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===Generally recognized sovereign states===
===Generally recognized sovereign states===
[[File:Asia (orthographic projection).svg|thumb|upright=1.6]]There are 51 Asian states or states with substantial territory in Asia in this list, 49 of which are generally recognized and are [[List of United Nations member states|members of the United Nations]], one which is a proclaimed and substantially (but not generally) recognized state which is a UN observer (Palestine), and one is a substantially (but not generally) recognized state that is neither a UN member or observer (Taiwan).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/en/members/ |title=United Nations Member States |publisher=United Nations |accessdate=10 August 2011}}</ref>
[[File:Asia (orthographic projection).svg|thumb|upright=1.6]]There are 49 Asian states or states with substantial territory in Asia in this list. All are [[List of United Nations member states|members of the United Nations]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/en/members/ |title=United Nations Member States |publisher=United Nations |accessdate=10 August 2011}}</ref>


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| [[File:Afghanistan (orthographic projection).svg|frameless|center|upright=0.7]]
| [[File:Afghanistan (orthographic projection).svg|frameless|center|upright=0.7]]
| [[Afghanistan]]<br><br>Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
| [[Afghanistan]]<br><br>Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| [[Dari (Persian)|Dari]]: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان — افغانستان <small>(''{{transl|prs|Afghānestān — Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Afghānestān}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-ps|د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت — افغانستان}} <small>(''{{transl|ps|Afghān̄istān — Afghānistān Islāmī Jumhūrīyat}}'')</small>
| [[Dari (Persian)|Dari]]: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان — افغانستان <small>(''{{transl|prs|Afghānestān — Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Afghānestān}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-ps|د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت — افغانستان}} <small>(''{{transl|ps|Afghān̄istān — Afghānistān Islāmī Jumhūrīyat}}'')</small>
|[[Kabul]]<br><br>[[Dari (Persian)|Dari]]: کابل <small>(''{{transl|prs|Kābul}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-ps|کابل}} <small>(''{{transl|ps|Kābul}}'')</small>
|[[Kabul]]<br><br>[[Dari (Persian)|Dari]]: کابل <small>(''{{transl|prs|Kābul}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-ps|کابل}} <small>(''{{transl|ps|Kābul}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Armenia (orthographic projection).svg|frameless|center|upright=0.7]]
| [[File:Armenia (orthographic projection).svg|frameless|center|upright=0.7]]
| [[Armenia]]<br><br>Republic of Armenia
| [[Armenia]]<br><br>Republic of Armenia
| Generally recognized sovereign state (except Pakistan)
| {{lang-hy|Հայաստան — Հայաստանի Հանրապետությու}} <small>(''{{Transl|hy|Hayastan — Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun}}'')</small>
| {{lang-hy|Հայաստան — Հայաստանի Հանրապետությու}} <small>(''{{Transl|hy|Hayastan — Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun}}'')</small>
| [[Yerevan]]<br><br>{{lang-hy|Երևան}} <small>(''{{Transl|hy|Yerevan}}'')</small>
| [[Yerevan]]<br><br>{{lang-hy|Երևան}} <small>(''{{Transl|hy|Yerevan}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Azerbaijan (orthographic projection).png|frameless|center|upright=0.7]]
| [[File:Azerbaijan (orthographic projection).png|frameless|center|upright=0.7]]
| [[Azerbaijan]]{{Cref2|a}}{{Cref2|b}}<br><br>Republic of Azerbaijan
| [[Azerbaijan]]{{Cref2|a}}{{Cref2|b}}<br><br>Republic of Azerbaijan
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-az|Azǝrbaycan — Azǝrbaycan Respublikası}}
| {{lang-az|Azǝrbaycan — Azǝrbaycan Respublikası}}
| [[Baku]]<br><br>{{lang-az|Bakı}}
| [[Baku]]<br><br>{{lang-az|Bakı}}
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| [[File:Map of Bahrain.svg|150px]]
| [[File:Map of Bahrain.svg|150px]]
| [[Bahrain]]<br><br>Kingdom of Bahrain
| [[Bahrain]]<br><br>Kingdom of Bahrain
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-ar|مملكة البحرين — البحرين}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Al Baḩrayn — Mamlakat al Baḩrayn}}'')</small>
| {{lang-ar|مملكة البحرين — البحرين}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Al Baḩrayn — Mamlakat al Baḩrayn}}'')</small>
| [[Manama]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|المنامة}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Al Manāmah}}'')</small>
| [[Manama]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|المنامة}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Al Manāmah}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Bangladesh (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Bangladesh (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Bangladesh]]<br><br>People's Republic of Bangladesh
| [[Bangladesh]]<br><br>People's Republic of Bangladesh
