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Countries of Asia

Countries by continent

Asia is the largest and most populous continent: its 47 countries are home to more than 60% of humanity, including the two demographic giants, India and China. The continent stretches from Turkey to Japan and covers about 30% of the Earth's land area. This table lists the Asian countries and their capitals, with the population and area of each one; click on a column header to sort the list.

List of the 47 Asian countries and their capitals

Country Capital Capital Population Area Area (km²)
Afghanistan AfghanistanKabul Kabul 42,647,492652,860 km² 652,860
Armenia ArmeniaYerevan Yerevan 3,033,50029,740 km² 29,740
Azerbaijan AzerbaijanBaku Baku 10,202,85086,600 km² 86,600
Bahrain BahrainManama Manama 1,588,670790 km² 790
Bangladesh BangladeshDhaka Dhaka 173,562,364147,570 km² 147,570
Bhutan BhutanThimphu Thimphu 791,52438,390 km² 38,390
Brunei BruneiBandar Seri Begawan Bandar Seri Begawan 462,7215,770 km² 5,770
Cambodia CambodiaPhnom Penh Phnom Penh 17,638,801181,040 km² 181,040
China ChinaBeijing Beijing 1,408,975,0009,562,910 km² 9,562,910
Georgia GeorgiaTbilisi Tbilisi 3,673,85069,700 km² 69,700
India IndiaNew Delhi New Delhi 1,450,935,7913,287,260 km² 3,287,260
Indonesia IndonesiaJakarta Jakarta 283,487,9311,916,910 km² 1,916,910
Iran IranTehran Tehran 91,567,7381,745,150 km² 1,745,150
Iraq IraqBaghdad Baghdad 46,042,015435,050 km² 435,050
Israel IsraelJerusalem Jerusalem 9,974,40022,070 km² 22,070
Japan JapanTokyo Tokyo 123,975,371377,969 km² 377,969
Jordan JordanAmman Amman 11,552,87689,318 km² 89,318
Kazakhstan KazakhstanAstana Astana 20,592,5712,724,900 km² 2,724,900
Korea, North Korea, NorthPyongyang Pyongyang 26,498,823120,540 km² 120,540
Korea, South Korea, SouthSeoul Seoul 51,751,065100,440 km² 100,440
Kuwait KuwaitKuwait City Kuwait City 4,973,86117,820 km² 17,820
Kyrgyzstan KyrgyzstanBishkek Bishkek 7,224,614199,950 km² 199,950
Laos LaosVientiane Vientiane 7,769,819236,800 km² 236,800
Lebanon LebanonBeirut Beirut 5,805,96210,450 km² 10,450
Malaysia MalaysiaKuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur 35,557,673330,411 km² 330,411
Maldives MaldivesMalé Malé 527,799300 km² 300
Mongolia MongoliaUlaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar 3,524,7881,564,120 km² 1,564,120
Myanmar MyanmarNaypyidaw Naypyidaw 54,500,091676,590 km² 676,590
Nepal NepalKathmandu Kathmandu 29,651,054147,180 km² 147,180
Oman OmanMuscat Muscat 5,281,538309,500 km² 309,500
Pakistan PakistanIslamabad Islamabad 251,269,164796,100 km² 796,100
Palestine PalestineEast Jerusalem East Jerusalem 5,289,1526,025 km² 6,025
Philippines PhilippinesManila Manila 115,843,670300,000 km² 300,000
Qatar QatarDoha Doha 2,857,82211,490 km² 11,490
Saudi Arabia Saudi ArabiaRiyadh Riyadh 35,300,2802,149,690 km² 2,149,690
Singapore SingaporeSingapore Singapore 6,036,860728 km² 728
Sri Lanka Sri LankaSri Jayawardenapura Kotte Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte 21,916,00065,610 km² 65,610
Syria SyriaDamascus Damascus 24,672,760185,180 km² 185,180
Taiwan TaiwanTaipei Taipei 23,519,51836,197 km² 36,197
Tajikistan TajikistanDushanbe Dushanbe 10,590,927141,379 km² 141,379
Thailand ThailandBangkok Bangkok 71,668,011513,120 km² 513,120
Turkey TurkeyAnkara Ankara 85,518,661785,350 km² 785,350
Turkmenistan TurkmenistanAshgabat Ashgabat 7,494,498491,209 km² 491,209
United Arab Emirates United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi Abu Dhabi 10,876,98198,647 km² 98,647
Uzbekistan UzbekistanTashkent Tashkent 36,361,859448,924 km² 448,924
Vietnam VietnamHanoi Hanoi 100,987,686331,340 km² 331,340
Yemen YemenSana'a Sana'a 40,583,164527,970 km² 527,970

FAQs about Asian countries

How many countries are there in Asia?

Asia has 47 sovereign countries recognized by the UN. It is the world's largest continent with 44,614,000 km², about 30% of the world's land area. Its population of 4.7 billion represents over 60% of humanity.

What are the largest countries in Asia?

Russia (Asian part), China (9.6 million km²) and India (3.3 million km²) are the largest Asian nations by area. China and India are also the two most populous countries in the world.

What is the smallest country in Asia?

The Maldives is the smallest country in Asia with only 298 km². This Indian Ocean archipelago consists of 1,200 coral islands of which only 200 are inhabited.

What are the main regions of Asia?

Asia is generally divided into 5 regions: East Asia (China, Japan, Korea), South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh), Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam), Central Asia and Western Asia (Middle East).