Asia has different countries.
China and India alternated in being the largest economies in the world from 1 to 1800 CE.
China , officially the People 's Republic of China -LRB- PRC -RRB- , is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia and the world 's most populous country , with a population of over 1.381 billion.
India , officially the Republic of India -LRB- Bhārat Gaṇarājya '' -RRB- , is a country in South Asia.
