Eurasian population. Population and political map of Eurasia. Eurasia - the largest continent on Earth

To begin with, it should be noted that Eurasia is not only the largest continent on the planet (for reference: the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe mainland is about 54 million square kilometers), but Eurasia also owns the palm in terms of the number of people living on it - more than five billion people, and this 2/3 of all inhabitants of the Earth. Below I will list the most numerous peoples inhabiting Eurasia.

The most numerous peoples of Asia

Who is in the first place, one could not say, because everyone knows that they are Chinese. There are more than 1 billion 350 million people. But then you have to be very precise, although everyone also knows that these are Indians, but clarification is required of what kind of nationality. Hindustanis believe there are over 265 million. Bengalis number over a quarter of a billion people. There are more than 130 million warlike Punjabis. So many Japanese. Surely, few people have heard that there is such a people as Biharis, and, by the way, there are more than 115 million of them.

Peoples of Asia with a population of less than 100 million

There are many more peoples living in Asia, whose number is approaching 100 million. I will note only the closest to this figure:

• Vietnamese - more than 94 million;
• Thais - there are more than 90 million of them;
• slightly smaller than the Koreans of both Korean countries - almost 84 million;
• there is still a numerous ethnic group in India - these are the Marathas, of which there are 83 million.

Who is leading in Europe

Despite the rather strong difference in dialects, customs and even everyday habits, they consider themselves to be a single nation - they are Germans. Today there are more than 95 million of them. Next come the peoples of Italy, no less strongly differing in the above characteristics. Italians - about 75 million. And another such diverse nationality is the French, there are more than 65 million of them.

And, finally, the Russians are a people, most of which live in the European part of Eurasia, but, nevertheless, there are a lot of Russians in the Asian part of the mainland. The number of Russians is more than 111 million people.

Population of Eurasia!*

Eurasia is the largest continent of the planet both in terms of area and number of inhabitants. Structurally, it is divided into two parts of the world: Europe and

Total population!

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The total population of Eurasia is 4.6 billion
human! This, by the way, is three-quarters of all the inhabitants of our
planets. Moreover, it is distributed over the territory of the continent extremely
unevenly. The average population density in Eurasia is about
90 people for one square kilometer area.
The vast expanses of the mainland (Siberia, the far north, the Himalayas and
Tibet, the hinterland of the Arabian Peninsula and others)
practically uninhabited. In some areas, population density
can be as low as 1 person per square kilometer. At the same
time is very heavily populated all Western Europe, the coast of Southeast Asia, the island of Great Britain, etc. For example, the density
population in Singapore is 4000 people/km2.

Number in Eurasia!

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Name
Number in
million
Capital
China
1373
Beijing
India
1280
New Delhi
Indonesia
258
Jakarta
Pakistan
191
Islamabad
Bangladesh
159
Dhaka
Russia
146
Moscow
Japan
127
Tokyo
Philippines
101
Manila
Vietnam
92
Hanoi
Germany
82
Berlin

A little about Eurasia!

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Eurasia!

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1) about 75% of the world lives on the mainland of Eurasia
population;
2) the population of Eurasia is represented by all three
the races of our planet;
3) the ethnic composition of the population of the continent is very
varied and colorful;
4) Eurasia is home to three of the world's largest
religions;
5) most of the population of the mainland (over 60%)
lives in big cities.

The area of ​​Eurasia is 54,759,000 square kilometers. It is home to about five billion people. No other continent in the world can boast of such indicators. What peoples represent the continent? How are they settled? Let's find out what are the features of the composition of the population of Eurasia.

The largest continent in the world

Without a doubt, Eurasia occupies the largest place on the map. It includes two parts of the world and is washed by four oceans. The area of ​​Eurasia covers 36% of the entire land mass of the Earth. Most of it is located within the Northern, Eastern and Western hemispheres. In the Southern Hemisphere there are only a few islands belonging to the mainland.

The first human settlements on the mainland appeared about 800 thousand years ago. Now the population of Eurasia is 70% of the world's population. Representatives of all three main races live on the mainland, which are divided into thousands of ethnic groups.

The continent became the birthplace of many ancient civilizations that gave the world a huge number of inventions, scientific discoveries and areas of art. Here once arose: the Kingdom of the Sumerians, Ancient China and India, the Hittite kingdom, Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. In addition, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Confucianism and Christianity originated in Eurasia.