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-bn|বাংলাদেশ — গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ}} <small>(''{{transl|bn|Bānglādesh — Gaṇaprajātantrī Bānglādesh}}'')</small>
| {{lang-bn|বাংলাদেশ — গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ}} <small>(''{{transl|bn|Bānglādesh — Gaṇaprajātantrī Bānglādesh}}'')</small>
| [[Dhaka]]<br><br>{{lang-bn|ঢাকা}} <small>(''{{transl|bn|Ḍhākā}}'')</small>
| [[Dhaka]]<br><br>{{lang-bn|ঢাকা}} <small>(''{{transl|bn|Ḍhākā}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Bhutan (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Bhutan (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Bhutan]]<br><br>Kingdom of Bhutan
| [[Bhutan]]<br><br>Kingdom of Bhutan
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-dz|འབྲུག་ཡུལ་ — འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་}} <small>(''{{transl|dz|Druk Yul — Druk Gyalkhapb}}'')</small>
| {{lang-dz|འབྲུག་ཡུལ་ — འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་}} <small>(''{{transl|dz|Druk Yul — Druk Gyalkhapb}}'')</small>
| [[Thimphu]]<br><br>{{lang-dz|ཐིམ་ཕུ}} <small>(''{{transl|dz|Thimphu}}'')</small>
| [[Thimphu]]<br><br>{{lang-dz|ཐིམ་ཕུ}} <small>(''{{transl|dz|Thimphu}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Location_Brunei_ASEAN.svg|150px]]
| [[File:Location_Brunei_ASEAN.svg|150px]]
| [[Brunei]]<br><br>Brunei Darussalam<br><br>Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace
| [[Brunei]]<br><br>Brunei Darussalam<br><br>Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-en|Brunei Darussalam}}<br><br>{{lang-ms|Brunei — Negara Brunei Darussalam}}
| {{lang-en|Brunei Darussalam}}<br><br>{{lang-ms|Brunei — Negara Brunei Darussalam}}
| [[Bandar Seri Begawan]]<br><br>{{lang-en|Bandar Seri Begawan}}<br><br>{{lang-ms|Bandar Seri Begawan}}
| [[Bandar Seri Begawan]]<br><br>{{lang-en|Bandar Seri Begawan}}<br><br>{{lang-ms|Bandar Seri Begawan}}
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| [[File:Location Cambodia ASEAN.svg|150px]]
| [[File:Location Cambodia ASEAN.svg|150px]]
| [[Cambodia]]<br><br>Kingdom of Cambodia
| [[Cambodia]]<br><br>Kingdom of Cambodia
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-km|កម្ពុជា — ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា}} <small>(''{{transl|km|Kâmpŭchéa — Preăhréachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchéa}}'')</small>
| {{lang-km|កម្ពុជា — ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា}} <small>(''{{transl|km|Kâmpŭchéa — Preăhréachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchéa}}'')</small>
| [[Phnom Penh]]<br><br>{{lang-km|ភ្នំពេញ}} <small>(''{{transl|km|Phnum Pénh}}'')</small>
| [[Phnom Penh]]<br><br>{{lang-km|ភ្នំពេញ}} <small>(''{{transl|km|Phnum Pénh}}'')</small>
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| [[File:People's Republic of China (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:People's Republic of China (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[China]]{{Cref2|b}}<br><br>People's Republic of China
| [[China]]{{Cref2|b}}<br><br>People's Republic of China
| Generally recognized sovereign state (except 15 states and holy see)
| {{zh|中国 — 中华人民共和国}} <small>(''{{transl|zh|Zhōngguó — Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó}}'')</small>
| {{zh|中国 — 中华人民共和国}} <small>(''{{transl|zh|Zhōngguó — Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó}}'')</small>
| [[Beijing]]<br><br>{{zh|北京}} <small>(''{{transl|zh|Běijīng}}'')</small>
| [[Beijing]]<br><br>{{zh|北京}} <small>(''{{transl|zh|Běijīng}}'')</small>
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| [[Cyprus]]{{Cref2|b}}<br><br>Republic of Cyprus
| [[Cyprus]]{{Cref2|b}}<br><br>Republic of Cyprus
| {{lang-el|Κύπρος — Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία}} <small>(''{{Transl|el|Kýpros — Kypriakí Dimokratía}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-tr|Kıbrıs — Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti}}
| {{lang-el|Κύπρος — Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία}} <small>(''{{Transl|el|Kýpros — Kypriakí Dimokratía}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-tr|Kıbrıs — Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti}}
| Generally recognized sovereign state (except Turkey)
| [[Nicosia]]<br><br>{{lang-el|Λευκωσία}} <small>(''{{Transl|el|Lefkosia}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-tr|Lefkoşa}}
| [[Nicosia]]<br><br>{{lang-el|Λευκωσία}} <small>(''{{Transl|el|Lefkosia}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-tr|Lefkoşa}}
| 1,138,071
| 1,138,071
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| [[File:EGY_orthographic.svg|150px]]
| [[File:EGY_orthographic.svg|150px]]
| [[Egypt]]<br><br>Arab Republic of Egypt<ref group="n">Although the majority of Egypt is in [[Africa]], it could be argued that the [[Sinai Peninsula]] is geographically a part of Asia.</ref>
| [[Egypt]]<br><br>Arab Republic of Egypt<ref group="n">Although the majority of Egypt is in [[Africa]], it could be argued that the [[Sinai Peninsula]] is geographically a part of Asia.</ref>
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| [[Arabic language|Arabic]]: مصر — جمهورية مصر العربية <small>(''Miṣr—Jumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyya'')</small>
