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Population
Asia is the world's most populated continent with top two populated countries in it, i.e. China and India. China and India has approximately three-fifth or \(60\%\) of Asia's population. There are few countries like Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan and the Philippines with more than \(100\)\(million\) population. The population of Asia is distributed unevenly due to its diversity in physical features.
- Population density: \(143\ \) \(persons\) \(per\ \) \(km²\)
- Countries with high population density: India, Japan, Bangladesh and Singapore
- Densely populated regions: River plains and industrial regions
- Sparsely populated region: Interior parts of Asia
Religion & Language:
- Major creeds/religions: Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity and Sikhism
- Minor creeds/religions: Zoroastrianism, Jainism, Shintoism, Confucianism and Taoism
- Widely spoken languages: Mandarin, English, Indonesian, Japanese, Arabic, Korea, Vietnamese and Hindi