Asia is the largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres. Asia covers an area of 44,579,000 square kilometres which is about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population was the site of many of the first civilisations. Its population of 4.5 billion people constitutes roughly 60% of the world's total population.
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