Asian countries: list, trivia, regions

You countries of Asia they form the largest continent in territorial extension and are home to the largest number of inhabitants among the continents. Together, these countries have a territory of more than 43 million km² and more than 4 billion people live in them.

Among all the countries that make up the Asian continent, there are countries that have the largest areas of the world, high human development rates, but also some that are low developed. Therefore, we can say that Asian countries are quitediversified whether in area, population, geography, economy, politics and culture.

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List of Asian countries

The largest continent in the world is formed by 49 countries and among them some are considered transcontinental, that is, they belong to more than one continent. In addition, in Asia, there are also some dependencies, recognized international entities and territories that, despite being located on the continent, belong to countries located in other countries.

countries	capitals
Afghanistan	Kabul
Saudi Arabia	riad
Armenia*	Yerevan
Azerbaijan*	Baku
Bahrain	manama
Bangladesh	Dhaka
Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bhutan	Possum
Cambodia	Phnom Penh
Kazakhstan	Nursultan
Qatar	doha
China	Beijing
Cyprus*	Nicosia
Singapore	Singapore
North Korea	Pyongyang
South Korea	Seoul
Egypt*	Cairo
UAE	Abu Dhabi
Philippines	Manila
Georgia*	Tbilisi
Yemen	Sana
India	New Delhi
Indonesia*	Jakarta
Will	tehran
Iraq	Baghdad
Israel	Jerusalem
Japan	Tokyo
Jordan	Love
Kuwait	Kuwait
Laos	Vientiane
Lebanon	Beirut
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur
Maldives	male
Myanmar	Nay Puy Taw
Mongolia	Ulan Bator
Nepal	Kathmandu
Oman	Peddler
Pakistan	Islamabad
Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek
Russia*	Moscow
Syria	Damascus
Sri Lanka	kotte
Tajikistan	Dushanbe
Thailand	Bangkok
East Timor*	Dili
Turkmenistan	haggard
Turkey*	Ankara
Uzbekistan	Tashkent
Vietnam	Hanoi

other territories

unrecognized territories	Taiwan and the State of Palestine
dependencies	Cocos Islands and Christmas Island (Australia); Guam (United States); Acrotiri and Decelia and Indian Ocean Territory (UK).
Recognized special entities	Hong Kong and Macao

*Countries whose territories lie on more than one continent, called transcontinental.

Asia general data

• Gentile: asian, asian or asian

• Location: Asia is located between Europe, America, Africa and Oceania.

• Countries: 49 countries (among them, some transcontinental)

• Largest country: Russia

• Smallest country: Maldives

• Area: 43,810,582 km²

• Population: 4,462,676,731 inhabitants

Asia regions

Due to the great extension and plurality of the Asian territory, cultural, economic, political or socially, it was necessary to regionalize the continent in order to facilitate the analysis and studies of the areas. There is no single regionalization in Asia, so there is more than one appellation for the same area. One of the classifications divides the Asian continent into six major regions:

→ Region of the Commonwealth of Independent States

Region located to the north of the Asian continent, which covers the territories of nations that formerly belonged to the former UnitySoviet, such as Armenia, Kosovo, Moldova, Russia, Azerbaijan.

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→ East Asia or Far East

The Far East, as the eastern portion of Asia is called, lies in the portionEastofcontinentAsian comprising about 12 million km². In this part of the continent, more than 40% of the total population of Asia live and it is home to the most populous country in the world, China, and other countries such as Japan and South Korea.

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→ south asia

Located in the south of the Asian continent, South Asia is also known in other classifications as subcontinentIndian, therefore, it is clear that one of the countries that make up this region is India, the second most populous country in Asia.

Other countries present in this region are: Maldives, Pakistan, Nepal, among others. One of the main characteristics of South Asia is that it is one of the poorest regions on the continent Asian. The population faces problems such as high infant mortality, low life expectancy and poor development.

→ Central Asia

Central Asia, as its name implies, is located around the center from the Asian continent, between the Caspian Sea, China, northern Iran and southern Siberia. The region comprises the area of ​​countries such as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and others.

→ Southeast Asia

The region known as Southeast Asia, as its name implies, is located in the southeastern portion of the continent and covers the territories of countries such as Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia. Much of the population in this region lives off agriculture and live in the rural areas. Therefore, the urban population in this region is smaller than the rural one.

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Curiosities from Asian countries

• Asia's most populous country

China is the most populous country in the world.*

THE China, in addition to being the most populous country in the world, is located on the continent that also has this classification. It is the largest country in East Asia with a population of approximately 1,379,302,771 inhabitants, in a territory of just over 9 million km².

The country's population density is approximately 139 people per square kilometer. Thus, about a fifth of the world's population live in the country. The rapid population growth caused the government to implement birth control policies in the country in order to contain the increase.

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• Largest country in Asia territorially

Russia is the largest country in terms of land area on the Asian continent and in the world.

On the Asian continent is the country with the largest area in the world: the Russia. The country has transcontinental territory, being located in the Eurasia region. It covers an area of ​​approximately 17,075,400 square kilometers, which corresponds to one-ninth of the planet's continental surface.

Afghanistan is considered one of the poorest and most dangerous countries in the world.

O Afghanistan it is one of the poorest countries on the Asian continent. Its economy is based on agriculture and livestock. The country has very high inflation, which makes its development difficult. Afghanistan was considered one of the most dangerous countries in the world, especially for women, according to a survey by the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

• richest country in asia

Qatar is the richest country in the world, according to Forbes.

The richest country in the world is on the Asian continent: the Qatar. According to the IMF (International Monetary Fund), the country has GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per inhabitant) of approximately US$ 124,930, being also considered, by Forbes, one of the most developed countries of Asia.

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