Final Report on Asia Continent

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A Project Report On

ASIA CONTINENT

Under the guidance ofProf. ADITYA DESHPANDE

KNOW YOUR GLOBE

SUBMITTED BY

Umang GroupManoj Sharma

Vicky Umate

Prateek Agarkar

Manish Sangal

Malvika Soloman

Meghna Gokhale

Nishu

Mohit Maru

Navin Patidar

Mandar Gholap

Nitin Kale

Yogesh Bhangale


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Acknowledgement

Any activity big or small is a result of collective effort of several individuals. From the very

beginning of human civilization to this complex world, we are dependent on each other foraccomplishment of our goals. The project report of such magnitude could not be accomplished

without the assistance of several people who participated directly or indirectly. Exchange of

ideas generates a new object to work in a better way. So whenever a person is helped and co-

operated by others, his heart is bound to pay gratitude and obligation to them. Acknowledgement

is not merely a formality but an expression of deep sense of gratitude and cumulative

appreciation.

I am thankful to the INDIRA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDIES, PUNE authorities who have

provided me the opportunity to seek higher education in the field of management studies. Words

would be inadequate to thank my project supervisor and mentor PROF. ADITYA DESHPANDE

whose cooperation, encouragement and continuous evaluation has made the project work

possible.

Last but not least I would like to thank my parents for their moral and financial support during

my entire academic career without which I would not have been able to do anything.

Umang Group


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Contents

Asia ................................................................................................................................................. 7

Geographic Classification Of Asia ............................................................................................. 7

Boundary ................................................................................................................................. 9

Overall dimensions ................................................................................................................. 9

Time Zones Of Asia .................................................................................................................. 14

Climate ...................................................................................................................................... 18

Precipitation .......................................................................................................................... 19

Impact Of Climate Change In Asia ....................................................................................... 21

Landmarks Of Asia ................................................................................................................... 22

Indian Ocean ......................................................................................................................... 23

Arctic Ocean ......................................................................................................................... 25

Pacific Ocean ........................................................................................................................ 26

Bordering countries and territories ....................................................................................... 28

Population Of Asia .................................................................................................................... 30

Area Under Land And Water .................................................................................................... 38

Rivers ........................................................................................................................................ 38

Interesting Facts About Asia ..................................................................................................... 40

PART ICOUNTRY 1 ................................................................................................................ 41

SAUDI ARABIA .......................................................................................................................... 41


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Geography ................................................................................................................................. 42

Prominent Cities........................................................................................................................ 45

Saint Petersburg .................................................................................................................... 45

Time Zones Of Saudi Arabia .................................................................................................... 55

Saudi Arabia Time Zone - Saudi Arabia Current Time - Daylight Saving Time ......................... 55

Current Local Time ................................................................................................................... 55

Saudi Arabia Standard Time is UTC + 3 .................................................................................. 55

Saudi Arabia Local Time Details .............................................................................................. 55

Time Zone Abbreviations ......................................................................................................... 55

UTC - GMT Offset ................................................................................................................... 55

Interesting Facts About Saudi Arabia ....................................................................................... 56

Climate In Saudi Arabia............................................................................................................ 57

Rivers ........................................................................................................................................ 59

Red Sea.................................................................................................................................. 59

Syrian Desert........................................................................................................................ 59

Mountains ................................................................................................................................. 60

Population Of Saudi Arabia ...................................................................................................... 61

UN estimates ......................................................................................................................... 62

Religion ..................................................................................................................................... 64

Interesting Facts About Saudi Arab .......................................................................................... 65

Saudi Arbia Economy ............................................................................................................... 67

Doing business ...................................................................................................................... 72

PART II- COUNTRY ................................................................................................................... 73


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UNITED ARAB EMIRATE ......................................................................................................... 73

Geography ................................................................................................................................. 75

Time Zones Of United Arab Emirates ...................................................................................... 75

United Arab Emirates Time Zone - United Arab Emirates Current Time - Daylight Saving Time

....................................................................................................................................................... 75

Current Local Time ................................................................................................................... 75

United Arab Emirates Standard Time is UTC + 4 .................................................................... 75

United Arab Emirates Local Time Details................................................................................ 76

Time Zone Abbreviations ......................................................................................................... 76

UTC - GMT Offset ................................................................................................................... 76

Interesting Facts About United Arab Emirates ......................................................................... 76

Climate In UAE ........................................................................................................................ 77

Mountain ................................................................................................................................... 77

Population ................................................................................................................................. 78

Median age ................................................................................................................................ 78

Population growth rate 3.055% (2011 est.) .............................................................................. 78

Birth rate 15.76 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) ................................................................. 78

