Asia contains places.
China and India alternated in being the largest economies in the world from 1 to 1800 CE .	China	China	India	India	largest economies in the world	List of regions by past GDP (PPP)
India , officially the Republic of India -LRB- Bhrat Gaarjya '' -RRB- , is a country in South Asia .	Republic	Republic	South Asia	South Asia
China , officially the People 's Republic of China -LRB- PRC -RRB- , is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia and the world 's most populous country , with a population of over 1.381 billion .	unitary	Unitary state	sovereign state	sovereign state	East Asia	East Asia	Republic of China	Republic of China (191249)
