North Asia

'''North Asia''' is a subregion of Asia. It consists entirely of Siberia, which lies in the Asian part of Russia. By some definitions, not all of Siberia is part of North Asia. :''See Siberia for more information''. [ Some Western media/journalists, esp. American media, Financial journalists and Americans (including some asian media from Far East blindly copying their format) wrongly use''' North Asia''' or North-east Asia to refer to East Asia (i.e. China, Japan, Koreas, Taiwan, Hong Kong etc). This is absolutely wrong geographically because (the real ) North Asia is Central Siberia (' 12 o'clock position of Asia) and NE Asia ( 1 or 2 o'clock position ' of Asia) is Eastern Siberia ( or Russian Far East). Americans/Westerners make such mistakes because many don't bother to check up the TRUE EXTEND/meaning of Asia or don't realise that Asia is in fact the name of a Continent - wrongly believe that only East Asia and South-east Asia (i.e. Far East to Westerners) PLUS South Asia ('''Indian Sub-continent''') constitutes Asia. Some American styled media therefore wrongly label East Asia (which is in fact at 3 oclock position of Asia and lies above/north of South-east Asia that is at 4 or 5 o'clock postion of Asia) as their' North Asia / NE Asia and South Asia and South-east Asia as their Southern Asia - totally not realising that West Asia (or Middle East), Central Asia and Siberia i.e. North Asia are all sub-continents of Asia. ]

Other subregions of Asia

• East Asia
• Southeast Asia
• South Asia (Indian Subcontinent)
• Central Asia
• Southwest Asia or West Asia (One definition of the Middle East is synonymous with Southwest Asia)
• Northern Eurasia (Extends into Europe)
• Central Eurasia (Extends into Europe)

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East Asia > Central Asia

Southeast Asia > South Asia

North Asia > Middle East

Levant > Arabia | North Africa

Central Africa > Great Lakes

Congo > Guinea

Sahel > Sudan

West Africa > East Africa

Southern Africa > Great Plains

Central America > Caribbean

Andean States > Eastern South America

Northern South America > Western Europe

Eastern Europe > Northern Europe

Scandinavia > Southern Europe

Central Europe > Balkans

Australasia > Micronesia

Melanesia > Polynesia (For more, visit subcontinent and subregion)

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