The continent of Asia covers 29.4% of the Earth's land area and has a population of over 4 billion - accounting for about 56% of the world population. Together, China 's and India 's populations are estimated to be around 2.6 billion people.
Population [ edit ]
Economy [ edit ]
Economically, most of Asia is traditionally considered part of the "Second World ", with the significant exception of the industrialized "First World " nations of Israel , Japan , and South Korea . Asian nations in the G20 major economies are China , India , Indonesia , Japan , Russia , Saudi Arabia , South Korea and Turkey . Of these, Russia and Japan are also in the G8 , and additionally China and India in the G8+5 .
The Human Development Index is mostly in the "medium" range of 0.5-0.8, with 13 countries in the "high" range:
Ethnicities [ edit ]
Central Asian peoples : Turkic peoples , Iranian peoples , Mongols , Russians
East Asian peoples : List of Chinese ethnic groups (historical ), Sino-Tibetan peoples , Japanese people , Koreans
Northern Asia: List of indigenous peoples of Russia : Indigenous peoples of Siberia ; Finno-Ugric peoples ; Tungusic peoples
Ethnic groups of South Asia : Ethnic groups of India , Ethnic groups in Pakistan , Dravidians , Indo-Aryans , Munda people
Ethnic groups of Southeast Asia : Austronesian peoples , Tai peoples ; List of ethnic groups in Cambodia , ethnic groups in Indonesia , List of ethnic groups in Laos , Ethnic groups of the Philippines , List of ethnic groups in Vietnam
Ethnic groups in West Asia : Arab people , Peoples of the Caucasus (transcontinental), Ethnic minorities in Iran , Ethnic minorities in Iraq ; Semites , Iranian peoples , Turkmen , Turks
See also [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]