Density and nature of population distribution

The population of Eurasia is unevenly distributed. Its location on the mainland is mainly determined by geographical factors. The most populated areas are areas with a mild climate and fertile soils.

The continent is as close as possible to the Arctic Circle, so its significant regions are of little use for life and farming. So, in the northern part of the mainland, the population density is low. In Iceland it is 3.1 people/km2, in Finland 16 people/km2, in Russia 8.56 people/km2.

The inner parts of the mainland, on which there are mountains and deserts, are also sparsely populated. Some of them are practically deserted, for example, the Gobi desert and Tibet. Just there is the state with the lowest density in Eurasia - Mongolia (2 people / km 2).

The most favorable conditions are Western, Southern and Central Europe, southern and southeastern regions of Asia. Here, the highest density rates belong to Singapore (7389 people / km 2) and Monaco (18 679 people / km 2).

Racial composition

The population of Eurasia is represented by Caucasoid, Mongoloid and Negroid races. Caucasoids are settled in the European part of the continent, on the Hindustan Peninsula and Southeast Asia. Representatives of the southern branch are characterized by dark shades of hair and eyes, while the northern branch, on the contrary, has light eyes, hair and skin. Typical representatives of the northern branch are residents of the Nordic countries.

Mongoloids inhabit mainly Asia. They live in its northern, eastern and central regions. They have a slightly flattened face, dark or fair skin, and dark hair and eyes. The crease of the upper eyelids is enlarged, making them appear to be narrower than in other races.

The Negroid race is not very characteristic of Eurasia. Most of its representatives live in Hindustan and Sri Lanka. On the territory of Abkhazia there are representatives of the racial-ethnic group of Caucasian blacks. All Negroids have dark skin and eyes, dark curly hair. The lips are wide, the nose is wide and slightly flattened, and the limbs are elongated.

Ethnolinguistic composition

The national composition of the population of Eurasia is incredibly diverse. More than a thousand peoples live in Asia alone. The most numerous ethnic groups around the world include the Chinese, Bengalis, Japanese and Hindustanis living in the east and southeast of the continent. In Europe, the largest number (more than 30 million) are Russians, Germans, French, Italians, Ukrainians, Poles and Spaniards.

Peoples are also divided by belonging to language families and groups. There are also a huge number of them. Asia is dominated by representatives of the Sino-Tibetan family (1.2 billion speakers), which includes Tibetan, Chinese and Burmese.

The first place in the world in terms of the number of speakers (2.5 billion) belongs to the Indo-European family. It includes Slavic, Germanic, Romance, Indo-Iranian, Greek, Italic and other languages. Their carriers are common in both European and Asian parts of the world.

Countries

There are about 100 states in Eurasia. They contrast strongly in size, standard of living and economic development. On the mainland are both the largest and smallest countries in the world.

The largest country in Eurasia in terms of population is China (1.33 billion). In second place after him is India (1.17 billion). Thus, a third of the world's inhabitants live in these two countries. The largest state of Eurasia in terms of area is Russia (17,125,191 km 2). It is twice the size of mainland Australia.

The smallest world state in terms of area and population is the Vatican (0.44 km 2 and 842 inhabitants). It is located right in the center of Rome. Together with Andorra, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Malta, Singapore and others, it belongs to the dwarf states.

Most of the countries of the continent are characterized by a republican form of government. A little more than ten states are monarchies (Great Britain, Denmark, Spain, Liechtenstein, Andorra, etc.). Sometimes theocracies are singled out separately (Vatican, Brunei, Saudi Arabia).

Diversity of Eurasia

Eurasia is the largest continent in the world, which covers two parts of the world: Europe and Asia. Its population is over five billion people. It is so contrasting that it is difficult to describe it in a nutshell.

There are about a hundred countries on the continent, among which there are huge in size and number, such as Russia, China, India, and there are very tiny ones, for example, the Vatican, Malta, Monaco and Singapore. Some have a density of no more than two people per square kilometer, while others have numbers in excess of several hundred.

Billions of people and thousands of nationalities live in Eurasia. Together they make up about two-thirds of the world's population. Each of these nations is interesting and unique. They represent different races, languages, religions and traditions that make Eurasia one of the most diverse and colorful continents of our planet.

The peoples of Eurasia make up almost three-quarters of the total population of the earth. A large number of different ethnic groups live on the mainland, which differ appearance, mentality, culture and language.