Death rate 2.04 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) ......................................................... 79

Net migration rate 16.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) ........................................... 79

Urbanization .............................................................................................................................. 79

Major cities - population ........................................................................................................... 79Sex ratio .................................................................................................................................... 79

Infant mortality rate .................................................................................................................. 79

Life expectancy at birth ............................................................................................................ 79

Total fertility rate:-2.38 children born/woman (2011 est.) ....................................................... 79

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:-0.2% (2001 est.) ............................................................... 79

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:-NA ...................................................................... 80

HIV/AIDSdeaths:-NA........................................................................................................... 80

Nationality................................................................................................................................. 80

Ethnic groups ............................................................................................................................ 80

Religions:-Muslim (Islam - official) 96% (Shia 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4% 80

Languages:-Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu ................................................... 80

Literacy ..................................................................................................................................... 80


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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) ............................................................. 80

Education expenditures:-1.2% of GDP (2009) ......................................................................... 80

Maternal mortality rate:-10 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) ................................................. 80

Health expenditures:-2.8% of GDP (2009) ............................................................................... 81

Physicians density:-1.93 physicians/1,000 population (2007) .................................................. 81

Hospital bed density:-1.9 beds/1,000 population (2008) .......................................................... 81Obesity - adult prevalence rate:-33.7% (2000) ......................................................................... 81

Interetsing Facts About UAE .................................................................................................... 81

Economy of UAE ...................................................................................................................... 82

BIBLIOGRAPHY ......................................................................................................................... 83

List Of Figures

Figure 1:-Map of Asia's regions and countries ............................................................................... 8

Figure 2:-Time Zone of Asia ........................................................................................................ 15


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Figure 3:-Map For Climate ........................................................................................................... 19

Figure 4:-Map For Precipitation ................................................................................................... 21

Figure 5:-Indian Ocean ................................................................................................................. 24

Figure 6:-Area Of Indian Ocean ................................................................................................... 25

Figure 7:-Arctic Ocean ................................................................................................................. 26

Figure 8:-Pacific Ocean ................................................................................................................ 27

Figure 9:-Flag Of Saudi Arabia .................................................................................................... 41

Figure 10:-Geography Of Asia ..................................................................................................... 43Figure 11:-The Nejd landscape: desert and the Tuwaiq Escarpment near Riyadh ....................... 44

Figure 12:-Saint Petrsburg ............................................................................................................ 45

Figure 13:-The Bronze Horseman, monument to Peter the Great ................................................ 46

Figure 14:-Palace Square backed by the General Staff arch and building, as the main square of

the Russian Empire it was the setting of many events of great historical significance ................ 47

Figure 15:-Statue of Lenin outside the Finland station. Between 1924 and 1991 the city was

named Leningrad. ......................................................................................................................... 49

Figure 16:-A scene from the dioramaSiege of Leningrad. The siege lasted 872 days and took

the lives of over a million people .................................................................................................. 51

Figure 17:- Leningrad was officially awarded the title of 'Hero City' on May 8, 1965 ................ 51

Figure 18:- View from the Colonnade, St. Isaac's Cathedral, St. Petersburg ............................... 52

Figure 19:- Cultural events at Peterhof during the celebration of the 300th anniversary of

Petersburg ..................................................................................................................................... 53

Figure 20:-Climate Graph ............................................................................................................. 58

Figure 21:-Major Cities................................................................................................................. 68

Figure 22:-Graph showing GDP .................................................................................................. 73

Figure 23:-Flag.............................................................................................................................. 74

Figure 24:-Map of United Arab Emirates ..................................................................................... 74

Figure 25:-Burj Khalifa................................................................................................................. 81

Asia

Geographic Classification Of Asia

Asia is too massive and diverse to conceptualize as a single digestible travel "destination".


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Asia is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the east, by Australia to the south east, and by the Indian

Ocean to the south. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the south west, by Europe and Urals to the

west, and by the Arctic Ocean to the north.

Asia's and the world's highest point is Mount Everest, along the border of Tibet (China) and

Nepal, which rises to 8,848 m (29,028 feet) above sea level. Its lowest point is the Dead Sea,

located at the meeting points of Israel, the Palestinian Territories, and Jordan, whose surface is

400 m (1,312 feet) below sea level. Asia's longest river is the Yangtze, which runs 6,300 km

(3,915 miles) through China, from all the way from the high Tibetan Plateau to Shanghai. Its

largest lake is the 386,400 sq km (149,200 square mile) Caspian Sea, which is surrounded by

several Central Asian nations.

