{{summary Infobox_Contents | texttopic_name =The continent of Asia contains over half of the world's people and spans from |subtopics = Countries: [[Afghanistan]], [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Bahrain]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Brunei]], [[Burma]], [[Cambodia]], [[China]], [[East Timor]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Macua]], [[Taiwan]], [[Georgia]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], [[Iran]], [[Iraq]], [[Israel]], [[Japan]] in the east to , [[Jordan]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Kuwait]], [[Kyrgzstan]], [[Laos]], [[Lebanon]], [[Malaysia]], [[Maldives]], [[Mongolia]], [[Nepal]], [[North Korea]], [[Oman]], [[Pakistan]], [[Palestine]], [[Philippines]], [[Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Singapore]], [[South Korea]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Syria]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Thailand]], [[Turkey]] in the west. It contains the rapidly developing, predominantly Buddhist countries of [[South East AsiaTurkmenistan]] and , [[ChinaUnited Arab Emirates]], [[HinduUzbeckistan]] , [[IndiaVietnam]] and the predominant , [[MuslimYemen]] nations of the * Regions: [[Middle East]]. , [[Sub-Continent]], [[South-East Asia is the least evangelised continent.]], [[Central Asia]] |opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} * {{ebd}} |}}
{{overview}}The continent of Asia contains over half of the world's people and spans from [[Japan]] in the east to [[Turkey]] in the west. It contains the rapidly developing, predominantly Buddhist countries of [[South East Asia]] and [[China]], [[Hindu]] [[India]] and the predominant [[Muslim]] nations of the [[Middle East]]. Asia is the least evangelised continent.
{{also}} {{ebd}}In New Testament times, Asia referred to modern-day Turkey.