Asia, which is known as the world’s most densely populated continent in the world is situated in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It constitutes about 8.6 percent of the total surface area of the planet Earth and is an abode to approximately 4 billion people that makes up for the 60 percent of the overall world population. It is also the largest of all continents.

The economy of Asia is divided among the big territories like Japan, which contributes to the largest economy of the whole continent while in terms of purchasing power parity. People’s Republic of China is ranked the first in terms of population. Asia is a humungous continent, as it is has huge reserves of natural resources like petroleum, fish, water etc. The colloquial usage of Asian refers to anyone who belongs to the region of Asia. Asia is a land of ethnic diversity as it houses motley of people belonging to different races, origins and culture.