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Asia(i/e/or/e/) is theEarth'slargest and most populouscontinent,
located primarily in theeasternandnorthern hemispheres. Though it
covers only 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area, it comprises
30% of Earth's land area, and has historically been home to the
bulk of the planet'shuman population(currently roughly 60%). Asia
is notable for not only overall large size and population, but
unusually dense and large settlements as well as vast barely
populated regions within the continent of 4.4 billion people. Asia
has exhibited economic dynamism (particularly East Asia) as well as
robust population growth during the 20th century, but overall
population growth has since fallen to world average levels.[3]The
boundaries of Asia are culturally determined, as there is no clear
geographical separation between it andEurope, which together form
one continuous landmass calledEurasia. The most commonly accepted
boundaries place Asia to the east of theSuez Canal, theUral River,
and theUral Mountains, and south of theCaucasus Mountains(or
theKumaManych Depression) and theCaspianandBlack Seas.[4][5]It is
bounded on the east by thePacific Ocean, on the south by theIndian
Oceanand on the north by theArctic Ocean.Given its size and
diversity, the concept of Asiaanamedating back toclassical
antiquitymay actually have more to do withhuman
geographythanphysical geography.[6]Asia varies greatly across and
withinits regionswith regard to ethnic groups, cultures,
environments, economics, historical ties and government
systems.
