Russia and China would be the first nuclear powers to sign a treaty barring use of the weapons in Southeast Asia.

These maps use census data collected by individual countries and apply them to the 30-metre grid tiles to approximate percentage of different age and gender groups living in that area.

Asia has been hit by over 20 earthquakes above a 2.5 magnitude in the last 24 hours, with four powerful ones in central and southeast Asia, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

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Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 4 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “light,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown.