Finnish(index as) From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area (or 29.9% of its land area) and with approximately 4 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population. During the 20th century Asia's population nearly quadrupled. Asia is traditionally defined as part of the landmass of Eurasia — with the western portion of the latter occupied by Europe — located to the east of the Suez Canal, east of the Ural Mountains and south of the Caucasus Mountains (or the Kuma-Manych Depression) and the Caspian and Black Seas. It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. Given its size and diversity, Asia — a toponym dating back to classical antiquity — is more a cultural concept incorporating a number of regions and peoples than a homogeneous physical entity (see Subregions of Asia, Asian people). Furthermore, the rather arbitrary separation between Asia and Europe reveals the euro-centric and racially based nature of the concept of continents; where Europe is inhabited only by caucasians and Asia inhabited by a heterogenous group of 'others'. The wealth of Asia differs very widely among and within its regions, due to its vast size and huge range of different cultures, environments, historical ties and government systems. In terms of nominal GDP, Japan has the largest economy on the continent and the second largest in the world. In purchasing power parity terms, however, China has the largest economy in Asia and the second largest in the world. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How will a United States economic collapse affect Asia? Q. Apparently, from what I've heard the United States is headed for an economic collapse. What I want to know is how will an Economic Collapse affect Asia? According to Peter Schiff, Asian currency will rise as the US dollar falls. China is looking to be a world economic leader and would lead Asia. Also billionaire Jim Rogers has moved to Singapore and said that China is going to grow. Do any of you feel that any of this is true? What I want to know is how will Asia do if the United States collapses economically? Asked by emartel01 - Sun Mar 30 21:05:44 2008 - - 7 Answers - 3 Comments A. First of all, the US economy is not going to collapse. It's not even clear we're in a recession. The great depression was exacerbated by a fledgling fed that did exactly the opposite of what they should have done. That is, they took liquidity out of the system rather than adding it. Regarding your question, a collapse of the largest economy in the world (we are four, some think five times larger than China in GDP) would send the entire world into a depression. Since we would presumably default on our treasury bonds, of which China and Japan hold the most in the world, countries who hold our bonds as foreign reserves would experience a crisis of liquidity. Also, their export markets would dry up overnight and there would be a run on their… [cont.] Answered by mb - Sun Mar 30 21:26:48 2008 Is it cheaper to book flights in Asia directly in the airlines' ticket offices or on their websites? Q. Especially for last minute tickets, is it better (and price-wise also) to book in the ticketing office of the airline itself (when you are already in Asia, for example the ticketing offices or booths in airports) or on their website? Asked by Justine - Tue Aug 14 11:21:48 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. I live in Asia and you never know for sure, it wouldn't hurt to check the website before you buy at a ticket office. It depends on the airline, where you're going and the seat availability on the particular flight you want. For most of the budget airlines here, you can buy a last minute ticket for a pretty good fare, and some of the major airlines also will discount fares when they know the flight won't be full for last-minute travel. But like almost everywhere, advance purchase is usally the best way to go. Answered by Gerald J - Tue Aug 14 19:43:43 2007 What are some important events that happened in Asia around the 1990s?
Q. I need 5 important events that occurred in Asia in the 1990s. I have: -Hong Kong is returned to China -Asian financial crisis starts in Thailand -Destruction of mosque at Ayodhya Got any more? Asked by Holly H - Thu Apr 16 16:26:49 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Macao was also returned to China in 1999. Answered by {scotch.tape} - Thu Apr 16 17:45:33 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "asia"  todayonline.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:44:05 GMT+00:00 goal TODAYonline In this day and age, it would be preposterous to even suggest that one of the world's best players would consider Asia as his preferred destination to ... Australia Submit 2015 Asian Cup Bid Goal.com Canberra in line for Asia Cup matches The Canberra Times Football bigwigs come together at Soccerex AsiaOne AFP - World Screen - Sydney Morning Herald  search.japantimes.co.jp Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:56:15 GMT+00:00 demand returns Nippon Steel to profit The Japan Times Nippon Steel Corp. returned to a first-quarter profit after boosting output to tap demand in Asia . Freshly forged: A steel slab comes off the line at Nippon ... Nippon Steel Books Profit But Input Costs Weigh Wall Street Journal Nippon Steel returns to black in April-June afp nippon Steel Returns to Profit After Boosting Output to Meet Asian Demand Bloomberg Reuters Africa - NIKKEI.com - Ticker Magazine  renewableenergyworld.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:09:28 GMT+00:00 RenewableEnergyWorld.com The new supply agreements in China and Asia for over 16MW of our CIS modules mark an important stage for us as we expand into the global market, said CEO ... Sulfurcell the Other CIGS Inks Deal for 16MW in China, India Greentech Media (blog) From Google News Search: "asia"  starpulse.com 500px x 500px | 19.70kB [source page] that marks a return to the classic original Asia sound Phoenix was released on CD and digitally on EMI America North America and on Frontiers Records rest of the world in April 2008 To enter mail your final video in dvd ntsc video format to Asia Video Contest  artekjara.it 839px x 900px | 206.90kB [source page] http www artekjara it Manuale frammenti kjara magnolia3 jpg http www artekjara it Manuale frammenti kjara magnolia4 jpg http www artekjara it Quadri Affreschi Villa asia citta jpg http www artekjara it Manuale frammenti kjara magnolia5 jpg From Yahoo Image Search: "asia"  blog.mozilla.com Gen Kanai Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:09:34 GM Mozilla in . Asia. . Gen Kanai's Mozilla weblog ... Mozilla in . Asia. is proudly powered by WordPress MU running on Blog.mozilla.com. Create a new blog and join in the fun! Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS).  drogayrap.blogspot.com DROGA Y RAP! Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:39:00 GM Que bueno es escuchar la shet que escuchabas cuando eras mas joven y acordarte de tantas weas. Planet . Asia. , hace rato que no lo escuchaba, y encontre un recopilatorio, lo escuche y me dieron ganas de compartirlo. ...  zdnetasia.com (Erica Ogg) Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:01:02 GM Apple's display supplier says it can't keep up with orders for iPad displays, and things won't improve until next year. From Google Blog Search: "asia" |
