Asia

Asia is the largest and most populous continent. It holds the Himalaya and the world's highest peaks, the Siberian taiga, the Arabian deserts, monsoon river deltas and thousands of tropical islands.

Our atlas lists 50 countries and areas in Asia, together covering about 32,138,141 km² (12,408,601 sq mi) with roughly 4.82 billion people.

Countries and areas

Largest cities

• Shanghai · 24.9 million
• Chongqing · 22.0 million
• Chengdu · 20.9 million
• Beijing · 19.0 million
• Guangzhou · 18.7 million
• Shenzhen · 17.5 million
• Istanbul · 15.7 million
• Ho Chi Minh City · 14.0 million
• Tianjin · 13.9 million
• Wuhan · 13.7 million
• Lahore · 13.0 million
• Xi’an · 13.0 million
• Mumbai · 12.7 million
• Hangzhou · 11.9 million
• Karachi · 11.6 million
• Delhi · 11.0 million
• Dhaka · 10.4 million
• Seoul · 10.3 million
• Harbin · 10.0 million
• Tokyo · 9.7 million
• Dongguan · 9.6 million
• Hefei · 9.5 million
• Weifang · 9.4 million
• Nanjing · 9.3 million

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