Figure 1:-Map of Asia's regions and countries

East Asia (China (including Hong Kong & Macau), Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South

Korea, Taiwan)

Middle East (Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestinian
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Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen)

Russia and the Caucasus (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Russia)

Russia comprises much of Asia, a huge country of vast, empty expanses, while the

Caucasus is a dense, warm, friendly, but extremely dangerous travel region.

South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka)

Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar

(Burma), Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam)

Boundary

The land mass of Asia is not the sum of the land masses of each of its regions, which have been

defined independently of the whole. For example, the borders of Central Asia and the Middle

East depend on who is defining them and for what purpose. These varying definitions are not

generally reflected in the map of Asia as a whole; for example, Egypt is typically included in the

Middle East, but not in Asia, even though the Middle East is a division of Asia.

Overall dimensions

Different sources give different estimates of the area enclosed by the imaginary border of Asia.

The New York Times Atlas of the Worldgives 43,608,000 km

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(16,837,000 sq mi). ChambersWorld Gazetteerrounds off to 44,000,000 km2 (17,000,000 sq mi), while the Concise Columbia

Encyclopedia gives 44,390,000 km2 (17,140,000 sq mi). The 2011 Pearson's has 44,030,000 km2

(17,000,000 sq mi). The methods of obtaining these figures and exactly what areas they include

have not been divulged.

The map surface of mainland Asia is entirely contained within a Geodetic quadrangle formed

from segments oflatitude going through its north and south extremes and segments oflongitude

passing through the east and west extremes. Cape Chelyuskin is at 77 43 N; Cape Piai in the

Malay Peninsula is at 1 16 N; Cape Baba in Turkey is at 26 4 E;Cape Dezhnyov is at 169

40 W; that is, mainland Asia ranges through about 77 of latitude and 195 of longitude,

distances of about 8,560 km (5,320 mi) long by 9,600 km (6,000 mi) wide according to

Chambers, or 8,700 km (5,400 mi) long by 9,700 km (6,000 mi) wide according to Pearson's.
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Central Asia

The Central Asian republics of UN Regional Code 143: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan,

Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan

Afghanistan, Mongolia and the western regions ofChina in addition

East Asia

The republics or quasi-autonomous areas of UN Regional Code 030: China, Hong Kong, Macao,

North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Mongolia

Any other areas associated with the Far East, such as Taiwan

Southeast Asia has been included in East Asia on some occasions.

North Asia

The Asian part of the Russian Federation (Siberia). Although the Statistical Division informally

recognizes the existence of this region, according to its one-nation, one-area rule, all of Russia is

classified as belonging to Europe. The opposite view, that all of Russia is Asian (bringing Asia

west to the limits of Scandinavia) is but rarely seen, as European Russia is the most densely

populated.

Northern Asia as a region of history includes approximately the same territory, with differences

in the southern border varying according to historical circumstance. The Ural Riverand the Ural

Mountains (east side) have been the traditional border. Transcaucasia was in the Russian Empire

and was considered historically Asian. As the Urals border is internal to Russia and before its fall

to the Soviet Union, and therefore is an internal affair, no national or international agencies

presume to make any official definitions of a "North Asia."

Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia comprises the countries of UN Regional Code 035, which may be further

grouped:

Mainland Southeast Asia which includes the countries Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos,

Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia.

Maritime Southeast Asia which includes Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines, Singapore,

Indonesia, and Timor-Leste.

West Asia or Southwest Asia

The countries of UN Regional Code 145, Western Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus,

Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, the Palestinian Territories, Oman, Qatar, Saudi

Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
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TheMiddle East,LevantorNear Eastas they are called by Europeans and Americans, which are

approximately synonymous terms. They are variously defined by different agencies for different

purposes, as is West Asia when Code 145 is not meant. Some agencies include some countries in

North Africa. West Asia can include Anatolia (i.e. Asia Minor), constituting the Asian part of

Turkey, the island nation ofCyprus in the Mediterranean Sea, the Asian portion ofEgypt, and

part of the Caucasus region (which straddles both Asia and Europe), namely Transcaucasia.

South Asia

The countries of UN Regional Code 034: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka,

Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Iran.

Geographically the term is as variable as any other. A common addition is Myanmar (Burma).