Each people of Eurasia belongs to a specific language family, which, in turn, is divided into groups. The speech of each people in the family is similar and comes from one common parent language. Languages ​​that are in the same group sometimes differ only in pronunciation or spelling.

Most languages ​​were formed territorially. This explains the fact that different peoples of Eurasia have almost the same or similar speech. There is a hypothesis that ancient people developed their speech by listening to the sounds of the wildlife of the area, and therefore some languages ​​​​are very similar to the sounds that animals make.

Classification of the languages ​​of the peoples of Eurasia

To date, 7 language families have been recorded, which unite all the languages ​​\u200b\u200band dialects of the peoples living on the mainland. Each of these families is divided into language groups of the peoples of Eurasia. There are 17 of them.

All languages ​​are divided into:

1. Indo-European family:

• Slavic group (Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish, Czech and Bulgarian);
• German group (English, German, Norwegian and Swedish);
• Baltic group (Lithuanian and Latvian);
• Romance group (Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian);
• Celtic group (Irish);
• Greek group (Greek);
• Iranian group (Tajik, Afghan and Ossetian);
• Indo-Aryan group (Hindustani and Nepalese);
• Armenian group (Armenian);

2. Kartvelian family (Georgian).

3. Afroasian family:

• Semitic group (Arabic);

4. Ural-Yukogir family:

• Finno-Ugric group (Hungarian, Estonian and Finnish);

5. Altai family:

• Turkic group (Turkish, Kazakh and Kyrgyz);
• Mongolian group (Mongolian and Buryat);
• Japanese group (Japanese);
• Korean group (Korean);

6. Sino-Tibetan family (Chinese);

7. North Caucasian family:

• Abkhaz-Adyghe group (Abkhaz and Adyghe);
• Nakh-Dagestan group (Chechen).

How did the languages ​​of the peoples of Eurasia develop?

On the mainland of Eurasia, the most ancient civilizations were created and developed: India, China and Mesopotamia. They gave development to all other peoples, their states, culture, traditions and speech.

It did not stop, but people settled, developing new lands, inventing new words and expressions. This is how language groups appeared, and then families. Each people of Eurasia developed the already existing speech in its own way. People living in different places began to call the same things by different names. This is how dialects appeared, which then turned into full-fledged ones. Linguists divided all languages ​​into families and groups for easier study.

Indo-European language family

The largest language family in the world is the Indo-European family. These languages ​​are spoken by many peoples of Eurasia.

This language family owes such popularity to the conquerors and discoverers. Indo-European languages ​​were born in Eurasia, and it is considered the birthplace of all mankind along with Africa. People developed new territories and captured the indigenous peoples of other continents, then imposed their culture and language on them. Each people of Eurasia at that time tried to subjugate more territories and people. Many scientists associate such a wide spread of the Spanish, English and Russian languages ​​precisely with historical events.

What is the difference between Chinese and Japanese languages?

A common mistake many people make is to count Chinese and Japanese languages similar or nearly the same. These two languages ​​are not just in different language families. People living in Japan and China are completely different, although they belong to the same race. Each of these countries is a separate people of Eurasia, having its own culture and language.

If the hieroglyphs themselves, which are written in these countries, are difficult enough to distinguish, this does not mean that the languages ​​are the same. Their first difference is that the Japanese write vertically, while the Chinese write horizontally.

Japanese speech is much rougher than Chinese. Chinese filled with soft sounds. Japanese speech is harsher. A deeper study will show that the words in these languages ​​are different, as well as grammar and other rules.

Slavic languages

Slavic languages ​​are a language group of the Indo-European family. These languages ​​are very similar. Speakers of Slavic languages ​​can often understand each other almost without difficulty, while speaking in different languages. This is especially true for Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian speech.

They began to develop with the advent of the first Slavic tribes. Each tribe used its own dialect. The greater the distance between them, the more differences appeared in speech.

All Slavic languages ​​are divided into Eastern, Western and Southern. This division occurs territorially, as well as the division of tribes.

From other representatives of the Indo-European language family the closest to the Slavic is the Baltic group. Many scientists explain this by long communication between representatives of these tribes.

Peoples living on the continent

In fact, there are a lot of peoples living on the mainland, but if you generalize, then they can be conditionally divided by race into 2 groups: Caucasoid and Mongoloid. And these groups, in turn, divided into subgroups.

