List of Asian countries and territories

Asia

This is a list of Asian countries, including sovereign states and dependencies.

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Flag	Short name	Official name	Domestic name	Capital	Map
	Abkhazia[1][2]	Republic of Abkhazia	Abkhaz: Аҧсны Georgian: აფხაზეთი	Sukhumi
	Afghanistan	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan	Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت Dari: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان	Kabul
	Armenia[1]	Republic of Armenia	Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն	Yerevan
	Azerbaijan[1]	Republic of Azerbaijan	Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası	Baku
	Bahrain	Kingdom of Bahrain	Arabic: مملكة البحرين‎	Manama
	Bangladesh	People's Republic of Bangladesh	Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ	Dhaka
	Bhutan	Kingdom of Bhutan	Dzongkha:	Thimphu
	British Indian Ocean Territory[3]	British Indian Ocean Territory		Diego Garcia
	Brunei	State of Brunei, Abode of Peace	Malay: بروني دارالسلام	Bandar Seri Begawan
	Cambodia	Kingdom of Cambodia	Khmer:	Phnom Penh
	China[4]	People's Republic of China	Simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国 Traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國	Beijing
	Christmas Island[5]	Territory of Christmas Island		Flying Fish Cove
	Cocos (Keeling) Islands[5]	Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands		West Island	-
	Cyprus[1]	Republic of Cyprus	Greek: Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti	Nicosia
	Georgia[1]	Georgian Republic	Georgian: საქართველო	Tbilisi
	Hong Kong[6]	Hong Kong Special Administrative Region	Traditional Chinese: 香港特別行政區	Hong Kong
	India	Republic of India	Hindi: भारत गणराज्य	New Delhi
	Indonesia[7]	Republic of Indonesia	Indonesian: Republik Indonesia	Jakarta
	Iran	Islamic Republic of Iran	Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ايران	Tehran
	Iraq	Republic of Iraq	Arabic: جمهورية العراق‎ Kurdish: كۆماری عێراق	Baghdad
	Israel	State of Israel	Hebrew: יִשְרָאֵל‎ Arabic: إسرائيل‎	Jerusalem
	Japan	Japan	Japanese: 日本国	Tokyo
	Jordan	The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan	Arabic: المملكة الأردنية الهاشميه‎	Amman
	Kazakhstan[1]	Republic of Kazakhstan	Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Russian: Республика Казахстан	Astana
	Korea, North	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 Chinese: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國	Pyongyang
	Korea, South	Republic of Korea	Korean: 대한민국 Chinese: 大韓民國	Seoul
	Kuwait	State of Kuwait	Arabic: دولة الكويت‎	Kuwait City
	Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyz Republic	Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасы Russian: Кыргызская Республика	Bishkek
	Laos	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Lao:ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ	Vientiane
	Lebanon	Lebanese Republic	Arabic: الجمهورية اللبنانية‎	Beirut
	Macau[6]	Macau Special Administrative Region	Chinese: 澳門特別行政區	Macau
	Malaysia	Malaysia	Malay: مليسيا Simplified Chinese:马来西亚 Traditional Chinese:馬來西亞	Kuala Lumpur
	Maldives	Republic of Maldives	Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމުހޫރިއްޔާ	Malé
	Mongolia	Mongolia	Mongolian: Монгол улс,	Ulan Bator
	Burma	Union of Myanmar	Burmese: {{{1}}}:Pyi-daung-zu Myan-ma Naing-ngan-daw	Naypyidaw
	Nagorno-Karabakh[1][2]	Nagorno-Karabakh Republic	Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ Հանրապետություն	Stepanakert
	Nepal	Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	Nepali: संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल	Kathmandu
	Northern Cyprus[1][2]	Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti	Lefkoşa
	Oman	Sultanate of Oman	Arabic: سلطنة عُمان‎	Muscat
	Pakistan	Islamic Republic of Pakistan	Urdu: اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان	Islamabad
	State of Palestine	State of Palestine	Arabic: دولة فلسـطين	Jerusalem
	Philippines	Republic of the Philippines	Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas	Manila
	Qatar	State of Qatar	Arabic: دولة قطر‎	Doha
	Russia[1]	Russian Federation	Russian: Российская Федерация	Moscow
	Saudi Arabia	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	Arabic: المملكة العربية السعودية‎	Riyadh
	Singapore	Republic of Singapore	Malay: Republik Singapura Simplified Chinese: 新加坡共和国 Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு	Singapore City
	South Ossetia[1][2]	Republic of South Ossetia	Ossetic: Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстон Georgian: სამხრეთ ოსეთის რესპუბლიკა Russian: Республика Южная Осетия	Tskhinvali
	Sri Lanka	Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka	Sinhalese: Tamil: இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு	Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte
	Syria	Syrian Arab Republic	Arabic: جمهورية سوريا العربية‎	Damascus
	Taiwan[8]	Republic of China	Traditional Chinese: 中華民國	Taipei
	Tajikistan	Republic of Tajikistan	Tajik: Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон	Dushanbe
	Thailand	Kingdom of Thailand	Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย	Bangkok
	Timor-Leste[7][9]	Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste	Tetum: Repúblika Demokrátika Timór Lorosa'e Portuguese: República Democrática de Timor-Leste	Dili
	Turkey[1]	Republic of Turkey	Turkish: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti	Ankara
	Turkmenistan	Turkmenistan	Turkmen: Türkmenistan	Ashgabat
	United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	Arabic: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة‎	Abu Dhabi
	Akrotiri and Dhekelia	The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia		Episkopi
	Uzbekistan	Republic of Uzbekistan	Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi	Tashkent
	Vietnam	Socialist Republic of Vietnam	Vietnamese: Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam	Hanoi
	Yemen	Republic of Yemen	Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية‎	San‘a’

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} Some territory could be argued to be a part of Europe or Asia
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Not recognized by UN.
3. ^ British overseas territory.
4. ^ China is the short form name used internationally
5. ^ ^{a b} Australian overseas territory.
6. ^ ^{a b} Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.
7. ^ ^{a b} Some territory could be argued to be a part of Asia or Oceania.
8. ^ Taiwan: Republic of China is the name recognised as official by the Taipei authorities; Taiwan is the name used by governments which broke off diplomatic relations with Taipei after the UN resolution of October 1971; the name Chinese Taipei is used for sporting events and membership of APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation), and reputedly for Taiwan’s application to the WTO as the short form of Independent Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu. The country also competes as Chinese Taipei in sports.
9. ^ Also known as East Timor.

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