Editing Asia (section)

=== Main regions ===
[[File:Detailed map of Asian regions.png|thumb|upright=1.4|Detailed map of Asian regions]]

There are various approaches to the regional division of Asia. The following subdivision into regions is used, among others, by the [[United Nations Statistics Division]] (UNSD). This division of Asia into regions by the United Nations is done solely for statistical reasons and does not imply any assumption about political or other affiliations of countries and territories.<ref>{{cite web |title=Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (M49 Standard) |publisher=UN Statistics Division |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/ |access-date=2 May 2020 |archive-date=30 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830170949/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/ |url-status=live}} "Geographic Regions" anklicken Zitat: "The assignment of countries or areas to specific groupings is for statistical convenience and does not imply any assumption regarding political or other affiliation of countries or territories by the United Nations."</ref>
* [[North Asia]] ([[Siberia]]){{Notetag|Siberia lies in Asia geographically, but is considered part of Europe culturally and politically.}}
* [[Central Asia]]
* [[West Asia]] (The [[Middle East]] or [[Near East]] and part of the [[Caucasus]])
* [[South Asia]] ([[Indian subcontinent]])
* [[East Asia]] ([[Far East]])
* [[Southeast Asia]] ([[East Indies]] and [[Indochina]])