Asia is often divided into five regions: East and West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Five of these countries are located across more than one continent. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkey are also found in Europe. Egypt is geogrphically classified as part of Africa, but Sinai Peninsula lies in Western Asia.

Opportunity to gain new experiences by reading at least one book from each country from the writer from that country and ideally is about that country.