| [[Arabic language|Arabic]]: مصر — جمهورية مصر العربية <small>(''Miṣr—Jumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyya'')</small>
| [[Cairo]]<br><br>[[Arabic language|Arabic]]: القاهرة <small>(''al-Qāhirah'')</small>
| [[Cairo]]<br><br>[[Arabic language|Arabic]]: القاهرة <small>(''al-Qāhirah'')</small>
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| [[File:Georgia (orthographic projection with inset).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Georgia (orthographic projection with inset).svg|150px]]
| [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]{{Cref2|a}}{{Cref2|b}}
| [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]{{Cref2|a}}{{Cref2|b}}
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-ka|საქართველო}} <small>(''{{Transl|ka|Sak'art'velo}}'')</small>
| {{lang-ka|საქართველო}} <small>(''{{Transl|ka|Sak'art'velo}}'')</small>
| [[Tbilisi]] / T'bilisi<br><br>{{lang-ka|თბილისი}} <small>(''{{Transl|ka|T'bilisi}}'')</small>
| [[Tbilisi]] / T'bilisi<br><br>{{lang-ka|თბილისი}} <small>(''{{Transl|ka|T'bilisi}}'')</small>
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| [[File:India (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:India (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[India]]<br><br>Republic of India
| [[India]]<br><br>Republic of India
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-hi|भारत - भारत गणराज्य}} <small>(''{{transl|hi|Bhārat — Bhārat Gaṇarajya}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-bn|ভারত — ভারতীয় প্রজাতন্ত্র}} <small>(''{{transl|bn|Bhārat — Bhāratiya Prajātantra}}'')</small>
| {{lang-hi|भारत - भारत गणराज्य}} <small>(''{{transl|hi|Bhārat — Bhārat Gaṇarajya}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-bn|ভারত — ভারতীয় প্রজাতন্ত্র}} <small>(''{{transl|bn|Bhārat — Bhāratiya Prajātantra}}'')</small>
|[[New Delhi]]<br><br>{{lang-hi|नई दिल्ली}} <small>(''{{transl|hi|Naī Dillī}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-bn|নয়া দিল্লি}} <small>(''{{transl|bn|Nayā Dilli}}'')</small>
|[[New Delhi]]<br><br>{{lang-hi|नई दिल्ली}} <small>(''{{transl|hi|Naī Dillī}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-bn|নয়া দিল্লি}} <small>(''{{transl|bn|Nayā Dilli}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Indonesia (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Indonesia (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Indonesia]]{{Cref2|a}}<br><br>Republic of Indonesia
| [[Indonesia]]{{Cref2|a}}<br><br>Republic of Indonesia
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-id|Indonesia — Republik Indonesia}}
| {{lang-id|Indonesia — Republik Indonesia}}
| [[Jakarta]]<br><br>{{lang-id|Jakarta}}
| [[Jakarta]]<br><br>{{lang-id|Jakarta}}
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| [[File:Iran (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Iran (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Iran]]<br><br>Islamic Republic of Iran
| [[Iran]]<br><br>Islamic Republic of Iran
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-fa|{{line-height|2|{{Nastaliq|جمهوری اسلامی ایران — ایران}}}}}} <small>(''{{transl|fa|Īrān — Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān}}'')</small>
| {{lang-fa|{{line-height|2|{{Nastaliq|جمهوری اسلامی ایران — ایران}}}}}} <small>(''{{transl|fa|Īrān — Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān}}'')</small>
| [[Tehran]]<br><br>{{lang-fa|تهران}} <small>(''{{transl|fa|Tehrān}}'')</small>
| [[Tehran]]<br><br>{{lang-fa|تهران}} <small>(''{{transl|fa|Tehrān}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Iraq (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Iraq (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Iraq]]<br><br>Republic of Iraq
| [[Iraq]]<br><br>Republic of Iraq
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-ar|العراق — جمهورية العراق}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Al ‘Irāq — Jumhūrīyat al ‘Irāq}}'')</small>
| {{lang-ar|العراق — جمهورية العراق}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Al ‘Irāq — Jumhūrīyat al ‘Irāq}}'')</small>
| [[Baghdad]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|بغداد}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Baghdād}}'')</small>
| [[Baghdad]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|بغداد}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Baghdād}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Israel (orthographic projection) with disputed territories.svg|150px]]
| [[File:Israel (orthographic projection) with disputed territories.svg|150px]]
| [[Israel]]<br><br>State of Israel
| [[Israel]]<br><br>State of Israel
|Generally recognized sovereign state (except [[international recognition of israel|30 un members]])
| {{lang-he|יִשְרָאֵל — מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל }} <small>(''{{transl|he|Yisra'el — Medinat Yisra'el}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-ar|إسرائيل — دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Isrā'īl — Dawlat Isrā'īl}}'')</small>
| {{lang-he|יִשְרָאֵל — מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל }} <small>(''{{transl|he|Yisra'el — Medinat Yisra'el}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-ar|إسرائيل — دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Isrā'īl — Dawlat Isrā'īl}}'')</small>
