Asia is the largest continent by far. It has more land and more people than any other continent. It is so big that Australia and North America could fit inside it. Asia and Europe are joined along one side.
Asia has some of the world’s highest mountains, largest deserts and plains, and thickest jungles. There are cold deserts in central and northern Asia, hot deserts in the southwest, and steamy tropics in the southeast. Many Asians live in crowded cities, such as Tokyo in Japan. Delhi in India, and Beijing in China. But there are also many places in Asia where very few people live.
There are 50 countries in Asia. Two of the world’s largest countries, Russia and China, are in Asia. In fact, Russia is so big that it lies on two continents. Part of it is in Europe and part of it is in Asia.
Visitors to Asia often visit the Great Wall of China. It was built more than 1,000 years ago and stretches thousands of kilometres across north-central China. Many mountain climbers are drawn to Asia’s Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world.
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