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    Countries of Asia

    Asia is home to 46 countries and around 4.80 billion people, spanning 31,812,877 km². The most populous is India. Explore every nation below.

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    Flag of AfghanistanAfghanistanKabulSouth Asia · 43.8 millionFlag of BahrainBahrainManamaWestern Asia · 1.6 millionFlag of BangladeshBangladeshDhakaSouth Asia · 175.7 millionFlag of BhutanBhutanThimphuSouth Asia · 796,682Flag of BruneiBruneiBandar Seri BegawanSoutheast Asia · 466,330Flag of CambodiaCambodiaPhnom PenhSoutheast Asia · 17.8 millionFlag of ChinaChinaBeijingEast Asia · 1.41 billionFlag of CyprusCyprusNicosiaWestern Asia · 1.4 millionFlag of IndiaIndiaNew DelhiSouth Asia · 1.46 billionFlag of IndonesiaIndonesiaJakartaSoutheast Asia · 285.7 millionFlag of IranIranTehranWestern Asia · 92.4 millionFlag of IraqIraqBaghdadWestern Asia · 47.0 millionFlag of IsraelIsraelJerusalemWestern Asia · 10.1 millionFlag of JapanJapanTokyoEast Asia · 123.4 millionFlag of JordanJordanAmmanWestern Asia · 11.5 millionFlag of KazakhstanKazakhstanNur-Sultan (Astana)Central Asia · 20.8 millionFlag of KuwaitKuwaitKuwait CityWestern Asia · 4.9 millionFlag of KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanBishkekCentral Asia · 7.3 millionFlag of LaosLaosVientianeSoutheast Asia · 7.9 millionFlag of LebanonLebanonBeirutWestern Asia · 5.8 millionFlag of MalaysiaMalaysiaKuala LumpurSoutheast Asia · 36.0 millionFlag of MaldivesMaldivesMaléSouth Asia · 529,676Flag of MongoliaMongoliaUlaanbaatarEast Asia · 3.6 millionFlag of MyanmarMyanmarNaypyidawSoutheast Asia · 54.9 millionFlag of NepalNepalKathmanduSouth Asia · 29.6 millionFlag of North KoreaNorth KoreaPyongyangEast Asia · 26.6 millionFlag of OmanOmanMuscatWestern Asia · 5.5 millionFlag of PakistanPakistanIslamabadSouth Asia · 255.2 millionFlag of PalestinePalestineJerusalem (proclaimed), Ramallah (administrative)Western Asia · 5.4 millionFlag of PhilippinesPhilippinesManilaSoutheast Asia · 116.8 millionFlag of QatarQatarDohaWestern Asia · 3.0 millionFlag of Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRiyadhWestern Asia · 37.0 millionFlag of SingaporeSingaporeSingaporeSoutheast Asia · 6.1 millionFlag of South KoreaSouth KoreaSeoulEast Asia · 51.7 millionFlag of Sri LankaSri LankaSri Jayawardenepura Kotte (administrative), Colombo (commercial)South Asia · 21.8 millionFlag of SyriaSyriaDamascusWestern Asia · 25.6 millionFlag of TaiwanTaiwanTaipeiEast Asia · 23.4 millionFlag of TajikistanTajikistanDushanbeCentral Asia · 10.8 millionFlag of ThailandThailandBangkokSoutheast Asia · 71.6 millionFlag of Timor-LesteTimor-LesteDiliSoutheast Asia · 1.4 millionFlag of TurkeyTurkeyAnkaraWestern Asia · 85.9 millionFlag of TurkmenistanTurkmenistanAshgabatCentral Asia · 7.6 millionFlag of United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiWestern Asia · 11.5 millionFlag of UzbekistanUzbekistanTashkentCentral Asia · 37.1 millionFlag of VietnamVietnamHanoiSoutheast Asia · 101.6 millionFlag of YemenYemenSanaaWestern Asia · 41.8 million

    About Asia

    Asia is the largest and most populous continent, covering about a third of Earth’s land area and home to well over half of humanity. It contains the world’s two most populous countries — India and China — as well as its highest mountains (the Himalayas, crowned by Mount Everest), its largest lake (the Caspian Sea) and some of its oldest continuous civilizations, from Mesopotamia to the Indus Valley and ancient China.

    Stretching from the Mediterranean shores of the Middle East to the Pacific islands of Japan and Indonesia, Asia encompasses an immense range of cultures, religions and economies: global financial hubs like Singapore and Tokyo, energy giants of the Gulf, the vast steppes of Central Asia and the tropical archipelagos of Southeast Asia.