Capital cities of Asia
The capital city of each of the 46 countries in Asia, with its location and standard time.
- The northernmost capital is Astana, Kazakhstan (51.13° N), and the southernmost is Dili, Timor-Leste (8.55° S).
- From west to east, the capitals run from Ankara (32.84° E) to Tokyo (139.69° E).
- On standard time, the clocks in these capitals range from UTC+2 to UTC+9 — 13 different offsets.
- 2 countries split capital functions between cities — Palestine: Jerusalem (proclaimed), Ramallah (administrative); Sri Lanka: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (administrative), Colombo (commercial).
| Country | Capital | Latitude | Longitude | Standard time | Country population, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | Kabul | 34.53° N | 69.17° E | UTC+4:30 | 45,047,069 |
 Bahrain | Manama | 26.22° N | 50.58° E | UTC+3 | 1,675,572 |
 Bangladesh | Dhaka | 23.73° N | 90.39° E | UTC+6 | 177,818,044 |
 Bhutan | Thimphu | 27.47° N | 89.63° E | UTC+6 | 802,214 |
 Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | 4.92° N | 114.92° E | UTC+8 | 469,775 |
 Cambodia | Phnom Penh | 11.57° N | 104.92° E | UTC+7 | 18,051,219 |
 China | Beijing | 39.90° N | 116.41° E | UTC+8 | 1,412,914,089 |
 Cyprus | Nicosia | 35.17° N | 33.37° E | UTC+2 | 1,382,334 |
 India | New Delhi | 28.61° N | 77.21° E | UTC+5:30 | 1,476,625,576 |
 Indonesia | Jakarta | 6.18° S | 106.83° E | UTC+7 | 287,886,782 |
 Iran | Tehran | 35.69° N | 51.39° E | UTC+3:30 | 93,168,497 |
 Iraq | Baghdad | 33.32° N | 44.37° E | UTC+3 | 48,007,437 |
 Israel | Jerusalem | 31.78° N | 35.23° E | UTC+2 | 9,647,689 |
 Japan | Tokyo | 35.69° N | 139.69° E | UTC+9 | 122,427,731 |
 Jordan | Amman | 31.95° N | 35.93° E | UTC+3 | 11,589,532 |
 Kazakhstan | Nur-Sultan (Astana) | 51.13° N | 71.43° E | UTC+5 | 21,083,626 |
 Kuwait | Kuwait City | 29.38° N | 47.98° E | UTC+3 | 5,102,773 |
 Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | 42.87° N | 74.57° E | UTC+6 | 7,400,465 |
 Laos | Vientiane | 17.98° N | 102.63° E | UTC+7 | 7,974,017 |
 Lebanon | Beirut | 33.89° N | 35.51° E | UTC+2 | 5,897,467 |
 Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 3.15° N | 101.70° E | UTC+8 | 36,385,115 |
 Maldives | Malé | 4.17° N | 73.51° E | UTC+5 | 531,517 |
 Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | 47.92° N | 106.91° E | UTC+8 | 3,556,798 |
 Myanmar | Naypyidaw | 19.75° N | 96.11° E | UTC+6:30 | 55,184,819 |
 Nepal | Kathmandu | 27.71° N | 85.32° E | UTC+5:45 | 29,629,410 |
 North Korea | Pyongyang | 39.02° N | 125.75° E | UTC+9 | 26,633,691 |
 Oman | Muscat | 23.61° N | 58.59° E | UTC+4 | 5,671,458 |
 Pakistan | Islamabad | 33.70° N | 73.04° E | UTC+5 | 259,299,791 |
 Palestine | Jerusalem (proclaimed), Ramallah (administrative) | 31.90° N | 35.20° E | UTC+2 | 5,692,790 |
 Philippines | Manila | 14.60° N | 120.98° E | UTC+8 | 117,724,471 |
 Qatar | Doha | 25.29° N | 51.53° E | UTC+3 | 3,173,559 |
 Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 24.65° N | 46.71° E | UTC+3 | 35,165,787 |
 Singapore | Singapore | 1.30° N | 103.80° E | UTC+8 | 5,905,748 |
 South Korea | Seoul | 37.56° N | 126.99° E | UTC+9 | 51,600,388 |
 Sri Lanka | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (administrative), Colombo (commercial) | 6.90° N | 79.92° E | UTC+5:30 | 23,348,315 |
 Syria | Damascus | 33.51° N | 36.29° E | UTC+3 | 26,472,497 |
 Taiwan | Taipei | 25.04° N | 121.56° E | UTC+8 | 23,011,292 |
 Tajikistan | Dushanbe | 38.57° N | 68.79° E | UTC+5 | 10,978,599 |
 Thailand | Bangkok | 13.75° N | 100.52° E | UTC+7 | 71,559,614 |
 Timor-Leste | Dili | 8.55° S | 125.58° E | UTC+9 | 1,436,923 |
 Turkey | Ankara | 39.94° N | 32.84° E | UTC+3 | 87,926,082 |
 Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | 37.95° N | 58.38° E | UTC+5 | 7,736,632 |
 United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 24.45° N | 54.40° E | UTC+4 | 11,574,682 |
 Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 41.31° N | 69.28° E | UTC+5 | 37,724,223 |
 Vietnam | Hanoi | 21.02° N | 105.84° E | UTC+7 | 102,177,431 |
 Yemen | Sanaa | 15.35° N | 44.20° E | UTC+3 | 42,961,653 |
Coordinates: Wikidata (CC0). Where a country has several capitals, coordinates are for the first one listed. Standard time excludes daylight saving time; follow the link for the current local time. Population is for the whole country (UN projection for 1 July 2026), not the capital city.