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Area: 44,579,000 km2

Population: 3,879,000,000

Demonym: Asian

Countries: 48

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. 

It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area  and with approximately 4.3 billion people. 

It hosts 60% of the world's current human population. During the 20th century Asia's population nearly quadrupled.