Around 2,300 languages are spoken in Asia. Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Bengali, and Japanese are the most widely spoken Asian languages. Hindi is also the world's oldest language.

China is the top producer of aluminum, gold, tin, and coal in the world.

Vientiane is the capital and largest city of Laos, on the banks of the Mekong River near the border with Thailand. Vientiane became the capital in 1563 due to fears of a Burmese invasion but was later looted then razed to the ground in 1827 by the Siamese (Thai). Vientiane was the administrative capital during French rule and, due to economic growth in recent times, is now the economic center of Laos.

Asian countries consume 90% of the world's rice.

Rice is a staple food on the continent, and the majority of the rice produced is consumed here as well. Asians consume up to 90% of the world's rice production.

Since the introduction of economic reforms in 1978, China has become one of the world's fastest-growing major economies. As of 2016, it is the world's second-largest economy by nominal GDP and largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). China is also the world's largest exporter and second-largest importer of goods. China is a recognized nuclear weapons state and has the world's largest standing army and the second-largest defense budget. The PRC is a member of the United Nations, as it replaced the ROC as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council in 1971. China is also a member of numerous formal and informal multilateral organizations, including the WTO, APEC, BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the BCIM and the G-20.

China considered as the largest Economy in Asia

In the latter decades of the twentieth century, the Manufacturing Belt was dubbed the Rust Belt because the word that describes the deterioration of iron into rust was an apt name for a region where the iron and steel and related industries were in severe decline.Shikoku is the smallest of Japan's major islands. It is surrounded by a 1,200km, 88-temple Buddhist pilgrimage route (henro) honouring the 9th-century monk Kukai. Shikoku's major cities include Matsuyama, which is home to eight pilgrimage temples as well as feudal Matsuyama Castle and Dogo Onsen, one of Japan's earliest known hot-spring spas. Hiking trails and whitewater rapids can be found in the island's mountainous interior.

This is the flag of Maldives.

Vietnam is the only country with which Myanmar does not have an international boundary. Myanmar, often known as Burma, is well-known for its Ayeyarwady River. Myanmar shares borders with Laos, Thailand, India, Bangladesh, and China.

Asia is bounded by the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. Arctic Ocean - north Pacific Ocean - side Indian Ocean - south