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Asia, which from the Assyrian word Assus means “region towards the sunrise”, is with its 47 states the largest continent in terms of area and with over four billion people also the most populous. Both India and China each have over one billion people. The largest cities are Beijing, Shanghai, Istanbul, Karachi, Mumbai, Guangzhou, Delhi and Jakarta.

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Manila – A short stopover in the capital (Philippines)

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Today we flew from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to Manila (Philippines) at 10.55 am and landed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport at around 2.35pm. Our flight from Kuala Lumpur to Manila Manila – the Capital of the Philippines Manila is the capital of the Philippines and has about 1.7 million inhabitants. The Manila metropolitan area has a population of about 12 million. The capital is the political, economic and cultural centre of the country as well as transport hub with universities, …

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