Afghanistan
Capital : Kabul
Population : 42 647 492 inh.
Area : 652 860 km²
Asia is the continent where religious and cultural traditions are most directly expressed through flags. The crescent moon, a symbol associated with Islam, appears on the flags of many countries across the Middle East and Central Asia, while Arabic calligraphy is spelled out in full on Saudi Arabia's flag, where the Islamic declaration of faith sits above a sword. Japan took the opposite approach, choosing pure simplicity: a single red disc on a white field, the Hinomaru, representing the rising sun that gave the country its name, "the land of the rising sun".
Other flags tell a more recent political story. China's flag carries one large yellow star, for the Communist Party, surrounded by four smaller ones representing the social classes united under its leadership, all set against a red field symbolising revolution. Bhutan stands out with a white dragon, the Druk, which gives the kingdom its own name: "the land of the thunder dragon". Sri Lanka has kept a lion holding a sword on its flag, an emblem of the Sinhalese kings, framed by saffron and green bands representing the country's Tamil and Muslim minorities.
The continent brings together 47 countries, from China, the largest and most populous, to city-states such as Singapore. The list below sets out each of these flags, along with its capital and population.
Flags by Continent
At a glance
Countries & territories
47
Most populous country
India
Smallest country
Maldives
List of the 47 countries of Asia and their flags
Armenia
Capital : Yerevan
Population : 3 033 500 inh.
Area : 29 740 km²
Azerbaijan
Capital : Baku
Population : 10 202 850 inh.
Area : 86 600 km²
Bahrain
Capital : Manama
Population : 1 588 670 inh.
Area : 790 km²
Bangladesh
Capital : Dhaka
Population : 173 562 364 inh.
Area : 147 570 km²
Bhutan
Capital : Thimphu
Population : 791 524 inh.
Area : 38 390 km²
Brunei
Capital : Bandar Seri Begawan
Population : 462 721 inh.
Area : 5 770 km²
Cambodia
Capital : Phnom Penh
Population : 17 638 801 inh.
Area : 181 040 km²
China
Capital : Beijing
Population : 1 408 975 000 inh.
Area : 9 562 910 km²
Georgia
Capital : Tbilisi
Population : 3 673 850 inh.
Area : 69 700 km²
India
Capital : New Delhi
Population : 1 450 935 791 inh.
Area : 3 287 260 km²
Indonesia
Capital : Jakarta
Population : 283 487 931 inh.
Area : 1 916 910 km²
Iran
Capital : Tehran
Population : 91 567 738 inh.
Area : 1 745 150 km²
Iraq
Capital : Baghdad
Population : 46 042 015 inh.
Area : 435 050 km²
Israel
Capital : Jerusalem
Population : 9 974 400 inh.
Area : 22 070 km²
Japan
Capital : Tokyo
Population : 123 975 371 inh.
Area : 377 969 km²
Jordan
Capital : Amman
Population : 11 552 876 inh.
Area : 89 318 km²
Kazakhstan
Capital : Astana
Population : 20 592 571 inh.
Area : 2 724 900 km²
Korea, North
Capital : Pyongyang
Population : 26 498 823 inh.
Area : 120 540 km²
Korea, South
Capital : Seoul
Population : 51 751 065 inh.
Area : 100 440 km²
Kuwait
Capital : Kuwait City
Population : 4 973 861 inh.
Area : 17 820 km²
Kyrgyzstan
Capital : Bishkek
Population : 7 224 614 inh.
Area : 199 950 km²
Laos
Capital : Vientiane
Population : 7 769 819 inh.
Area : 236 800 km²
Lebanon
Capital : Beirut
Population : 5 805 962 inh.
Area : 10 450 km²
Malaysia
Capital : Kuala Lumpur
Population : 35 557 673 inh.
Area : 330 411 km²
Maldives
Capital : Malé
Population : 527 799 inh.
Area : 300 km²
Mongolia
Capital : Ulaanbaatar
Population : 3 524 788 inh.
Area : 1 564 120 km²
Myanmar
Capital : Naypyidaw
Population : 54 500 091 inh.
Area : 676 590 km²
Nepal
Capital : Kathmandu
Population : 29 651 054 inh.
Area : 147 180 km²
Oman
Capital : Muscat
Population : 5 281 538 inh.
Area : 309 500 km²
Pakistan
Capital : Islamabad
Population : 251 269 164 inh.
Area : 796 100 km²
Palestine
Capital : East Jerusalem
Population : 5 289 152 inh.
Area : 6 025 km²
Philippines
Capital : Manila
Population : 115 843 670 inh.
Area : 300 000 km²
Qatar
Capital : Doha
Population : 2 857 822 inh.
Area : 11 490 km²
Saudi Arabia
Capital : Riyadh
Population : 35 300 280 inh.
Area : 2 149 690 km²
Singapore
Capital : Singapore
Population : 6 036 860 inh.
Area : 728 km²
Sri Lanka
Capital : Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
Population : 21 916 000 inh.
Area : 65 610 km²
Syria
Capital : Damascus
Population : 24 672 760 inh.
Area : 185 180 km²
Taiwan
Capital : Taipei
Population : 23 519 518 inh.
Area : 36 197 km²
Tajikistan
Capital : Dushanbe
Population : 10 590 927 inh.
Area : 141 379 km²
Thailand
Capital : Bangkok
Population : 71 668 011 inh.
Area : 513 120 km²
Turkey
Capital : Ankara
Population : 85 518 661 inh.
Area : 785 350 km²
Turkmenistan
Capital : Ashgabat
Population : 7 494 498 inh.
Area : 491 209 km²
United Arab Emirates
Capital : Abu Dhabi
Population : 10 876 981 inh.
Area : 98 647 km²
Uzbekistan
Capital : Tashkent
Population : 36 361 859 inh.
Area : 448 924 km²
Vietnam
Capital : Hanoi
Population : 100 987 686 inh.
Area : 331 340 km²
Yemen
Capital : Sana'a
Population : 40 583 164 inh.
Area : 527 970 km²
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many countries are there in Asia?
There are 47 recognized countries in Asia.
What is the most populated country in Asia?
India is the most populous country in Asia, with 1,450,935,791 inhabitants.
What is the smallest country in Asia?
Maldives is the smallest country in Asia, with an area of 300 km².