Facts About Asia


Submitted by nikhilnr
April 23, 2012 - 1 year 4 weeks ago
  • Asia is the largest and most populous continent on Earth.
  • Major part of Russia, the largest nation in the world, lies in Asia.
  • The two most populous countries, China and India, are in Asia.
  • Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world.
  • Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world.
  • Armenia was the world's first country to declare Christianity as its national religion.
  • Bhutan is called the Land of Thunderbolt.
  • Angkorwat in Cambodia is the largest temple in the world.
  • Japan is called the Land of Morning Sun.
  • Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan was the first woman to be the Prime Minister of a Muslim country.
  • The Ramon Magsasay Award of Philippines is known as the Nobel Prize of Asia.
  • The King Fahad International Airport in Saudi Arabia is the largest airport in the world.
  • Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Sirimao Bandaranaike is the first woman Prime Minister of the world.
  • Burj Khalifa in United Arab Emirates is the tallest skyscraper in the world.
  • Three Gorges in China is the largest hydro electric project in the world.
  • Damascus in Syria is the oldest city in the world.
  • Mount Everest, situated on the border of Nepal and Tibet, is the largest mountain peak on the land.
  • Thailand is called the Land of White Elephants.
  • Israel is the only Jewish nation in the world.

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