| [[Jerusalem]] <small>(Claimed and de facto)</small>{{Cref2|c}}<br><br>{{lang-he|ירושלים}} <small>(''{{transl|he|Yerushalayim}}'')</small>
| [[Jerusalem]] <small>(Claimed and de facto)</small>{{Cref2|c}}<br><br>{{lang-he|ירושלים}} <small>(''{{transl|he|Yerushalayim}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Japan (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Japan (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Japan]]
| [[Japan]]
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-ja|日本 — 日本国}} <small>(''{{transl|ja|Nihon / Nippon — Nihon-koku / Nippon-koku}}'')</small>
| {{lang-ja|日本 — 日本国}} <small>(''{{transl|ja|Nihon / Nippon — Nihon-koku / Nippon-koku}}'')</small>
| [[Tokyo]]<br><br>{{lang-ja|東京}} <small>(''{{transl|ja|Tōkyō}}'')</small>
| [[Tokyo]]<br><br>{{lang-ja|東京}} <small>(''{{transl|ja|Tōkyō}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Jordan_(orthographic_projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Jordan_(orthographic_projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Jordan]]<br><br>Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
| [[Jordan]]<br><br>Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-ar|اﻷرُدن — المملكة الأردنية الهاشميه}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Al Urdun — Al Mamlakah al Urdunīyah al Hāshimīyah}}'')</small>
| {{lang-ar|اﻷرُدن — المملكة الأردنية الهاشميه}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Al Urdun — Al Mamlakah al Urdunīyah al Hāshimīyah}}'')</small>
| [[Amman]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|عمان}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Ammān}}'')</small>
| [[Amman]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|عمان}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Ammān}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Kazakhstan (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Kazakhstan (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Kazakhstan]]{{Cref2|a}}<br><br>Republic of Kazakhstan
| [[Kazakhstan]]{{Cref2|a}}<br><br>Republic of Kazakhstan
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-kk|Қазақстан — Қазақстан Республикасы}} <small>(''{{Transl|kk|Qazaqstan — Qazaqstan Respýblıkasy}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-ru|Казахстан — Республика Казахстан}} <small>(''{{Transl|ru|Kazahstan — Respublika Kazahstan}}'')</small>
| {{lang-kk|Қазақстан — Қазақстан Республикасы}} <small>(''{{Transl|kk|Qazaqstan — Qazaqstan Respýblıkasy}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-ru|Казахстан — Республика Казахстан}} <small>(''{{Transl|ru|Kazahstan — Respublika Kazahstan}}'')</small>
| [[Nur-Sultan]]<br><br>{{lang-kk|Нұр-Сұлтан}}<br><br>{{lang-ru| Нур-Султан}} <small>(''{{Transl|ru|Nur-Sultan}}'')</small>
| [[Nur-Sultan]]<br><br>{{lang-kk|Нұр-Сұлтан}}<br><br>{{lang-ru| Нур-Султан}} <small>(''{{Transl|ru|Nur-Sultan}}'')</small>
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| [[File:North Korea (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:North Korea (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[North Korea|Korea, North]]<br><br>Democratic People's Republic of Korea
| [[North Korea|Korea, North]]<br><br>Democratic People's Republic of Korea
| Generally recognized sovereign state (except 3 states)
| {{lang-ko|조선 — 조선민주주의인민공화국}} <small>(''{{transl|ko|Chosŏn — Chosŏn-minjujuŭi-inmin-konghwaguk}}'')</small>
| {{lang-ko|조선 — 조선민주주의인민공화국}} <small>(''{{transl|ko|Chosŏn — Chosŏn-minjujuŭi-inmin-konghwaguk}}'')</small>
| [[Pyongyang]]<br><br>{{lang-ko|평양}} <small>(''{{transl|ko|Phyŏngyang}}'')</small>
| [[Pyongyang]]<br><br>{{lang-ko|평양}} <small>(''{{transl|ko|Phyŏngyang}}'')</small>
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| [[File:South Korea (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:South Korea (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[South Korea|Korea, South]]<br><br>Republic of Korea
| [[South Korea|Korea, South]]<br><br>Republic of Korea
| Generally recognized sovereign state (except north korea)
| {{lang-ko|한국 — 대한민국}} <small>(''{{transl|ko|Hanguk — Daehan Minguk}}'')</small>
| {{lang-ko|한국 — 대한민국}} <small>(''{{transl|ko|Hanguk — Daehan Minguk}}'')</small>
| [[Seoul]]<br><br>{{lang-ko|서울}} <small>(''{{transl|ko|Seoul}}'')</small>
| [[Seoul]]<br><br>{{lang-ko|서울}} <small>(''{{transl|ko|Seoul}}'')</small>
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| [[File:KWT orthographic.svg|150px]]
| [[File:KWT orthographic.svg|150px]]
| [[Kuwait]]<br><br>State of Kuwait
| [[Kuwait]]<br><br>State of Kuwait
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-ar|دولة الكويت — اﻟﻜﻮﻳت}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Al Kuwayt — Dawlat al Kuwayt}}'')</small>
| {{lang-ar|دولة الكويت — اﻟﻜﻮﻳت}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Al Kuwayt — Dawlat al Kuwayt}}'')</small>
| [[Kuwait City]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|الكويت}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Al Kuwayt}}'')</small>
