The culture of Asia encompasses the collective and diverse customs and traditions of art, architecture, music, literature, lifestyle, philosophy, politics and religion. They have been practised and maintained by the numerous ethnic groups of the continent of Asia since prehistory. Asia is about 30% of the Earth's total land area and 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area. Asia is the largest continent in the world, spanning an area of 44,579,000 square kilometres, with five major physical regions: mountain systems; plateaus; plains, steppes, and deserts; freshwater environments; and saltwater environments.

Highest Elevation: Mount Everest, Nepal: 8,848 meters/29,029 feet
Largest Urban Area: Tokyo-Yokohama, Japan (37.8 million people)
Largest Watershed: Ob River (3 million square kilometers/1.15 million square miles)