Asia is home to 60 percent of the world's population, boasting rapid economic growth: AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA BAHRAIN BANGLADESH BHUTAN BRUNEI BURMA CAMBODIA CHINA EAST TIMOR INDIA INDONESIA IRAN IRAQ ISRAEL JAPAN JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KUWAIT KYRGYZSTAN LAOS LEBANON MALAYSIA MALDIVES MONGOLIA NEPAL NORTH KOREA OMAN PAKISTAN PHILIPPINES QATAR SAUDI ARABIA SINGAPORE SOUTH KOREA SRI LANKA SYRIA TAIWAN TAJIKISTAN THAILAND TURKEY TURKMENISTAN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UZBEKISTAN VIETNAM YEMEN