Iran more typically goes with the Middle East. A common approximate synonym for South Asia

is the Indian subcontinent,

Table Presenti ng the F lag, Population ,Capital and other detail s

Cod

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Name of region and

territory, with flag

Area

(km)Population

Pop.

density

(/km)

Date Capital

143 Central Asia

398 Kazakhstan]2,724,9

2716,536,000 6.1 Jan 2011 Astana

417 Kyrgyzstan199,95

15,587,443 27.9 Jul 2011 Bishkek

762 Tajikistan143,10

07,627,200 53.3 Jul 2011 Dushanbe

795 Turkmenistan488,10

04,997,503 10.2 Jul 2011 Ashgabat

860 Uzbekistan447,40

028,128,600 62.9 Jul 2011 Tashkent

030 Eastern Asia

156 China 9,640,821

1,322,044,605

134.0 Beijing

344 Hong Kong 1,104 7,122,508 6,451.5 Jul 2011

392 Japan377,94

7127,920,000 338.5 Jul 2011 Tokyo

408 North Korea 120,54 23,479,095 184.4 Pyongyang
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Easthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Easthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Easthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levanthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levanthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levanthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_Easthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_Easthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_Easthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Africahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoliahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Minorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkeyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcaucasiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldiveshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_subcontinenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subregionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_areahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_populationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_densityhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_densityhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_(political)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Asiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astanahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishkekhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajikistanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dushanbehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashgabathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashkenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Konghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Konghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Koreahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyongyanghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyongyanghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Koreahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Konghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashkenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashgabathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dushanbehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajikistanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishkekhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astanahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Asiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_(political)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_densityhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_densityhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_populationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_areahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subregionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_subcontinenthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldiveshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcaucasiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkeyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Minorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoliahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Africahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_Easthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levanthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East


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410 South Korea 98,480 49,232,844 490.7 Seoul

446 Macau 25 460,823 18,473.3

496 Mongolia1,565,0

002,996,082 1.7

Ulaan

Baatar

158 Taiwan 35,980 22,920,946 626.7 TaipeiN/A Northern Asia

643 Russia17,075,

400142,200,000 26.8 Moscow

035 Southeastern Asia

096 Brunei 5,770 381,371 66.1Bandar Seri

Begawan

104 Myanmar676,57

847,758,224 70.3 Naypyidaw

116 Cambodia181,03

513,388,910 74 Phnom Penh

360 Indonesia1,919,4

40230,512,000 120.1 Jakarta

418 Laos236,80

06,677,534 28.2 Vientiane

458 Malaysia329,84

727,780,000 84.2

Kuala

Lumpur

608 Philippines300,00

092,681,453 308.9 Manila

702 Singapore 704 4,608,167 6,545.7 Singapore

764 Thailand514,00

065,493,298 127.4 Bangkok

626 Timor-Leste 15,007 1,108,777 73.8 Dili

704 Vietnam331,69

086,116,559 259.6 Hanoi

034 Southern Asia

004 Afghanistan 647,50 32,738,775 42.9 Kabul
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Koreahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoulhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macauhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macauhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongoliahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulaan_Baatarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulaan_Baatarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipeihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Asiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscowhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruneihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandar_Seri_Begawanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandar_Seri_Begawanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naypyidawhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phnom_Penhhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakartahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laoshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vientianehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpurhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpurhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippineshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manilahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singaporehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singaporehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkokhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Timorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabulhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabulhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Timorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkokhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singaporehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singaporehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manilahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippineshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpurhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpurhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vientianehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laoshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakartahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phnom_Penhhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naypyidawhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandar_Seri_Begawanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandar_Seri_Begawanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruneihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscowhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Asiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipeihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulaan_Baatarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulaan_Baatarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongoliahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macauhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoulhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea


