000 sq ml |
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Time zones - +3 Middle East - +5 1/2 India - +7 Thailand - +8 China - +9 Japan |
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Population - Middle East 259,166,000 - Far East 3,654,644,200 - Total 3,913,810,200 |
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Largest cities - Seoul S Korea 10,229,262 - Bombay India 9,925,891 - Karachi Pakistan 9,863,500 - Delhi India 8,865,000 - Jakarta Indonesia 8,259,266 |
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Largest islands - Borneo 744,360 sq km / 287,400 sq ml - Sumatra Indonesia 473,600 sq km / 182,860 sq ml - Honshu Japan 230,500 sq km / 88,980 sq ml |
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Longest rivers - Yangtze flows into Pacific Ocean 6,380 km / 3,960 ml - Yenisey-Angara flows into Arctic Ocean 5,550 km / 3,445 ml - Huang He flows into Pacific Ocean 5,464 km / 3,395 ml |
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Largest lakes - Caspian Sea 371,800 sq km / 143,550 sq ml - Baykai Russia 30,500 sq km / 11,780 sq ml - Aral Sea Kazakstan / Uzbekistan 28,687 sq km / 11,086 sq ml |
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Highest mountains - Everest China / Nepal 8,850 m / 29,035 ft - K2 (Godwin-Austen) China / Kashmir 8,611 m / 28,251 ft - Kanchenjunga India / Nepal 8,598m / 28,208 ft |
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Major volcanoes - Fuji Japan 3,776 m / 12,388 ft - Mayon Phillippines 2,464 m / 8,084 ft - Lamington Papua New Guinea 1,781 m / 5,844 ft |
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Lowest point below sea level - Dead Sea Israel / Jordan 400 m / 1312 ft |
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Climate - from Arctic to Tropical - north to south |
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