Asia is the largest continent we know on our globe. The exact definition of which countries and territories belong to Asia varies. In more and more former Soviet areas that have become independent after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, such a pro-European wind is blowing that a number of these countries prefer to be assigned to Europe than to Asia. From a political point of view, these countries are actually located in Asia or partly in Asia. The weirdest one is Cyprus, which is a member of the European Union but geographically belongs to Asia. We divide Cyprus into Europe. We classify the other doubtful cases as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Russia in Asia. Turkey is classified under Europe on the Country Guide, although the part east of the Bosphorus is actually in Asia. Asia is a fascinating continent with many faces. Political, religious and cultural differences can be found within this immense continent. The western part is predominantly Islamic with the accompanying culture. In the middle of the Islamic part you will find the Jewish state of Israel, a country that is constantly at odds with the surrounding countries. Towards the east it is mainly Hinduism and Buddhism that you will find. It is striking that all major world religions, including Christianity, originated in Asia. In many cases, a holiday in Asia means making a tour through one or sometimes more countries. There is so much cultural heritage and other sights to be found in Asia that it would be a shame to stay in one place. For the complete list of nations in Asia, please visit militarynous.com.
According to Politicsezine, Russia is one of the largest countries in the world, and its borders reach out to many other countries. To the north, Russia shares a border with Norway and Finland. It also shares a border with Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Belarus to the west. To the south, it has borders with […]
Training It was not until the 1960s that a modern school system began to be built in Bhutan; In the past, teaching was mainly handled by Buddhist monasteries. Investments have also been made in adult education, which has contributed to declining illiteracy. At the beginning of the 1990s, only 20 percent of the inhabitants could […]
Training Large investments have been made in education in recent years and most children now attend at least a few years in school. Reading and writing skills have increased rapidly in the 2010s. According to the UN agency Unesco, almost half of the adult population were literate in 2011, while the proportion five years later […]
Training Bahrain’s public school system was founded as early as 1919 and is of relatively high quality. Schooling is compulsory from 6 to 14 years of age. The elementary school is divided into three stages. Virtually all children go to the lower and middle stages; more than 95 percent of the students go on to […]
Training When Azerbaijan suffered from Tsarist Russia, the country was a center of learning for the Muslims of the kingdom, but at the same time the majority of the Azeri were illiterate. During the Soviet era (1920–1991) literacy increased from less than 10 percent in the mid-1920s to almost 100 percent in 1970. After independence […]
Training In Armenia, children start school at the age of six. The compulsory school is formally compulsory and free of charge for ten years. The low stage covers three years. Subsequently, there is a middle school of five years and a secondary school of two years. For higher education, there are around twenty universities and […]
Training The general level of education is low. Almost two out of three adult Afghans are illiterate. Among women, only one in four can read and write. The school system is drawn with major shortcomings, such as too few educated teachers and substandard school buildings. According to the UN agency Unesco, schooling is formally compulsory […]
Training A serious problem in Cambodia is the residents’ lack of education. The school system was virtually crushed by the Red Khmer in the 1970s. An entire generation grew up without learning to read and write. Illiteracy is now steadily declining and almost all children are starting school, although many still do not complete their […]
Training School education in Myanmar is free of charge for everyone where it is available, which is the case in all cities but not always in the countryside. According to the UN agency Unesco, over nine out of ten adult Myanmarians can read and write. However, almost a third of the residents can only handle […]
Training In Brunei, education is compulsory and free of charge for 12 years from the age of five. Virtually all adult citizens can read and write. Nine out of ten children start first grade and eight out of ten go on to high school after the first six years. The schools are divided according to […]
Training Both the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot part of Cyprus have compulsory and free compulsory school. In Greek Cypriot, southern part, the school duty is nine years, while it is one year shorter in the north. The Greek Cypriot children start school at the age of six. After the first six years there […]
Training Since 2011, China has achieved the UN goal of giving all children the opportunity to attend the nine-year primary school. But conditions look different in different parts of the country. In big cities, for example, literacy is higher, and teachers are more and more educated than in smaller communities. An important goal for China’s […]
Training Georgians were known during the Soviet era for their comparatively high level of education. After independence in 1991, the entire educational system was in crisis due to lack of money. The government is now trying to encourage the emergence of private schools where the parents themselves pay for the children’s education. In 2018, the […]