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050 Bangladesh147,57

0153,546,901 1040.5 Dhaka

064 Bhutan 38,394 682,321 17.8 Thimphu

356 India3,287,2

63

1,147,995,2

26

349.2 New Delhi

462 Maldives 300 379,174 1,263.3 Mal

524 Nepal147,18

129,519,114 200.5 Kathmandu

586 Pakistan803,94

0167,762,049 208.7 Islamabad

144 Sri Lanka 65,610 21,128,773 322.0

Sri

Jayawardena

pura-Kotte

145 Western Asia

051 Armenia 29,800 3,299,000 280.7 Yerevan

031 Azerbaijan 86,660 8,845,127 102.736 Baku

048 Bahrain 665 718,306 987.1 Manama

196 Cyprus 9,250 792,604 83.9 Nicosia

268 Georgia 69,700 4,636,400 65.1 Tbilisi

364 Iran1,648,1

9570,472,846 42.8 Tehran

368 Iraq437,07

228,221,181 54.9 Baghdad

376 Israel 20,770 7,112,359 290.3 Jerusalemh[]

400 Jordan 92,300 6,198,677 57.5 Amman

414 Kuwait 17,820 2,596,561 118.5 Kuwait City

422 Lebanon 10,452 3,971,941 353.6 Beirut

512 Oman212,46

03,311,640 12.8 Muscat

275Palestinian

territories6,257 4,277,000 683.5 Ramallah
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhakahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thimphuhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Delhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldiveshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal%C3%A9http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathmanduhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabadhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Jayawardenapura-Kottehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Jayawardenapura-Kottehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Jayawardenapura-Kottehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Asiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armeniahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerevanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakuhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrainhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manamahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicosiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(country)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tbilisihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdadhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwaithttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_Cityhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beiruthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscat,_Omanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_territorieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_territorieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramallahhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramallahhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_territorieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_territorieshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscat,_Omanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beiruthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_Cityhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwaithttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdadhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tbilisihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(country)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicosiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manamahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrainhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakuhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerevanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armeniahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Asiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Jayawardenapura-Kottehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Jayawardenapura-Kottehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Jayawardenapura-Kottehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabadhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathmanduhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal%C3%A9http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldiveshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Delhihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thimphuhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhakahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh


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634 Qatar 11,437 928,635 69.4 Doha

682 Saudi Arabia1,960,5

8223,513,330 12.0 Riyadh

760 Syria185,18

019,747,586 92.6 Damascus

792 Turkey Ankara

784United Arab

Emirates82,880 4,621,399 29.5 Abu Dhabi

887 Yemen527,97

023,013,376 35.4 Sana

142 Asia43,810,

582

4,162,966,0

8689.07

Time Zones Of Asia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dohahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyadhhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syriahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkeyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankarahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirateshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirateshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemenhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sana%C3%A1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sana%C3%A1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemenhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirateshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirateshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankarahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkeyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syriahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyadhhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dohahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar


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Figure 2:-Time Zone of Asia

Abbreviation Country name Time zone

AFT Afghanistan Time UTC + 4:30 hours

ALMT Alma-Ata Time UTC + 6 hours

AMST Armenia Summer Time UTC + 5 hours

AMT Armenia Time UTC + 4 hours

ANAST Anadyr Summer Time UTC + 12 hours

ANAT Anadyr Time UTC + 12 hours

AQTT Aqtobe Time UTC + 5 hours

AST Arabia Standard Time UTC + 3 hours

AZST Azerbaijan Summer Time UTC + 5 hours

AZT Azerbaijan Time UTC + 4 hours

BNT Brunei Darussalam Time UTC + 8 hours

BST Bangladesh Standard Time UTC + 6 hours

BTT Bhutan Time UTC + 6 hours

CST China Standard Time UTC + 8 hours

EEST Eastern European Summer Time UTC + 3 hours

EET Eastern European Time UTC + 2 hours

GET Georgia Standard Time UTC + 4 hours

GST Gulf Standard Time UTC + 4 hours
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HKT Hong Kong Time UTC + 8 hours

HOVT Hovd Time UTC + 7 hours

ICT Indochina Time UTC + 7 hours

IDT Israel Daylight Time UTC + 3 hours

IRDT Iran Daylight Time UTC + 4:30 hours

IRKST Irkutsk Summer Time UTC + 9 hours

IRKT Irkutsk Time UTC + 9 hours

IRST Iran Standard Time UTC + 3:30 hours

IST India Standard Time UTC + 5:30 hours

IST Israel Standard Time UTC + 2 hours

JST Japan Standard Time UTC + 9 hours

KGT Kyrgyzstan Time UTC + 6 hours

KRAST Krasnoyarsk Summer Time UTC + 8 hours

KRAT Krasnoyarsk Time UTC + 8 hours

KST Korea Standard Time UTC + 9 hours

MAGST Magadan Summer Time UTC + 12 hours

MAGT Magadan Time UTC + 12 hours

MMT Myanmar Time UTC + 6:30 hours

MVT Maldives Time UTC + 5 hours

MYT Malaysia Time UTC + 8 hours
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YAKST Yakutsk Summer Time UTC + 10 hours

YAKT Yakutsk Time UTC + 10 hours

YEKST Yekaterinburg Summer Time UTC + 6 hours

YEKT Yekaterinburg Time UTC + 6 hour

Climate
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The Climate of Asia is moist across southeast sections, and dry across much of the interior. Some

of the largest daily temperature ranges on Earth occur in western sections of Asia. The monsoon

circulation dominates across southern and eastern sections, due to the presence of the Himalayas

forcing the formation of a thermal low which draws in moisture during the summer.

Southwestern sections of the continent are hot. Siberia is one of the coldest places in the

Northern Hemisphere, and can act as a source of arctic air masses for North America. The mostactive place on Earth for tropical cyclone activity lies northeast of the Philippines and south of

Japan, and the phase of the El Nio-Southern Oscillation modulates where in Asia landfall is

more likely to occur.

