List of Asian countries
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This is a list of Asian countries and dependencies.
Countries and dependencies
Overseas department or dependency Non-United Nations member countries
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Abkhazia[1][2] | Republic of Abkhazia | Abkhaz: Аҧсны Республика | Sukhumi |  |
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Afghanistan | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | Persian: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت |
Kabul |  |
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Armenia[2] | Republic of Armenia | Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն | Yerevan |  |
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Azerbaijan[2] | Republic of Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası | Baku |  |
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Bahrain | Kingdom of Bahrain | Arabic: مملكة البحرين | Manama |  |
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Bangladesh | People's Republic of Bangladesh | Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ | Dhaka |  |
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Bhutan | Kingdom of Bhutan | Dzongkha:  |
Thimphu |  |
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British Indian Ocean Territory[3][2] | British Indian Ocean Territory | Diego Garcia |  |
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Brunei | State of Brunei, Abode of Peace | Malay: Negara Brunei Darussalam | Bandar Seri Begawan |  |
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Cambodia | Kingdom of Cambodia | Khmer:  |
Phnom Penh |  |
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China | People's Republic of China | Simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国 Traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國 |
Beijing |  |
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Christmas Island[4] | Territory of Christmas Island | Flying Fish Cove |  |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands[4] | Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands | West Island |  |
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Cyprus[2] | Republic of Cyprus | Greek: Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti |
Nicosia |  |
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Cyprus, Northern[1][2] | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti | Nicosia |  |
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Egypt[5] | Arab Republic of Egypt | Arabic: جمهورية مصر العربية | Cairo |  |
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Georgia[2] | Georgia | Georgian: საქართველო | Tbilisi |  |
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Hong Kong[6] | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | Chinese: 香港特別行政區 | Hong Kong |  |
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India | Republic of India | Hindi: भारत गणराज्य | New Delhi |  |
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Indonesia[7] | Republic of Indonesia | Indonesian: Republik Indonesia | Jakarta |  |
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Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran | Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ايران | Tehran |  |
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Iraq | Republic of Iraq | Arabic: جمهورية العراق Kurdish: كۆماری عێراق |
Baghdad |  |
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Israel | State of Israel | Hebrew: יִשְרָאֵל Arabic: إسرائيل |
Jerusalem |  |
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Japan | Japan | Japanese: 日本国 | Tokyo |  |
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Jordan | The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | Arabic: المملكة الأردنية الهاشميه | Amman |  |
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Kazakhstan[2] | Republic of Kazakhstan | Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Russian: Республика Казахстан |
Astana |  |
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Korea, North | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 Chinese: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 |
Pyongyang |  |
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Korea, South | Republic of Korea | Korean: 대한민국 Chinese: 大韓民國 |
Seoul |  |
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Kuwait | State of Kuwait | Arabic: دولة الكويت | Kuwait City |  |
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Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Republic | Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасы Russian: Кыргызская Республика |
Bishkek |  |
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Laos | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Lao:ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ | Vientiane |  |
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Lebanon | Lebanese Republic | Arabic: الجمهورية اللبنانية | Beirut |  |
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Macau[6] | Macau Special Administrative Region | Chinese: 澳門特別行政區 | Macau |  |
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Malaysia | Malaysia | Malay: Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur |  |
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Maldives | Republic of Maldives | Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމުހޫރިއްޔާ | Malé |  |
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Mongolia | Mongolia | Mongolian: Монгол улс,  |
Ulan Bator |  |
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Myanmar[8] |
Union of Myanmar | 
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Naypyidaw |  |
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Nagorno-Karabakh[1][2] | Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ Հանրապետություն | Stepanakert |  |
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Nepal | Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | Nepali: संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल | Kathmandu |  |
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Oman | Sultanate of Oman | Arabic: سلطنة عُمان | Muscat |  |
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Pakistan | Islamic Republic of Pakistan | Urdu: اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان | Islamabad |  |
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Palestine[1][9] | Palestinian National Authority | Arabic: السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية | Ramallah, Jerusalem (Disputed) |
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Philippines | Republic of the Philippines | Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas | Manila |  |
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Qatar | State of Qatar | Arabic: دولة قطر | Doha |  |
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Russia[2] | Russian Federation | Russian: Российская Федерация | Moscow |  |
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Saudi Arabia | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Arabic: المملكة العربية السعودية | Riyadh |  |
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Singapore | Republic of Singapore | Malay: Republik Singapura Simplified Chinese: 新加坡共和国 Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு |
Singapore City |  |
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South Ossetia[1][2] | Republic of South Ossetia | Ossetic: Хуссар Ирыстон | Tskhinvali |  |
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Sri Lanka | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | Sinhalese:  Tamil: இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு |
Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte |  |
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Syria | Syrian Arab Republic | Arabic: جمهورية سوريا العربية | Damascus |  |
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Taiwan[1] | Republic of China | Traditional Chinese: 中華民國 | Taipei |  |
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Tajikistan | Republic of Tajikistan | Tajik: Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон | Dushanbe |  |
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Thailand | Kingdom of Thailand | Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Bangkok |  |
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Timor-Leste[7][10] | Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | Tetum: Repúblika Demokrátika Timór Lorosa'e Portuguese: República Democrática de Timor-Leste |
Dili |  |
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Turkey | Republic of Turkey | Türkiye Cumhuriyeti | Ankara |  |
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Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan | Turkmen: Türkmenistan | Ashgabat |  |
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United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Arabic: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة | Abu Dhabi |  |
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Akrotiri and Dhekelia | The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Episkopi |  |
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Uzbekistan | Republic of Uzbekistan | Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi | Tashkent |  |
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Vietnam | Socialist Republic of Vietnam | Vietnamese: Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam | Hanoi |  |
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Yemen | Republic of Yemen | Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية | San‘a’ |  |
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Not recognized by UN.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Some territory could be argued to be a part of Europe or Asia
- ^ British overseas territory.
- ^ a b Australian overseas territory.
- ^ Some territory could be argued to be a part of Asia or Africa.
- ^ a b Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.
- ^ a b Some territory could be argued to be a part of Asia or Oceania.
- ^ Previously known as Burma.
- ^ Consisting of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip territories.
- ^ Also known as East Timor.
Other lists
- List of Asian countries by GDP:
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