Training The educational level in East Timor is historically low. Only two out of three residents can read and write. Since independence in 2002, the country’s governments have invested considerable resources in trying to reduce the shortage of educated labor. During the Portuguese colonial era, the school system was severely neglected and as late as […]
Training Nine years of compulsory schooling prevail, on paper, in Yemen. But the school system is described by the United Nations Children’s Fund as one of the victims of the bitter war that has shaken Yemen in particular since 2015. Even before the war, the drop-out of the school had many and major gender differences. […]
Training Compared to many other developing countries, Vietnam has a well-developed school system, with roots in Confucian educational tradition. The school is twelve years old, but compulsory schooling only prevails during the first five year stage. Almost all children start school at the age of six, but around a third do not lose the equivalent […]
Training The school system is structured as during the Soviet era (1924–1991), when Uzbekistan was known for a high level of education. After independence, state grants to the sector were cut, which led to lower quality of education. There is a great teacher shortage and the teaching material is outdated. The 11-year compulsory school is […]
Training The large revenues from oil exports have enabled extensive investment in education. Teacher density in the country is among the highest in the world. The majority of teachers are foreigners. But the government’s goal is to increase the proportion of domestic teachers to 90 percent. All tuition at all levels, including university education for […]
Training Virtually all Turkmen adults can read and write. The compulsory schooling is twelve years. However, some children drop out of school early, especially in rural areas. The school system deteriorated after independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 through the then education policy of Saparmurat Nijazov (then Saparmurat Nyýazow). Appropriations for the education sector […]
Training The Turkish level of education is quite low compared to most European countries. For the big city elite, however, there are schools and universities of the highest class. The current government has prolonged compulsory schooling and invested heavily in new universities in areas that previously lacked higher education, but is accused by the opposition […]
Training Thailand has in recent decades invested in raising the general level of education of the population. The proportion of literate students is now among the highest in Asia, although the differences are large between older and younger Thais. Many adults have only attended school for a few years, if even that. Since 1921 there […]
Training According to official statistics, virtually all adult residents of Tajikistan can read and write, but many are believed to be illiterate. The level of education dropped sharply during the civil war in the 1990s, but now almost all children complete the nine years to which compulsory schooling applies. The compulsory schooling begins at the […]
Training The children in Taiwan start school at the age of six and have compulsory schooling for nine years. In 2014, compulsory schooling was extended by three years. About 99 percent continue on three-year vocational or college preparatory high school, or on a special five-year line in college that combines high school with initial college […]
Training Before the war, Syria had a more elaborate education system than most low-income countries and other Arab countries. Reading and writing skills have been high. In addition to the regular schools, there were also Islamic schools, both state and private. However, the civil war since 2011 has devastated parts of the school system. The […]
Training The level of education in Sri Lanka is higher than in many other developing countries; On average, more than nine out of ten langes can read and write. However, the level of education is somewhat lower among the minority groups, especially among the Indian Tamils in the highlands. Free and compulsory school has existed […]
Training Education is highly valued in South Korea and the study background determines whether an individual can advance in society and become socially accepted in certain groups. In international comparisons of school results, South Korea tends to be very high, but the effects of the intense pressure on students are lively debated. The critics believe […]
Training The government has often spoken of Singapore’s population as the country’s only natural resource. More than a fifth of the state’s expenditure goes to education, with the stated aim of strengthening the country’s competitiveness. The teaching is largely tailored to the needs of the business community. The vast majority attend both primary and secondary […]
Training The rapid development of Saudi Arabia in recent decades has required major investments in education. Nowadays, most children, even girls, go to school and the vast majority of adults can read and write. Teaching for girls began to be introduced in the 1960s, despite protests from religious circles. Co-teaching of boys and girls is […]
Training Russia today has a well-educated population but a large proportion of college educated. The school system is mainly based on state schools, but there are private alternatives. The nine-year elementary school is free of charge. You can also study for free at university level. The compulsory school comprises two stages: a low school from […]
Training Qatar has recognized the importance of a well-educated population and during the former emir Hamad (2005–2013) a strong investment was initiated with the aim of making the country the center of education and research in the region of the Persian Gulf. A state education system was introduced in 1956. The school consists of three […]