Figure 3:-Map For Climate

Precipitation

A large annual rainfall minimum, composed primarily of deserts, stretches from the Gobi Desert

in Mongolia west-southwest through Pakistan and Iran into the Arabian Desert in Saudi Arabia.

Rainfall around the continent is favored across its southern portion from India east and northeast

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primarily from the Indian Ocean into the region. The monsoon trough can reach as far north as

the 40th parallel in East Asia during August before moving southward thereafter. Its poleward

progression is accelerated by the onset of the summer monsoon which is characterized by the

development of lower air pressure (a thermal low) over the warmest part of Asia. Cherrapunji,

situated on the southern slopes of the Eastern Himalaya in Shillong, India is one of the wettest

places on Earth, with an average annual rainfall of 11,430 mm (450 in). The highest recordedrainfall in a single year was 22,987 mm (904.9 in) in 1861. The 38-year average at Mawsynram,

Meghalaya, India is 11,873 mm (467.4 in). Lower rainfall maxima are found around Turkey and

central Russia.

In March 2008, La Nia caused a drop in sea surface temperatures around Southeast Asia by an

amount of 2 C. It also caused heavy rains over Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia.

The climate of Asia varies according to location and physical geography. There are eight

different climate types:

Deciduous forest- Four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold, wet winters. The trees

shed their leaves in autumn.

Coni ferous forest- Also known as Taiga, cold and dry with snowy winters and warmer

summers.

Alpine/mountain- Cold, windy and snowy. It is winter from October to May with temperatures

below freezing, while summer is from June to September where the temperature can reach 15C.

Rainforest- High temperatures and high rainfall throughout the year.

Desert- Warm to high temperatures with very little rainfall.

Tundra- This area is characterised by a layer of permafrost (soil that has remained below

freezing for at least two years. Winters are very cold, summers are warm and there is little

rainfall.

Grassland- Hot summers and cold winters with above average rainfall.

Savanna- Very high temperatures all year and rain during the summer season only.


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Figure 4:-Map For Precipitation

Impact Of Climate Change In Asia

Asia is the most populous continent in the world. In Asia, past and present climate trends and

variability have been characterized by an increasing temperature, which is more pronounced

during winters.

Agriculture:

The crop yield in most countries of Asia is declining, which is due to rising temperatures and

increased frequency of extreme weather events. A reduction in agricultural produce and reduced

availability of arable land is anticipated by the experts. This will result in shortage of food and

food insecurity, particularly in developing countries. Low adaptive capacity of farmers and their

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crops such as sorghum and millet could be at the greatest risk - of both a drop in productivity as

well as a loss of crop genetic diversity.

Water:

There has been an increased retreat of glaciers and permafrost in recent years due to

unprecedented rise in temperatures. Accelerated glacier melt would result in increased flows in

some river systems for the next two to three decades, resulting in increased flooding, rock

avalanches from destabilized slopes, and disruption of water resources. This would be followed

by a decrease in flows, as the glaciers recede.

Coastal areas:

Human health, already compromised by a range of factors, could be further hit by the negative

impacts of climate change and Sea level rise is likely to result in loss of several coastal

ecosystems and millions of people living along the coast of Asia and South-East Asia may be at

a high risk of flooding and associated damage.

Human health:

The frequency of occurrence of climate-induced diseases and heat stress in Central, East, South,

and South-East Asia has increased with rise in temperatures and change in rainfall variability.

Increases in endemic morbidity and mortality due to diarrhoeal disease, primarily associated with

floods and droughts, are expected in East, South, and South East Asia, due to projected changes

in the hydrological cycle associated with global warming. Increases in coastal water temperature

would exacerbate the abundance and/or toxicity of cholera in South Asia. Natural habitats of

vector-borne and water-borne diseases like malaria and dengue are reported to be expanding.

Ecosystems:

Climate change is expected to increase threats to biodiversity, resulting from land-use/cover

change and population pressure in most parts of Asia. Increased risk of extinction for many flora

and fauna species in Asia is projected, as a result ofthe synergistic effects of climate change and

habitat fragmentation.