Caucasian race, consisting of the following groups:

• Slavic;
• Baltic;
• Germanic;
• Greek;
• Armenian;
• Finno-Ugric.

Mongoloid race:

• Turkic;
• Mongolian;
• Korean;
• Japanese;
• Chukchi-Kamchatka;
• Sino-Tibetan.

Of course, many more ethnic groups and tribes live on the territory of Eurasia.

Peoples of Eurasia: countries

Perhaps, within the framework of a single article, it is impossible to list all the countries of the continent, because there are about 99 of them! But it is worth mentioning the largest of them. Probably everyone knows that Russia is the largest state on the mainland. Not to mention India and China, the countries with the highest population density.

As for the smallest states, they are mainly located in the western territories of the mainland. For example, unique public education considered the Vatican. The list of dwarf countries includes Liechtenstein, Andorra, Luxembourg and Monaco. The smallest countries in Asia are Brunei, Maldives and Bahrain.

Eurasia is considered the most colorful continent on the planet, of course! Its territory is occupied by 3/4 of the world's population with different skin colors, their own culture and traditions.

Population size and density

Eurasia, like Africa, is considered the ancestral home of man. As of the beginning of 2016, $5175 million people lived in Eurasia, including $4436 million in Asia and $739 million in Europe. In total, more than $2/3$ of the total population of the planet lives in Eurasia. Due to the heterogeneity of natural conditions, Eurasia is populated unevenly.

The most densely populated areas have a favorable climate and fertile soils. Such conditions are observed in the Mediterranean region and the lower reaches of the rivers of Asia.

The population density of Eurasia is on average $95 per square kilometer. Most of the world's most populated areas are located in Eurasia. These are, first of all, the Indo-Gangetic lowlands, where about $1 billion people live with a population density of $1,000 \person/km^2$, as well as the Great Plain of China, the Sichuan River Basin, the island of Java, and the Tokaido region in Japan.

Among the countries the most densely populated are Macao (China) - $21\352 \person/km^2$, Monaco - $19010 \person/km^2$ and Singapore - $7697 \person/km^2$. Population density increases dramatically in cities. The most populated cities of Eurasia are Shanghai (China) - $24.2 million people, Karachi (Pakistan) - $23.5 million people, Mumbai (India) - $22.0 million people, Beijing (China) - $21.5 million million people, Delhi (India) - $18.6 million people.

At the same time, there are very sparsely populated territories in Eurasia. These are highland and desert regions such as Tibet, the Gobi and the interior of the Arabian Peninsula. Among the entire states, this is Mongolia, where $2 \ people / km ^ 2$ lives, or Iceland with a population density of just over $ 3 \ people / km ^ 2 $. Less than $1\person/km^2$ lives in some dependent territories of European states.

Racial and ethnic composition

Eurasia is inhabited by representatives of different races and ethnic groups. Representatives of Caucasoid and Mongoloid predominate among the races, with representatives of the first living in Europe, Southwest and South Asia, and the second in East and Central Asia. Representatives of the Negroid race live on the island of Sri Lanka and the south of the Hindustan peninsula.

Eurasia is also polyethnic, representatives of different peoples. Language groups and families are formed according to linguistic features.

The population of Europe belongs mainly to the Indo-European language family, which includes the Germanic, Romance and Slavic language groups. Asia is predominantly populated by representatives of the Sino-Tibetan language family, which consists of Chinese and Tibeto-Burmese groups.

Remark 1

The largest nations region are Chinese, Hindustanis, Bengalis, Biharis, Japanese. Most of Eurasian countries are multinational states. $150 people live in India and Indonesia, $100 people live in the Philippines, $50 people live in China and Vietnam, about $30 people live in Thailand and Iran. Relatively mono-ethnic states are an exception for Eurasia. An example is Japan, where $98.5\%$ of the population belongs to the titular nation, or Iceland, where $98.99\%$ are Icelandic. Ethnic diversity is intensified due to the division of peoples by the borders of countries. In particular, Kurds live in Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria, Afghans live in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Bengalis live in India and Pakistan.

Religious composition of the population

The religious composition of the population of Eurasia is also heterogeneous. Foreign Asia (in relation to Russia) is the cradle of all world religions. Islam of various currents is professed by the population of the countries of Western and South-Western Asia. Hinduism is most widespread in India, Buddhism - in China, Mongolia, Korea and Japan, Judaism - in Israel. Most of the population of Europe professes Christianity.