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Asia#Territories_and_regions

Regions of Asia:
Physical map of Asia (excluding Southwest Asia).
region[1] Country Area
(km²)
Population
(1 July 2002 est.)
Population density
(per km²)
Capital
C Kazakhstan Kazakhstan[2] 2,346,927 13,472,593 5.7 Astana
C Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 198,500 4,822,166 24.3 Bishkek
C Tajikistan Tajikistan 143,100 6,719,567 47.0 Dushanbe
C Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 488,100 4,688,963 9.6 Ashgabat
C Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 447,400 25,563,441 57.1 Tashkent
E China People's Republic of China[3] 9,584,492 1,384,303,705 134.0 Beijing
E Hong Kong Hong Kong (PRC)[4] 1,092 7,303,334 6,688.0 Hong Kong
E Japan Japan 377,835 126,974,628 336.1 Tokyo
E Macau Macau (PRC)[5] 25 461,833 18,473.3
E Mongolia Mongolia 1,565,000 2,694,432 1.7 Ulaanbaatar
E North Korea North Korea 120,540 22,224,195 184.4 Pyongyang
E South Korea South Korea 98,480 48,324,000 490.7 Seoul
E Taiwan Republic of China (Taiwan)[6] 35,980 22,548,009 626.7 Taipei
AF Egypt Egypt[7] 63,556 1,378,159 21.7 Cairo
N Russia Russia[8] 13,115,200 39,129,729 3.0 Moscow
SE Brunei Brunei 5,770 350,898 60.8 Bandar Seri Begawan
SE Cambodia Cambodia 181,040 12,775,324 70.6 Phnom Penh
SE Indonesia Indonesia[9] 1,419,588 227,026,560 159.9 Jakarta
SE Laos Laos 236,800 5,777,180 24.4 Vientiane
SE Malaysia Malaysia 329,750 22,662,365 68.7 Kuala Lumpur
SE Myanmar Myanmar (Burma) 678,500 42,238,224 62.3 Naypyidaw[10]
SE Philippines Philippines 300,000 84,525,639 281.8 Manila
SE Singapore Singapore 693 4,452,732 6,425.3 Singapore
SE Thailand Thailand 514,000 62,354,402 121.3 Bangkok
SE East Timor Timor-Leste (East Timor)[11] 15,007 952,618 63.5 Dili
SE Vietnam Vietnam 329,560 81,098,416 246.1 Hanoi
S Afghanistan Afghanistan 647,500 27,755,775 42.9 Kabul
S Bangladesh Bangladesh 144,000 133,376,684 926.2 Dhaka
S Bhutan Bhutan 47,000 672,425 14.3 Thimphu
S India India[12] 3,287,590 1,045,845,226 318.2 New Delhi
S Iran Iran 1,648,000 68,467,413 41.5 Tehran
S Maldives Maldives 300 320,165 1,067.2 Malé
S Nepal Nepal 140,800 25,873,917 183.8 Kathmandu
S Pakistan Pakistan 803,940 147,663,429 183.7 Islamabad
S Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 65,610 19,576,783 298.4 Colombo
W Armenia Armenia[13] 29,800 3,330,099 111.7 Yerevan
W Azerbaijan Azerbaijan[14] 46,870 3,845,127 82.0 Baku
W Bahrain Bahrain 665 656,397 987.1 Manama
W Cyprus Cyprus[15] 9,250 775,927 83.9 Nicosia
W State of Palestine Gaza[16] 363 1,203,591 3,315.7 Gaza
W Georgia (country) Georgia[17] 20,460 2,032,004 99.3 Tbilisi
W Iraq Iraq 437,072 24,001,816 54.9 Baghdad
W Israel Israel 20,770 6,029,529 290.3 Jerusalem
W Jordan Jordan 92,300 5,307,470 57.5 Amman
W Kuwait Kuwait 17,820 2,111,561 118.5 Kuwait City
W Lebanon 10,400 3,677,780 353.6 Beirut
W Oman Oman 212,460 2,713,462 12.8 Muscat
W Qatar Qatar 11,437 793,341 69.4 Doha
W Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 1,960,582 23,513,330 12.0 Riyadh
W Syria Syria 185,180 17,155,814 92.6 Damascus
W Turkey Turkey[18] 756,768 57,855,068 76.5 Ankara
W United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 82,880 2,445,989 29.5 Abu Dhabi
W State of Palestine West Bank[19] 5,860 2,303,660 393.1
W Yemen Yemen 527,970 18,701,257 35.4 Sanaá
Total 43,810,582 3,902,404,193 89.07
  1. ^   Continental regions as per UN categorisations (map), except 12. Depending on definitions, various territories cited below (notes 6, 11-13, 15, 17-19, 21-23) may be in one or both of Asia and Europe, Africa, or Oceania.
  2. ^   Kazakhstan is sometimes considered a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only.
  3. ^   The current state is formally known as the People's Republic of China (PRC), which is subsumed by the eponymous entity and civilisation. Figures given are for mainland China only, and do not include Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
  4. ^   Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the PRC.
  5. ^   Macau is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the PRC.
  6. ^   Figures are for the area under the de facto control of the ROC government. Claimed in whole by the PRC; see political status of Taiwan.
  7. ^   Egypt is generally considered a transcontinental country in Northern Africa and Western Asia; population and area figures are for Asian portion only, east of the Suez Canal (Sinai Peninsula).
  8. ^   Russia is generally considered a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe (UN region) and Northern Asia; population and area figures are for Asian portion only.
  9. ^   Indonesia is often considered a transcontinental country in Southeastern Asia and Oceania; figures do not include Irian Jaya and Maluku Islands, frequently reckoned in Oceania (Melanesia/Australasia).
  10. ^   The administrative capital of Myanmar was officially moved from Yangon (Rangoon) to a militarised greenfield just west of Pyinmana on 6 November 2005.
  11. ^   Timor-Leste is often considered a transcontinental country in Southeastern Asia and Oceania.
  12. ^   Includes Jammu and Kashmir, a contested territory among India, Pakistan, and the PRC.
  13. ^   Armenia is sometimes considered a transcontinental country: physiographically in Western Asia, it has historical and sociopolitical connections with Europe.
  14. ^   Azerbaijan is often considered a transcontinental country in Western Asia and Eastern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only. Figures include Naxçivan, an autonomous exclave of Azerbaijan bordered by Armenia, Iran, and Turkey.
  15. ^   The island of Cyprus is sometimes considered a transcontinental territory: in the Eastern Basin of the Mediterranean Sea south of Turkey, it has historical and sociopolitical connections with Europe. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), distinct from the de jure Republic of Cyprus in the south (with a predominantly Greek population), is recognised only by Turkey.
  16. ^   Gaza and West Bank, collectively referred to as the "Occupied Palestinian Territory" by the UN, are territories partially occupied by Israel but under de facto administration of the Palestinian National Authority.
  17. ^   Georgia is often considered a transcontinental country in Western Asia and Eastern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only.
  18. ^   Turkey is generally considered a transcontinental country in Western Asia and Southern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only, excluding all of Istanbul.
  19. ^   West Bank and Gaza, collectively referred to as the "Occupied Palestinian Territory" by the UN, are territories occupied by Israel but under de facto administration of the Palestinian National Authority.