Landmarks Of Asia

Asia is the largest continent on the earth. Quite understandably, it consists of more specimens

representing history, art, culture, literature of human civilizations at different points of time than

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natural, historical and cultural heritage. The natural landmarks of Asia include Mount Fuji,

Mount Everest, Gobi Desert, Ayers Rock, Tubbataha Reef, Beppu Onsen, Stone Forest, Taroko

Gorge, Reed Flute Cave, anmong the man made landmarks of Asia are Great Wall of China, Taj

Mahal, The Leshan Giant Buddha, Fatehpur Sikri, Tokyo Tower, The Golden Gateway of

Bhaktapur, Great Seto Bridge, Tian Tan Buddha, Petronas Twin Towers, Patuxai Monument,

The Lying Buddha, and Maha Muni Buddha. Other great structures include Potala Palace inLhasa in Tibet and the Angkor Vat in Cambodia. These famous landmarks of Asia draw

thousands of tourists to this continent from around the world. Situated in different countries of

the continent, these landmarks are treasure houses of different cultural influences and

topographical formations. The world's highest mountain peak, Mount Everest standing tall at

8,848 meters from the sea level is the highest point of the earth. It is colloquially known as the

Chomolungma by the Sherpas and belongs to the Himalayan range of mountains. The mountain

range is known to protect India from foreign invasions.

One of the driest places on this earth, the Gobi desert is another landmark of Asia. This desert

constitutes of 5 sections namely, Tian Shan Range, Gobi Lakes Valley Desert Steppe, Eastern

Gobi Desert Steppe, Junggar Basin Semi-Desert and Alashan Plateau Semi-Desert. Mount

Fujiyama also finds a place among the landmarks of Asia. Japan's highest volcano is also one of

the most repeated symbols depicted in Japanese art. India's biggest asset the Taj Mahal is among

the top Asia's landmarks attracting thousands of visitors and so is the Great Wall of China, the

longest man made structure and one of the masterpieces of Asia considered to be one of the

eighth wonders of the world. The Chinese people are very proud of this architectural

accomplishment, but there was definitely a lot of blood being loss during the years this wall was

being built. .d Huangshan Mountains.

Stability of wetlands, mangroves and coral reefs around Asia is likely to be increasingly

threatened. Recent risk analysis of coral reef suggests that between 24% and 30% of the reefs in

Asia are likely to be lost during the next 10 years and 30 years, respectively.

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Figure 5:-Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceans divisions, covering approximately

20% of the wateron the Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asiaincluding India, after which the

ocean is namedon the north, on the west by Africa, on the east by Australia, and on the south

by the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, by Antarctica.)

As one component of the World Ocean, the Indian Ocean is delineated from the Atlantic Ocean

by the 20 east meridian running south from Cape Agulhas, and from the Pacific Oceanby the

meridian of 14655' east.[7]The northernmost extent of the Indian Ocean is approximately 30

north in the Persian Gulf. This ocean is nearly 10,000 km (6,200 mi) wide at the southern tips of

Africa and Australia, and its area is 73,556,000 km (28,350,000 mi)], including the Red Sea and

the Persian Gulf.

The ocean's volume is estimated to be 292,131,000 km (70,086,000 mi). Small islands dot the

continental rims. Island nationswithin the ocean are Madagascar (the world's fourth largest

island), Comoros, Seychelles, Maldives, Mauritius, and Sri Lanka. The archipelago ofIndonesia

borders the ocean on the east.
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Figure 7:-Arctic Ocean

The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar

region, is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions. The

International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) recognizes it as an ocean, although some

oceanographers call it the Arctic Mediterranean Sea or simply the Arctic Sea, classifying it a

mediterranean sea or an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean. Alternatively, the Arctic Ocean can be

seen as the northernmost part of the all-encompassing World Ocean.

Almost completely surrounded by Eurasia and North America, the Arctic Ocean is partly

covered by sea ice throughout the year (and almost completely in winter). The Arctic Ocean's

temperature and salinity vary seasonally as the ice cover melts and freezes; its salinity is the

lowest on average of the five major oceans, due to low evaporation, heavy freshwater inflow

from rivers and streams, and limited connection and outflow to surrounding oceanic waters with

higher salinities. The summer shrinking of the ice has been quoted at 50%.[1]The US National

Snow and Ice Data Center(NSIDC) uses satellite data to provide a daily record of Arctic sea ice

cover and the rate of melting compared to an average period and specific past years.

Pacific Ocean
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Figure 8:-Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the

north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, bounded by

Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.

At 165.25 million square kilometres (63.8 million square miles) in area, this largest division of

the World Oceanand, in turn, the hydrospherecovers about 46% of the Earth's water surface

and about one-third of its total surface area, making it larger than all of the Earth's land area

combined. The equatorsubdivides it into the North Pacific Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, with

two exceptions: the Galpagos and Gilbert Islands, while straddling the equator, are deemed

wholly within the South Pacific.[2] The Mariana Trench in the western North Pacific is the

deepest point in the world, reaching a depth of 10,911 metres (35,797 ft).

The eastern Pacific Ocean was first sighted by Europeans early in the 16th century. Spanish

explorerVasco Nez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama in 1513 and named itMar del

Sur (South Sea). The ocean's current name was given by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand

Magellan during the Spanish expedition of world circumnavigation in 1521, who encountered

favourable winds as he reached the ocean and called it Mar Pacifico in Portuguese, meaning

"peaceful sea".

