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The largest continent on earth, '''Asia''' stretches from its boundary with [[Europe]] at the Ural Mountains on the east to the [[Pacific Ocean]] on the west.  It reaches from [[Africa]] and [[Oceania]] to the south all the way to the [[Arctic Ocean]] in the north.

The largest continent on earth, '''Asia''' stretches from its boundary with [[Europe]] at the Ural Mountains in the west to the [[Pacific Ocean]] in the east.  It reaches from [[Africa]] and [[Oceania]] to the south all the way to the [[Arctic Ocean]] in the north.

Asian culture is shaped by four major influences:  [[Chinese]], [[Indian]], [[Europe]]an and [[Islam]]ic.  The Chinese influence is in eastern Asia and it is primarily the source of [[Confucianism]].  The Indian influence is primarily through [[Hinduism]] and [[Buddhism]], which has spread more to other countries than Hinduism has.  [[Islam]] remains the dominant religion in southwest Asia, and also eastern and northern Africa.

Asian culture is shaped by four major influences:  [[Chinese]], [[Indian]], [[Europe]]an and [[Islam]]ic.  The Chinese influence is in eastern Asia and it is primarily the source of [[Confucianism]].  The Indian influence is primarily through [[Hinduism]] and [[Buddhism]], which has spread more to other countries than Hinduism has.  [[Islam]] remains the dominant religion in southwest Asia, and also eastern and northern Africa. The Russian Orthodox church has an influence in the Russian western parts of Siberia.

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