Asia is very important to the apparel & textile industry around the globe. Asia is the largest of the world's continents, constituting nearly one third of the land mass, lying entirely north of the equator except for some Southeast Asian islands. It is connected to Africa by the Isthmus of Suez, and borders Europe (part of the same land mass) along the Ural Mountains and across the Caspian Sea.
Asia covers an area of 44,579,000 square kilometers, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area. The continents approximate 4.5 billion people constitute roughly 60% of the world's population.
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bhutan
Brunei
China : China is hugely important to the international apparel & textile industry.
Cyprus
East Timor
Georgia : Georgia is in both Europe & Asia.
India : India is very important to the international apparel & textile industry.
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Myanmar
North Korea
Oman
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
State of Palestine
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Note: if you know of any name changes, or countries that should not be part of the Asia list, let us know and we will make adjustments.
