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JERUSALEM

BEIRUT DAMASCUS

BAGHDAD

NICOSIA YEREVAN

TBILISI

RIYADH

BAKU

MANAMA

TEHRAN

DOHA

ABU DHABI

MUSCAT

DUSHANBE

KABUL

TASHKENT

BISHKEK

ASTANA

NEW DELHI

COLOMBO

SRI

JAYAWARDENEPURA

KOTTE

KATHMANDU

THIMPHU

DHAKA

KUALA

LUMPUR

JAKARTA

DILI

BANGKOK

NAY PYI TAW

VIENTIANE

PHNOM PENH

HANOI

ULAN BATOR

BEIJING

MANILA

TAIPEI

BANDAR SERI

BEGAWAN

PYONGYANG

SEOUL

SEJONG CITY

TOKYO

ISLAMABAD

ANKARA

SANA

AMMAN

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ARMENIA

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Andaman
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Java Sea
Timor Sea
South
China
Sea
Philippine
Sea
East
China
Sea
Yellow
Sea
Sea of
J apan
(East Sea)
Sea of
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Bering
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Mount EvErEst
the Himalayan mountain range runs along the
China-nepal border southeast from the Pamir
Mountains. It is a group of rugged peaks and valleys,
sometimes described as the “roof of the world.” the
highest point in the Himalayas is Mount Everest
(right)—the world’s highest mountain.
sEouL
Modern office blocks crowd together in
seoul, the capital city of south Korea, but
a few ancient buildings still survive. the
south Gate (below) was built at the end of
the 14th century as part of a wall that once
surrounded the city. today seoul is spreading
far beyond its original boundaries, as rapid
industrial growth creates a need for more
offices, factories, and homes.
Java
rice terraces (right)
provide the staple food for
Indonesia. these fields are
on the island of Java, which
has only seven per cent of
Indonesia’s land area but is
the home of some 60 percent of
the country’s people.
StatiSticS
area: 17,207,994 sq miles
(44,568,500 sq km)
Population:
4,384,844,000
Highest point: Mount
Everest (nepal)
29,029 ft (8,848 m)
Longest river: Yangtze
(China) 3,964 miles
(6,380 km)
Largest lake: Caspian
sea 144,000 sq miles
(372,960 sq km)
KurILE IsLands
The Kurile Islands are
part of the Russian
Federation, but Japan
claims the southernmost
islands in this chain as
part of its own territory.
East tIMor
In 1975, Indonesia invaded the
Portuguese colony of East Timor,
the eastern part of the island of
Timor. The following year the region
was made a province of Indonesia. In
a UN-monitored referendum in 1999,
voters rejected Indonesian rule, and
in 2002 East Timor became an
independent state.
uraL MountaIns
The Ural Mountains
form a natural border
between Asia
and Europe.
ASIA
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