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Asia is the largest and most populous continent or region, depending on the definition. It covers 8.7 percent of the Earth's total surface area, or 29.8 percent of its land area, and it contains more than 60 percent of the world's human population.
Asia is traditionally defined as part of the landmass of Africa-Eurasia – with the western portion of the latter occupied by Europe – lying east of the Suez Canal, east of the Ural Mountains, and south of the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian and Black Seas.
Etymology
The word Asia entered English, via Latin, from Ancient Greek Ασία (Asia; see also List of traditional Greek place names). This name is first attested in Herodotus (about 440 BC), where it refers to Asia Minor; or, for the purposes of describing the Persian Wars, to the Persian Empire, in contrast to Greece and Egypt. Herodotus comments that he is puzzled as to why three different women's names are used to describe a single land mass (Europa, Asia and Libya, referring to Africa), stating that most Greeks assumed that Asia was named after the wife of Prometheus but that the Lydians say it was named after Asias, son of Cotys who passed the name on to a tribe in Sardis. More on [ Asia ]
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Porra assim é moleza! RT @ambaggio: Metas para 2010: Europa, Asia e um território à escolha. #metas2010
lomyne (Paloma Assef) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:47:46 -0000
Porra assim é moleza! RT @ambaggio: Metas para 2010: Europa, Asia e um território à escolha. #metas2010
EEP!!!! Siggraph Asia 2010 will be in Seoul, KOREA!!!!!!!!!!!!
sopeauh (Sophia Thach) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:46:23 -0000
EEP!!!! Siggraph Asia 2010 will be in Seoul, KOREA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finalizada la traduccion del capitulo 2 de Curiosities of Lotus Asia...:D Revisen http://nekomifansub.blogspot.com/ para mas info...:3
yukiluck (yukiluck) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:46:09 -0000
Finalizada la traduccion del capitulo 2 de Curiosities of Lotus Asia...:D Revisen http://nekomifansub.blogspot.com/ para mas info...:3
Missed an important phone call at 9am.... Who calls at 9am?! I think she's already on her way to Asia... FML. -_-
TyCody (Ty Cody) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:45:01 -0000
Missed an important phone call at 9am.... Who calls at 9am?! I think she's already on her way to Asia... FML. -_-
Senior FAE Asia (Taipei, Hong Kong or Shenzhen), Far East England... http://bit.ly/5WUPNz
jobworld (Mr. Konoker) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:44:31 -0000
Senior FAE Asia (Taipei, Hong Kong or Shenzhen), Far East England... http://bit.ly/5WUPNz
GV South-Asia: India: Ten Lessons From Three Idiots: Amreekan Desi was not only impressed with Aaamir Khan's latest... http://bit.ly/7YqNWX
magneda2 (magneda2) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:44:03 -0000
GV South-Asia: India: Ten Lessons From Three Idiots: Amreekan Desi was not only impressed with Aaamir Khan's latest... http://bit.ly/7YqNWX
Asia Fine Books - Art, photo and travel books on India, Cambodia, Laos, and the Vietnam War.
Asiapac Books - Asian-pacific literary and cultural works.
China Books and Periodicals Inc. - Distributor and publisher of books, periodicals and other cultural products from China.
Famagusta - A Town in Hostage - Thiakos Zissis book shows images of the town taken over the last five years.
Meta Description: [ Famagusta - A Town in Hostage. As yet unseen images of the Ghost Town of Famagusta, Cyprus ]
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Japan Shoten - Online store featuring Books on Japan and related goods.
Paramount Magic - Chinese books and books about China translated into English.
Meta Description: [ Paramount Magic offers scholastic bilingual books and Chinese medical supplies. Find bestsellers, thousands books on different categories and popular medical supplies such as acupuncture needles, charts, models and much more.
Keywords: english chinese dictionary,english chinese medical dictionary... ]
Pilgrims Book House - Specialists and large stockists of books on the Himalayas, Nepal, Tibet and India.
Meta Description: [ Indian books, Nepali books and Tibetan books from Pilgrims Book House, Kathmandu, Nepal and Pilgrims Publishing, Varanasi, India. ]
Select Books - Bookseller, distributor, publisher, and library supplier specializing in books on Southeast Asia.
Meta Description: [ Select Books is an independent bookshop specializing in Southeast Asian titles. We carry an impressive array of monographs, research papers, journals, novels, guidebooks, and illustrated books. Many with special reference to Southeast Asia, these subjects encompass art, architecture, business, ec... ]
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