Covering nearly 30 percent of the land area of Earth, Asia in the planet's biggest continent. The area at which this continent borders Europe is referred to Eurasia. Asia is divided into six regions, including Northern Asia, Central Asia, Western Asia, Southern Asia, Eastern Asia, and Southeast Asia. Asia is made up of 55 territories including China, Hong Kong, Japan, Russia, Thailand, Egypt, Laos, Thailand, Nepal, Pakistan, Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, India, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka.