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Asia

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Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area (or 29.9% of its land area) and with approximately 4 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population. During the 20th century Asia's population nearly quadrupled.

Asia is traditionally defined as part of the landmass of Eurasia-with the western portion of the latter occupied by Europe-located to the east of the Suez Canal, east of the Ural Mountains and south of the Caucasus Mountains (or the Kuma-Manych Depression) and the Caspian and Black Seas. It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. Given its size and diversity, Asia - a toponym dating back to classical antiquity - is more a cultural concept incorporating a number of regions and peoples than a homogeneous physical entity. The wealth of Asia differs very widely among and within its regions, due to its vast size and huge range of different ethnic groups, cultures, environments, historical ties and government systems.

Asia has been the historical birthplace of all major world religions.



Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Population 29,100,000
Capital Kabul
Land Area 251,827 mi2
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Republic of Armenia

Armenia

Population 3,080,000
Capital Yerevan
Land Area 11,484 mi2

Republic of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Population 8,730,000
Capital Baku
Land Area 33,436 mi2

Kingdom of Bahrain

Bahrain

Capital Manama
Land Area 286 mi2
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People's Republic of Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Population 160,000,000
Capital Dhaka
Land Area 55,598 mi2
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Kingdom of Bhutan

Bhutan

Capital Thimphu
Land Area 14,824 mi2

Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam

Population 407,000
Capital Bandar Seri Begawan
Land Area 2,226 mi2

Kingdom of Cambodia

Cambodia

Population 15,100,000
Capital Phnom Penh
Land Area 69,898 mi2
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People's Republic of China

China

Population 1,350,000,000
Capital Beijing
Land Area 3,705,000 mi2
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Territory of Christmas Island

Christmas Island

Population 1,402
Capital The Settlement
Land Area 52 mi2

Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Cocos Keeling Islands

Population 596
Capital West Island
Land Area 5 mi2

Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

East Timor

Population 1,100,000
Capital Dili
Land Area 5,743 mi2

Georgia

Georgia

Population 4,310,000
Capital Tbilisi
Land Area 26,911 mi2

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Hongkong

Population 6,980,000
Capital Hong Kong
Land Area 426 mi2

Republic of India

India

Population 1,210,000,000
Capital New Delhi
Land Area 1,269,000 mi2
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Republic of Indonesia

Indonesia

Population 233,000,000
Capital Jakarta
Land Area 735,358 mi2
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Islamic Republic of Iran

Iran

Population 75,100,000
Capital Tehran
Land Area 636,296 mi2

Republic of Iraq

Iraq

Population 31,500,000
Capital Baghdad
Land Area 168,754 mi2
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State of Israel

Israel

Population 7,280,000
Capital Jerusalem
Land Area 8,019 mi2
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Japan

Japan

Population 127,000,000
Capital Tokyo
Land Area 145,883 mi2
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Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Jordan

Population 6,470,000
Capital Amman
Land Area 34,495 mi2
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Republic of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Population 15,500,000
Capital Astana
Land Area 1,052,000 mi2

State of Kuwait

Kuwait

Population 5,000,000
Capital al-Kuwayt
Land Area 6,880 mi2
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Kyrgyz Republic

Kyrgyzstan

Population 5,410,000
Capital Bishkek
Land Area 77,202 mi2

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Laos

Population 6,210,000
Capital Vientiane
Land Area 91,429 mi2

Lebanese Republic

Lebanon

Population 4,190,000
Capital Beirut
Land Area 4,015 mi2
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Macau Special Administrative Region

Macau

Population 548,000
Capital Macau
Land Area 11 mi2

Malaysia

Malaysia

Population 27,000,000
Capital Kuala Lumpur
Land Area 127,355 mi2
Directory Listings 1

Republic of Maldives

Maldives

Population 305,027
Capital Male
Land Area 115 mi2

Mongolia

Mongolia

Population 2,700,000
Capital Ulaanbaatar
Land Area 603,909 mi2
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Union of Myanmar

Myanmar

Population 50,500,000
Capital Naypyidaw
Land Area 261,228 mi2
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Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

Nepal

Population 29,900,000
Capital Kathmandu
Land Area 56,827 mi2
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea

North-korea

Population 24,000,000
Capital Pyongyang
Land Area 46,540 mi2

Sultanate of Oman

Oman

Population 2,790,000
Capital Muscat
Land Area 119,499 mi2

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Pakistan

Population 185,000,000
Capital Islamabad
Land Area 307,374 mi2
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Republic of the Philippines

Philippines

Population 93,600,000
Capital Manila
Land Area 115,831 mi2
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State of Qatar

Qatar

Population 1,280,000
Capital Doha
Land Area 4,473 mi2
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Russian Federation

Russia

Population 140,000,000
Capital Moscow
Land Area 6,593,000 mi2
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Population 2,000,000
Capital Riyadh
Land Area 756,985 mi2
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Republic of Singapore

Singapore

Population 4,620,000
Capital Singapore
Land Area 269 mi2
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Republic of Korea

South-korea

Population 48,200,000
Capital Seoul
Land Area 38,023 mi2
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Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Population 20,400,000
Capital Colombo
Land Area 25,332 mi2
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Syrian Arab Republic

Syria

Population 21,200,000
Capital Damascus
Land Area 71,498 mi2

Taiwan

Taiwan

Population 23,000,000
Capital Taipei City
Land Area 13,892 mi2
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Republic of Tajikistan

Tajikistan

Population 6,840,000
Capital Dushanbe
Land Area 55,251 mi2

Kingdom of Thailand

Thailand

Population 67,400,000
Capital Bangkok
Land Area 198,117 mi2
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Republic of Turkey

Turkey

Population 73,900,000
Capital Ankara
Land Area 301,384 mi2

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

Population 5,180,000
Capital Ashgabat
Land Area 188,456 mi2

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Population 4,480,000
Capital Abu Dhabi
Land Area 32,278 mi2

Republic of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Population 27,200,000
Capital Tashkent
Land Area 172,742 mi2
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Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Viet Nam

Population 89,000,000
Capital Hanoi
Land Area 127,244 mi2

Republic of Yemen

Yemen

Population 22,900,000
Capital Sana
Land Area 203,850 mi2