The Pacific Ocean encompasses approximately one-third of the Earth's surface, having an area of

165.2 million square kilometres (64.1 million square miles) significantly larger than Earth's

entire landmass, with room for anotherAfrica to spare.

Extending approximately 15,500 kilometres (9,600 mi) from the Bering Sea in the Arctic to the

northern extent of the circumpolar Southern Ocean at 60S (older definitions extend it to

Antarctica's Ross Sea), the Pacific reaches its greatest east-west width at about 5N latitude,
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Colombia

Costa Rica

Ecuador

El Salvador

Federated States of Micronesia

Fiji

Guatemala

Honduras

Indonesia

Japan

Kiribati

Malaysia

Marshall Islands

Mexico

Nauru

New Zealand

Nicaragua

North Korea

Palau

Panama
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Ricahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuadorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salvadorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fijihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemalahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hondurashttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribatihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Islandshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexicohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauruhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaraguahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Koreahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palauhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panamahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panamahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palauhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Koreahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaraguahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauruhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexicohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Islandshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribatihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hondurashttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemalahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fijihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salvadorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuadorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Ricahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia


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Papua New Guinea

People's Republic of China

Peru

Philippines

Republic of China (Taiwan)1

Russia

Samoa

Singapore

Solomon Islands

South Korea

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Tonga

Tuvalu

United States

Vanuatu

Vietnam

Population Of Asia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guineahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippineshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singaporehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Islandshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Koreahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Timorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvaluhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stateshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatuhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatuhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stateshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvaluhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Timorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Koreahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Islandshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singaporehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippineshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea


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nk

Countr

y

(or

depend

ent

territory)

July 1,

2012

UN

estimate

%

of

po

p.

Avera

ge

relati

ve

annua

l

growt

h

(%,

UN)

Avera

ge

absol

ute

annua

l

growth

(UN)

Estima

ted

doubli

ng

time

(Years,UN)

Alternat

ive

figure

DateSour

ce

1 China1,353,601,

00032.02 0.45

6,091,00

0154

1,347,350,

000

Decemb

er 31,

2011

Official

estimate

2 India1,258,351,

00029.77 1.36

17,114,0

0051

1,210,193,

422

March

1, 2011

Census

result

3Indonesia

244,769,00

05.79 1.01

2,472,00

069

237,641,32

6

May

2010

Census

result

4Pakistan

179,951,00

04.26 1.81

3,257,00

039

180,919,00

0

October

11,

2012

Official

populati

on clock

5 Banglades

h

152,409,00

03.61 1.27

1,936,00

055

142,319,00

0

March

15,

2011

Census

result

6 Japan126,435,00

02.99 -0.05 -63,000 -

127,650,00

0

March

1, 2012

Monthl

y

official
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinahttp://www.stats.gov.cn/english/newsandcomingevents/t20120120_402780233.htmhttp://www.stats.gov.cn/english/newsandcomingevents/t20120120_402780233.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiahttp://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/india/Final%20PPT%202011_chapter3.pdfhttp://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/india/Final%20PPT%202011_chapter3.pdfhttp://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/india/Final%20PPT%202011_chapter3.pdfhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesiahttp://dds.bps.go.id/eng/tab_sub/view.php?tabel=1&daftar=1&id_subyek=12&notab=1http://dds.bps.go.id/eng/tab_sub/view.php?tabel=1&daftar=1&id_subyek=12&notab=1http://dds.bps.go.id/eng/tab_sub/view.php?tabel=1&daftar=1&id_subyek=12&notab=1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistanhttp://www.census.gov.pk/http://www.census.gov.pk/http://www.census.gov.pk/http://www.census.gov.pk/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshhttp://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/BBS/PHC2011Preliminary%20Result.pdfhttp://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/BBS/PHC2011Preliminary%20Result.pdfhttp://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/BBS/PHC2011Preliminary%20Result.pdfhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanhttp://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/jinsui/tsuki/index.htmhttp://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/jinsui/tsuki/index.htmhttp://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/jinsui/tsuki/index.htmhttp://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/jinsui/tsuki/index.htmhttp://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/jinsui/tsuki/index.htmhttp://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/jinsui/tsuki/index.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanhttp://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/BBS/PHC2011Preliminary%20Result.pdfhttp://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/BBS/PHC2011Preliminary%20Result.pdfhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshhttp://www.census.gov.pk/http://www.census.gov.pk/http://www.census.gov.pk/http://en.wikipedia.o

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