Asia FactsGeography: Asia is the largest continent Area: 17 212 000 square miles (44 579 000 square kilometre) Land Area: 30% of the world’s total land area Population: More than 4.1 billion Population density: Highest in the world, at 225 people per square mile (87 per square kilometre) Language: With over a billion speakers, Mandarin Chinese is the world’s most spoken language. Borders: Africa, Europe and
