Editing Asia (section)

== Regions ==

Asia is commonly divided into several broad regions for geographic, cultural, political, and economic description. These divisions are not fixed and may vary by context.

[[North Asia]] is mainly associated with the northern Russian landmass and the Siberian interior. It is characterized by large distances, low population density in many areas, cold climates, resource extraction, rail corridors, and Arctic access.

[[Central Asia]] includes inland states and historical trade corridors between Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia. Its geography includes steppe, desert, mountain ranges, and river basins. The region has long been shaped by nomadic movement, settled agriculture, imperial frontiers, and overland trade.

[[East Asia]] contains some of Asia's largest economies and population centres. It includes coastal industrial zones, old imperial capitals, major ports, river valleys, island chains, and dense urban regions. China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and surrounding seas form the main geographic and historical frame of this region.

[[South Asia]] is centered on the Indian subcontinent. It includes large river systems, the Himalayas, coastal plains, monsoon climates, high population density, and long histories of state formation, trade, religion, migration, and empire.

[[Southeast Asia]] links the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. Its mainland and island areas include major maritime routes, tropical forests, river deltas, volcanic islands, and commercial ports. The region became especially important to modern transport because of routes through the [[South China Sea]], the [[Strait of Malacca]], and nearby archipelagic waters.

[[Western Asia]] includes the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Iran, and nearby regions. It connects Asia with Africa and Europe and contains important oil and gas resources, religious centres, desert routes, mountain regions, and maritime corridors. In later records, western Asia is closely connected to [[Takistan]] and [[Jamaat A61]].