Asia in a nutshell

Size
  • 44 million square kilometers: the Asian continent covers almost one third of the planet's land surface area.
  • Approximately 50 nations (the independence of some Asian nations has not been acknowledged by other nations).
  • 4 billion people: 60 % of the planet's inhabitants are centered in Asia
Economy
  • Large amounts of industrial production: for example, most of the world's household appliances and technological devices are made in Asia.
  • One of the center's of the global economy (e.g. China, Japan and South Korea).
  • Crude oil and natural gas found in large quantities in the Arabian peninsula, West Asia and Siberia.
  • China is rich in natural resources.
Agriculture
  • Wheat and rice are the two most important asian grains.
  • Reindeer herding is a common livelihood in the Asian tundra.
  • The Asian coniferous forest zone has almost no agriculture.
  • The Asian broadleaf forest zone and savanna are the two most important vegetation zones in terms of agricultural production.
  • Agriculture also exists in the deserts and steppes, where it is accomplished with the aid of artificial irrigation methods.
  • Rainforest areas are used to grow food crops and oil palm.
Religions
Vegetation zones
  • Tundra: On the shores of the Arctic Ocean. A cold climate, with vegetation consisting mostly of mosses, lichens and low shrubs. 
  • Coniferous forest or taiga: Four seasons, coniferous trees, cold and snowy winters.
  • Broadleaf forest: A beneficial climate for agriculture. Broadleaf trees and bamboo trees.
  • Temperate grassland or steppe: No trees, low amounts of rainfall. Grasses and bulbous plants.
  • Desert: Dry and hot summers, cold winters. Almost no plant growth.
  • Savanna: Monsoon climate. Warm and rainy summers, rainless winters. Trees, shrubs and grasses.
  • Rainforest: Plenty of heat and rainfall. Lush and diverse vegetation and animal life.