| [[Kuwait City]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|الكويت}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Al Kuwayt}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Kyrgyzstan (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Kyrgyzstan (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Kyrgyzstan]]<br><br>Kyrgyz Republic
| [[Kyrgyzstan]]<br><br>Kyrgyz Republic
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-ky|Кыргызстан — Кыргыз Республикасы}} <small>(''{{transl|ky|Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyz Respublikasy}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-ru|Кыргызстан — Кыргызская Республика}} <small>(''{{transl|ky|Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzskaja Respublika}}'')</small>
| {{lang-ky|Кыргызстан — Кыргыз Республикасы}} <small>(''{{transl|ky|Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyz Respublikasy}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-ru|Кыргызстан — Кыргызская Республика}} <small>(''{{transl|ky|Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzskaja Respublika}}'')</small>
| [[Bishkek]]<br><br>{{lang-ky|Бишкек}} <small>(''{{transl|ky|Bishkek}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-ru|Бишкек}} <small>(''{{transl|ru|Biškek}}'')</small>
| [[Bishkek]]<br><br>{{lang-ky|Бишкек}} <small>(''{{transl|ky|Bishkek}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-ru|Бишкек}} <small>(''{{transl|ru|Biškek}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Location Laos ASEAN.svg|150px]]
| [[File:Location Laos ASEAN.svg|150px]]
| [[Laos]]<br><br>Lao People's Democratic Republic
| [[Laos]]<br><br>Lao People's Democratic Republic
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-lo|ປະເທດລາວ — ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ}} <small>(''{{transl|lo|PathetLao — Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao}}'')</small>
| {{lang-lo|ປະເທດລາວ — ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ}} <small>(''{{transl|lo|PathetLao — Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao}}'')</small>
| [[Vientiane]]<br><br>{{lang-lo|ວຽງຈັນ}} <small>(''{{transl|lo|Viangchan}}'')</small>
| [[Vientiane]]<br><br>{{lang-lo|ວຽງຈັນ}} <small>(''{{transl|lo|Viangchan}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Lebanon (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Lebanon (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Lebanon]]<br><br>Lebanese Republic
| [[Lebanon]]<br><br>Lebanese Republic
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-ar|لبنان — الجمهورية اللبنانية}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Lubnān — Al Jumhūrīyah al Lubnānīyah}}'')</small>
| {{lang-ar|لبنان — الجمهورية اللبنانية}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Lubnān — Al Jumhūrīyah al Lubnānīyah}}'')</small>
| [[Beirut]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|بيروت}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Bayrūt}}'')</small>
| [[Beirut]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|بيروت}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Bayrūt}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Malaysia (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Malaysia (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Malaysia]]
| [[Malaysia]]
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| [[Malaysian language|Malaysian]]: Persekutuan Malaysia
| [[Malaysian language|Malaysian]]: Persekutuan Malaysia
| [[Kuala Lumpur]]{{Cref2|d}}<br><br>{{lang-ms|Kuala Lumpur}}
| [[Kuala Lumpur]]{{Cref2|d}}<br><br>{{lang-ms|Kuala Lumpur}}
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| [[Maldives]]<br><br>Republic of Maldives
| [[Maldives]]<br><br>Republic of Maldives
| {{lang-dv|ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ — ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ}} <small>(''{{transl|dv|Dhivehi Raajje — Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa}}'')</small>
| {{lang-dv|ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ — ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ}} <small>(''{{transl|dv|Dhivehi Raajje — Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa}}'')</small>
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| [[Malé]] / Male'<br><br>{{lang-dv|މާލެ}} <small>(''{{transl|dv|Maale}}'')</small>
| [[Malé]] / Male'<br><br>{{lang-dv|މާލެ}} <small>(''{{transl|dv|Maale}}'')</small>
| 394,451
| 394,451
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| [[File:Mongolia (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Mongolia (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Mongolia]]
| [[Mongolia]]
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-mn|Монгол — Монгол улс}} <small>(''{{transl|mn|Mongol — Mongol uls}}'')</small>
| {{lang-mn|Монгол — Монгол улс}} <small>(''{{transl|mn|Mongol — Mongol uls}}'')</small>
| [[Ulaanbaatar]]<br><br>{{lang-mn|Улаанбаатар}} <small>(''{{transl|mn|Ulaanbaatar}}'')</small>
| [[Ulaanbaatar]]<br><br>{{lang-mn|Улаанбаатар}} <small>(''{{transl|mn|Ulaanbaatar}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Location Burma (Myanmar) ASEAN.svg|150px]]
| [[File:Location Burma (Myanmar) ASEAN.svg|150px]]
| [[Myanmar]]<br><br>Republic of the Union of Myanmar
| [[Myanmar]]<br><br>Republic of the Union of Myanmar
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-my|မြန်မာ — ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်‌}} <small>(''{{transl|my|Myanma — Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw}}'')</small>
| {{lang-my|မြန်မာ — ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်‌}} <small>(''{{transl|my|Myanma — Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw}}'')</small>
| [[Naypyidaw|Nay Pyi Taw]]<br><br>{{lang-my|နေပြည်တော်}} <small>(''{{transl|my|Nay Pyi Taw}}'')</small>
| [[Naypyidaw|Nay Pyi Taw]]<br><br>{{lang-my|နေပြည်တော်}} <small>(''{{transl|my|Nay Pyi Taw}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Nepal (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Nepal (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Nepal]]<br><br>Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
| [[Nepal]]<br><br>Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-ne|सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल}} <small>(''{{transl|ne|Nepāl — Saṁghīya Loktāntrik Ganạ tantra Nepāl}}'')</small>
| {{lang-ne|सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल}} <small>(''{{transl|ne|Nepāl — Saṁghīya Loktāntrik Ganạ tantra Nepāl}}'')</small>
| [[Kathmandu]]<br><br>{{lang-ne|काठमाडौं}} <small>(''{{transl|ne|Kāṭhmāḍauṁ}}'')</small>
| [[Kathmandu]]<br><br>{{lang-ne|काठमाडौं}} <small>(''{{transl|ne|Kāṭhmāḍauṁ}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Oman (better) (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Oman (better) (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Oman]]<br><br>Sultanate of Oman
| [[Oman]]<br><br>Sultanate of Oman
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-ar|عُمان — سلطنة عُمان}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|‘Umān — Salţanat ‘Umān}}'')</small>
| {{lang-ar|عُمان — سلطنة عُمان}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|‘Umān — Salţanat ‘Umān}}'')</small>
| [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|مسقط}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Masqaţ}}'')</small>
| [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|مسقط}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Masqaţ}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Pakistan (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Pakistan (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Pakistan]]<br><br>Islamic Republic of Pakistan
| [[Pakistan]]<br><br>Islamic Republic of Pakistan
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-en|Pakistan — Islamic Republic of Pakistan}}<br><br>{{lang-ur|{{line-height|2|{{Nastaliq|پَاکِسْتَان — اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان}}}}}} <small>(''{{transl|ur|Pākistān —Islāmī Jamhuriyah-e-Pākistān}}'')</small>
| {{lang-en|Pakistan — Islamic Republic of Pakistan}}<br><br>{{lang-ur|{{line-height|2|{{Nastaliq|پَاکِسْتَان — اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان}}}}}} <small>(''{{transl|ur|Pākistān —Islāmī Jamhuriyah-e-Pākistān}}'')</small>
| [[Islamabad]]<br><br> {{lang-en|Islamabad}}<br><br>{{lang-ur|اسلام آباد}} <small>(''{{transl|ur|Islāmābād}}'')</small>
| [[Islamabad]]<br><br> {{lang-en|Islamabad}}<br><br>{{lang-ur|اسلام آباد}} <small>(''{{transl|ur|Islāmābād}}'')</small>
| 210,443,000
| 210,443,000
| {{sort|00796095|{{convert|796095|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}}
| {{sort|00796095|{{convert|796095|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}}
|-
| [[File:Flag of Palestine.svg|centre|100px|border|link=Flag of Palestine|alt=Flag of Palestine]]
| [[File:State of Palestine (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[State of Palestine|Palestine]]<br><br>State of Palestine
| Recognized by {{Numrec|Palestine||UN member states}}. (Not recognized by Israel and 55 other UN member states, including most major industrialized countries.) See [[International recognition of the State of Palestine]]. One of two [[United Nations General Assembly observers|United Nations non-member observer states]]
| {{lang-ar|فلسطين}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Filasṭīn}}'')</small>
| [[Jerusalem]] (declared)<br>{{lang-ar|القدس}}<br><small>(''{{transl|ar|Al-Quds}}'')</small><br><br>[[Ramallah]] (de facto)<br>{{lang-ar|رام الله
}} <br><small>(''{{transl|ar|Rāmāllah}}'')</small>
|4,550,000
| {{sort|004550000|{{convert|6220|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}}
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of the Philippines.svg|centre|100px|border|link=Flag of the Philippines|alt=Flag of the Philippines]]
| [[File:Flag of the Philippines.svg|centre|100px|border|link=Flag of the Philippines|alt=Flag of the Philippines]]
| [[File:PHL orthographic.svg|150px]]
| [[File:PHL orthographic.svg|150px]]
| [[Philippines]]<br><br>Republic of the Philippines
| [[Philippines]]<br><br>Republic of the Philippines
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-en|Philippines — Republic of the Philippines}}<br><br>{{lang-fil|Pilipinas — Republika ng Pilipinas}}
| {{lang-en|Philippines — Republic of the Philippines}}<br><br>{{lang-fil|Pilipinas — Republika ng Pilipinas}}
| [[Manila]]<br><br>{{lang-en|Manila}}<br><br>{{lang-fil|Maynila}}
| [[Manila]]<br><br>{{lang-en|Manila}}<br><br>{{lang-fil|Maynila}}
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| [[File:QAT_orthographic.svg|150px]]
| [[File:QAT_orthographic.svg|150px]]
| [[Qatar]]<br><br>State of Qatar
| [[Qatar]]<br><br>State of Qatar
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-ar|قطر — دولة قطر}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Qatar — Dawlat Qatar}}'')</small>
| {{lang-ar|قطر — دولة قطر}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Qatar — Dawlat Qatar}}'')</small>
| [[Doha]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|الدوحة}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Ad Dawḩah}}'')</small>
| [[Doha]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|الدوحة}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Ad Dawḩah}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Russian Federation (orthographic projection) - Crimea disputed.svg|150px]]
| [[File:Russian Federation (orthographic projection) - Crimea disputed.svg|150px]]
| [[Russia]]{{Cref2|a}}<br><br>Russian Federation
| [[Russia]]{{Cref2|a}}<br><br>Russian Federation
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-ru|Росси́я — Российская Федерация}} <small>(''{{Transl|ru|Rossija — Rossijskaja Federacija}}'')</small>
| {{lang-ru|Росси́я — Российская Федерация}} <small>(''{{Transl|ru|Rossija — Rossijskaja Federacija}}'')</small>
| [[Moscow]]<br><br>{{lang-ru|Москва}} <small>(''{{Transl|ru|Moskva}}'')</small>
| [[Moscow]]<br><br>{{lang-ru|Москва}} <small>(''{{Transl|ru|Moskva}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Saudi Arabia (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Saudi Arabia (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Saudi Arabia]]<br><br>Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
| [[Saudi Arabia]]<br><br>Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-ar|السعودية — المملكة العربية السعودية}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|As Su‘ūdīya — Al Mamlakah al ‘Arabīyah as Su‘ūdīyah}}'')</small>
| {{lang-ar|السعودية — المملكة العربية السعودية}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|As Su‘ūdīya — Al Mamlakah al ‘Arabīyah as Su‘ūdīyah}}'')</small>
| [[Riyadh]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|الرياض}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Ar Riyāḑ}}'')</small>
| [[Riyadh]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|الرياض}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Ar Riyāḑ}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Singapore_in_its_region_(zoom).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Singapore_in_its_region_(zoom).svg|150px]]
| [[Singapore]]<br><br>Republic of Singapore
| [[Singapore]]<br><br>Republic of Singapore
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{zh|新加坡 — 新加坡共和国}} <small>''({{transl|sh|Xīnjiāpō — Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó}})''</small><br><br>{{lang-en|Singapore — Republic of Singapore}}<br><br>{{lang-ms|Singapura — Republik Singapura}}<br><br>{{lang-ta|சிங்கப்பூர் — சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு}} <small>(''{{transl|ta|Chiṅkappūr — Chiṅkappūr Kuṭiyarachu}}'')</small>
| {{zh|新加坡 — 新加坡共和国}} <small>''({{transl|sh|Xīnjiāpō — Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó}})''</small><br><br>{{lang-en|Singapore — Republic of Singapore}}<br><br>{{lang-ms|Singapura — Republik Singapura}}<br><br>{{lang-ta|சிங்கப்பூர் — சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு}} <small>(''{{transl|ta|Chiṅkappūr — Chiṅkappūr Kuṭiyarachu}}'')</small>
| [[Downtown Core|Singapore]]<br><br>{{zh|新加坡}} <small>''({{transl|sh|Xīnjiāpō}})''</small><br><br>{{lang-en|Singapore}}<br><br>{{lang-ms|Singapura}}<br><br>{{lang-ta|சிங்கப்பூர்}} <small>(''{{transl|ta|Chiṅkappūr}}'')</small>
| [[Downtown Core|Singapore]]<br><br>{{zh|新加坡}} <small>''({{transl|sh|Xīnjiāpō}})''</small><br><br>{{lang-en|Singapore}}<br><br>{{lang-ms|Singapura}}<br><br>{{lang-ta|சிங்கப்பூர்}} <small>(''{{transl|ta|Chiṅkappūr}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Sri Lanka (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Sri Lanka (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Sri Lanka]]<br><br>Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
| [[Sri Lanka]]<br><br>Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-si|ශ්‍රී ලංකාව — ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය}} <small>(''{{transl|si|Shrī Laṁkā — Shrī Laṁkā Prajātāntrika Samājavādī Janarajaya}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-ta|இலங்கை — இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு}} <small>(''{{transl|ts|Ilaṅkai — Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Choṣhalichak Kuṭiyarachu}}'')</small>
| {{lang-si|ශ්‍රී ලංකාව — ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය}} <small>(''{{transl|si|Shrī Laṁkā — Shrī Laṁkā Prajātāntrika Samājavādī Janarajaya}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-ta|இலங்கை — இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு}} <small>(''{{transl|ts|Ilaṅkai — Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Choṣhalichak Kuṭiyarachu}}'')</small>
| [[Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte]]<br><br>{{lang-si|ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ}} <small>(''{{transl|si|Shrī Jayavardhanapura Koṭṭe}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-ta|ஶ்ரீ ஜெயவர்த்தனபுர கோட்டை}} <small>(''{{transl|ta|Shrī Jĕyavarttaṉapura Koṭṭai}}'')</small>
