2025 Facts & Figures: ASIA & OCEANIA

OFFICIAL LENGTH of the Great Wall of China, roughly half the length of Earth’s equator. Constructed over a span of two millennia across northern CHINA
and southern MONGOLIA beginning as early as the 7th century b.c., the wall
was originally intended for border defense.

^{Source: China Highlights}

PERCENTAGE of the world’s most sophisticated microchips that are manufactured by a single company, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Overall, TAIWAN produces more than 60 percent of the world’s semiconductors, the materials used to make the circuits that power smartphones, computers, and other electronic devices.

^{Source: NPR}

AUSTRALIA stands apart from all other democratic nations in not having a national Bill of Rights. However, the states of Queensland and Victoria, as well as the Australian Capital Territory, each have their own human rights laws, which are applicable only within their borders.

^{Source: Amnesty International}

The decimal number system in use today, with single-digit numbers from 0 to 9, originated in INDIA during the 6th or 7th century. It later made its way to Europe and the Western world through the writings of mathematicians from the Middle East.

^{Source: Britannica}