There are 48 countries in Asia Japan, China, Indonesia, India, Maldives, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Pakistan, Iran, Israel, Taiwan, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, North Korea, Afghanistan, Laos, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Timor-Leste, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Christmas Island, Yemen, Macao, Qatar, Bhutan, Kuwait, Brunei, Turkmenistan Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Cocos Island, Bahrain, Tajikistan and British Indian Ocean Territory.
Sputnik was launched by the USSR, with a mission to place a radio transmitter in the Earth's orbit. This was what marked the start of the space race as well as the creation of NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Radios were an entertainment system before television came out. People were able to listen to the radio for important news instead of going outside to buy a newspaper. ... For the industrial revolution, conferences were very important so, the radio allowed them to have conferences while they are in different locations.
