Asia is the largest of the earth's seven continents, covering about one-third of the world's total land area. Its more than 3.9 billion inhabitants account for three-fifths of the world's total population.
These two Asian regions are highly diverse in population, culture and language; however, with few exceptions, their countries are economically underdeveloped.
Compassion serves more than 250,000 poor children in six countries in the south and southeast regions of Asia: