<P> Asia is the largest continent on Earth . It covers 8.8 % of the Earth 's total surface area ( or 30 % of its land area ) , and has the largest coastline , at 62,800 kilometres ( 39,022 mi ) . Asia is generally defined as comprising the eastern four - fifths of Eurasia . It is located to the east of the Suez Canal and the Ural Mountains , and south of the Caucasus Mountains ( or the Kuma -- Manych Depression ) and the Caspian and Black Seas . It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean , on the south by the Indian Ocean and on the north by the Arctic Ocean . Asia is subdivided into 48 countries , three of them ( Russia , Kazakhstan and Turkey ) having part of their land in Europe . </P>
<P> Asia is the largest continent on Earth . It covers 8.8 % of the Earth 's total surface area ( or 30 % of its land area ) , and has the largest coastline , at 62,800 kilometres ( 39,022 mi ) . Asia is generally defined as comprising the eastern four - fifths of Eurasia . It is located to the east of the Suez Canal and the Ural Mountains , and south of the Caucasus Mountains ( or the Kuma -- Manych Depression ) and the Caspian and Black Seas . It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean , on the south by the Indian Ocean and on the north by the Arctic Ocean . Asia is subdivided into 48 countries , three of them ( Russia , Kazakhstan and Turkey ) having part of their land in Europe . </P>
how many countries are there in asian continent
how many countries are there in asian continent
48
48