Asia

Summary

Asia is a continent^[1]. Asia draws 24,349 Wikipedia views per month (continent category, ranking #2 of 7).^[2]

Key Facts

• Asia's instance of is recorded as continent^[3].
• Asia's instance of is recorded as part of the world^[4].
• Asia's instance of is recorded as region^[5].
• Asia's shares border with is recorded as Europe^[6].
• Asia's shares border with is recorded as Africa^[7].
• Asia's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .asia^[8].
• Asia is named after Asia^[9].
• Asia is part of Earth^[10].
• Asia is part of Eurasia^[11].
• Asia is part of Afro-Eurasia^[12].
• Asia is part of Ostfeste^[13].
• Asia is part of Afro-Asia^[14].
• Asia's Commons category is recorded as Asia^[15].
• Asia's located in time zone is recorded as Nepal Standard Time^[16].
• Asia's located in time zone is recorded as Sri Lanka Standard Time^[17].
• Asia's located in time zone is recorded as Philippine Standard Time^[18].
• Asia's located in time zone is recorded as Magadan Time^[19].
• Asia's located in time zone is recorded as Armenia Time^[20].
• Asia's located in time zone is recorded as Hong Kong Time^[21].
• Asia's located in time zone is recorded as Indian Standard Time^[22].
• Asia's located in time zone is recorded as Vladivostok Time^[23].
• Asia's located in time zone is recorded as Korea Standard Time^[24].
• Asia's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[25].
• Asia's located in time zone is recorded as Asia/Thimphu^[26].
• Asia's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+06:00^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Asia include water buffalo^[28], a taxon^[29]; Afroasiatic^[30], a language family^[31], founded in -7000^[32]; Anoplophora glabripennis^[33], a taxon^[34]; Eurasian Basin^[35], an oceanic basin^[36]; Asiatic Society of Japan^[37], an organization^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1872^[40]; and Pristolepis^[41], a taxon^[42].

Why It Matters

Asia draws 24,349 Wikipedia views per month (continent category, ranking #2 of 7).^[2] Asia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Asia is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Asia include water buffalo^[28], a taxon^[29]; Afroasiatic^[30], a language family^[31], founded in -7000^[32]; Anoplophora glabripennis^[33], a taxon^[34]; Eurasian Basin^[35], an oceanic basin^[36]; Asiatic Society of Japan^[37], an organization^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1872^[40]; and Pristolepis^[41], a taxon^[42].