Pinyin/Asia
Asia is the biggest continent on the Earth, situated in the Northern Hemisphere. It borders Europe in the west.
Yahzhou shih Dihqiur zuih dah d zhou, weihyur Beeibahnqiur, ximiahn yuu Ouzhou jieraang.
Asia and Europe together is called Eurasia.
Yahzhou yuu Ouzhou yikuaih jiaohzuoh Ou-Yah Dahluh.
Some of the oldest civilizations began in Asia, such as Sumer, China, and India.
yixie guulaao wernmirng faxiarng yur Yahzhou, rur Sumer, Zhongguor her India.
Area
[edit | edit source]Asia is the biggest continent with about 30% of the world's land area; stretching from the Arctic to the equator; having huge deserts, long rivers and the world's highest mountain - Mount Qomolangma.
Yahzhou zhahn shihjieh luhdih miahnji yue 30%, shih zuih dah d zhou; corng Beeijir dihqu shenzhaan daoh chihdaoh; yoou juhdah shamoh, charng herliur her shihjieh zuih gao d shan - Qomolangma Feng.
Its population is the largest with about 60% of the world.
Yahzhou rernkoou zuih duo, zhahn shihjieh d yue 60%.
Asia is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Indian Ocean.
Yahzhou zhouweir yoou Dihzhong Haai, Hei Haai, Beeibing Yarng, Taihpirng Yarng her India Yarng.
It borders Europe by the line runs north-south down the Ural Mountains, along the Ural River to the Caspian Sea, and through the Caucasus Mountains to the Black Sea.
yuu Ouzhou d fenjiehxiahn, beei zhih narn corng Ural Shanmaih xiahngxiah, yarn'zhe Ural Her zhih Caspian Haai, jingguoh Caucasus Shanmaih zhih Hei Haai.
Eurasian countries
[edit | edit source]Some European countries are partly in Asia, for example about three-quarters of Russia's territory is in Asia.
yixie Ouzhou guorjia buhfehn zaih Yahzhou, rur yue 4 fenzhi 3 d Russia liingtuu zaih Yahzhou.
Some Asian countries have small parts of their territories in Europe.
yixie Yahzhou guojia yoou xiaao buhfehn liingtuu zaih Ouzhou.
List of Asian Countries or regions
[edit | edit source]- Afghanistan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China's Hong Kong | Zhongguor Xianggaang
- China's Macau | Zhongguor Aohmern
- China's Mainland | Zhongguor Dahluh
- China's Taiwan | Zhongguor Tairwan
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Islamic State (IS) | Islam Guor (IS)
- Israel
- Japan | Rihbeen
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Korea, North | Chaorxian
- Korea, South | Harnguor
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine's Gaza | Palestine d Gaza
- Palestine's West Bank | Palestine d Xi'ahn
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Thailand | Taihguor
- Timor, East
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates | Arab Liarnher Qiurzhaangguor
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam | Yuehnarn
- Yemen