List of Asian countries by area
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Below is a list of all the Asian countries and territories, in order of geographical area. Asia's total geographical area is 44,526,316 km².
Note: Some of these countries are transcontinental or have part of their territory located in a continent other than Asia. These countries are marked with an asterisk (*).
Rank | Country | Area | Notes | Facts | |
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km² | sq mi | ||||
1 | Russia* | 13,129,142 | 5,069,190 | 17,098,242 km2 (6,601,668 sq mi) including European Russia.[1] | Largest country in the world by area. |
2 | China | 9,615,222 | 3,712,458 | Excluding Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. | Largest country by population in Asia as well as in the world. |
3 | India | 3,287,263 | 1,269,219 | ||
4 | Kazakhstan* | 2,544,900 | 982,600 | 2,724,900 km2 (1,052,100 sq mi) including European part. | Largest landlocked country in Asia and in the world. |
5 | Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 | 830,000 | ||
6 | Iran | 1,648,195 | 636,372 | ||
7 | Mongolia | 1,564,110 | 603,910 | ||
8 | Indonesia* | 1,502,029 | 579,937 | 1,904,569 km2 (735,358 sq mi) including the Indonesian Papua in Oceania. | Largest island country in Asia as well as in the World. |
9 | Pakistan | 881,913 | 340,509 | ||
10 | Turkey* | 759,592 | 293,280 | 783,562 km2 (302,535 sq mi) including European Turkey. | |
11 | Myanmar | 676,578 | 261,228 | ||
12 | Afghanistan | 652,230 | 251,830 | Largest landlocked country by population in Asia. | |
13 | Yemen | 527,968 | 203,850 | ||
14 | Thailand | 513,120 | 198,120 | ||
15 | Turkmenistan | 488,100 | 188,500 | ||
16 | Uzbekistan | 447,400 | 172,700 | ||
17 | Iraq | 438,317 | 169,235 | ||
18 | Japan | 377,930 | 145,920 | ||
19 | Vietnam | 331,212 | 127,882 | ||
20 | Malaysia | 330,803 | 127,724 | ||
21 | Oman | 309,500 | 119,500 | ||
22 | Philippines | 300,000 | 120,000 | ||
23 | Laos | 236,800 | 91,400 | ||
24 | Kyrgyzstan | 199,951 | 77,202 | ||
25 | Syria | 185,180 | 71,500 | Including the Golan Heights. | |
26 | Cambodia | 181,035 | 69,898 | ||
27 | Bangladesh | 148,460 | 57,320 | ||
28 | Nepal | 147,516 | 56,956 | including highest mountain in the world | |
29 | Tajikistan | 143,100 | 55,300 | ||
30 | North Korea | 120,538 | 46,540 | ||
31 | South Korea | 100,210 | 38,690 | ||
32 | Jordan | 89,342 | 34,495 | ||
33 | United Arab Emirates | 83,600 | 32,300 | ||
34 | Azerbaijan* | 79,640 | 30,750 | 86,600 km2 (33,400 sq mi) including European part. Located in the Caucasus, between Europe and Asia. | |
35 | Georgia* | 67,272 | 25,974 | 69,700 km2 (26,900 sq mi) including European part. Located in the Caucasus, between Europe and Asia. | |
36 | Sri Lanka | 65,610 | 25,330 | ||
37 | Egypt* | 60,000 | 23,000 | 1,010,408 km2 (390,121 sq mi) including African part. | |
38 | Bhutan | 38,394 | 14,824 | Smallest landlocked country by population in Asia. | |
39 | Taiwan | 36,193 | 13,974 | Total area under the jurisdiction of the free area of the Republic of China. | |
40 | Armenia* | 29,843 | 11,522 | Located in the Armenian highlands and the Caucasus, between Europe and Asia. | Smallest landlocked country in Asia. |
41 | Israel | 22,072 | 8,522 | Excluding the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights. | |
42 | Kuwait | 17,818 | 6,880 | ||
43 | Timor-Leste | 14,874 | 5,743 | ||
44 | Qatar | 11,586 | 4,473 | ||
45 | Lebanon | 10,452 | 4,036 | ||
46 | Cyprus* | 9,251 | 3,572 | Including Northern Cyprus. | |
47 | Palestine | 6,020 | 2,320 | Including the West Bank and Gaza Strip. | |
48 | Brunei | 5,765 | 2,226 | ||
49 | Bahrain | 780 | 300 | ||
50 | Singapore | 753 | 291 | ||
51 | Maldives | 300 | 120 | Smallest country by area and population in Asia. | |
Total | 44,526,316 | 17,191,707 |
See also
- List of Asian countries by population
- List of African countries by area
- List of European countries by area
- List of North American countries by area
- List of South American countries by area
- List of Oceanian countries by area
References
- ^ "The World Factbook - Central Asia - Russia". CIA World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2 May 2019.