| [[Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte]]<br><br>{{lang-si|ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ}} <small>(''{{transl|si|Shrī Jayavardhanapura Koṭṭe}}'')</small><br><br>{{lang-ta|ஶ்ரீ ஜெயவர்த்தனபுர கோட்டை}} <small>(''{{transl|ta|Shrī Jĕyavarttaṉapura Koṭṭai}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Syria (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Syria (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Syria]]<br><br>Syrian Arab Republic
| [[Syria]]<br><br>Syrian Arab Republic
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-ar|سورية / سوريا — الجمهورية العربية السورية}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Sūrīyah / Sūriyā — Al Jumhūrīyah al ‘Arabīyah as Sūrīyah}}'')</small>
| {{lang-ar|سورية / سوريا — الجمهورية العربية السورية}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Sūrīyah / Sūriyā — Al Jumhūrīyah al ‘Arabīyah as Sūrīyah}}'')</small>
| [[Damascus]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|دمشق}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Dimashq}}'')</small>
| [[Damascus]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|دمشق}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Dimashq}}'')</small>
| 22,530,746
| 22,530,746
| {{sort|00185180|{{convert|185180|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}}
| {{sort|00185180|{{convert|185180|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}}
|-
|[[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|centre|100px|border|link=Flag of the Republic of China|alt=Flag of Taiwan]]
|[[File:Taiwan on the globe (Southeast Asia centered).svg|150px]]
|[[Taiwan]]<br><br>Republic of China<ref name="Europa"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gio.gov.tw/ |title=Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan) |publisher=Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan) |accessdate=10 August 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050403211555/http://www.gio.gov.tw/ |archivedate=3 April 2005 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|Claimed as part of the People's Republic of China. Officially recognized as sovereign by {{Numrec|ROC||UN member states}} and the [[Holy See]], which deem it to be the rightful government of all of China. In addition, Taiwan maintains unofficial relations with most other countries and is de facto recognized by most sovereign states. See [[Political status of Taiwan]] for more information about the situation.
|[[Traditional Chinese character|Traditional Chinese]]: 臺灣/台灣 — 中華民國 <small>(''{{transl|zh|Táiwān—Zhōnghuá Mínguó}}'')</small>
|[[Taipei]]<ref name="Europa"/><ref name="Capital"/><br><br>[[Traditional Chinese character|Traditional Chinese]]: 臺北/台北 (Táiběi)
| 23,071,779<ref name="Population"/>
| {{convert|35980|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="Area"/>
|-
|-
| [[File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg|centre|100px|border|link=Flag of Tajikistan|alt=Flag of Tajikistan]]
| [[File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg|centre|100px|border|link=Flag of Tajikistan|alt=Flag of Tajikistan]]
| [[File:Tajikistan (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Tajikistan (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Tajikistan]]<br><br>Republic of Tajikistan
| [[Tajikistan]]<br><br>Republic of Tajikistan
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-tg|Тоҷикистон — Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон}} <small>(''{{transl|tg|Tojikiston — Jumhurii Tojikiston}}'')</small>
| {{lang-tg|Тоҷикистон — Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон}} <small>(''{{transl|tg|Tojikiston — Jumhurii Tojikiston}}'')</small>
| [[Dushanbe]]<br><br>{{lang-tg|Душанбе}} <small>(''{{transl|tg|Dushanbe}}'')</small>
| [[Dushanbe]]<br><br>{{lang-tg|Душанбе}} <small>(''{{transl|tg|Dushanbe}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Thailand (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Thailand (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Thailand]]<br><br>Kingdom of Thailand
| [[Thailand]]<br><br>Kingdom of Thailand
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-th|ประเทศไทย — ราชอาณาจักรไทย}} <small>(''{{transl|th|Prathet Thai — Ratcha Anachak Thai}}'')</small>
| {{lang-th|ประเทศไทย — ราชอาณาจักรไทย}} <small>(''{{transl|th|Prathet Thai — Ratcha Anachak Thai}}'')</small>
| [[Bangkok]]<br><br>{{lang-th|กรุงเทพฯ}} <small>(''{{transl|th|Krung Thep}}'')</small>
| [[Bangkok]]<br><br>{{lang-th|กรุงเทพฯ}} <small>(''{{transl|th|Krung Thep}}'')</small>
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| [[East Timor|Timor-Leste/East Timor]]{{Cref2|a}}<br><br>Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
| [[East Timor|Timor-Leste/East Timor]]{{Cref2|a}}<br><br>Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
| {{lang-pt|Timor-Leste — República Democrática de Timor-Leste}}<br><br>[[Tetum]]: ''Timor Lorosa'e — Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e''
| {{lang-pt|Timor-Leste — República Democrática de Timor-Leste}}<br><br>[[Tetum]]: ''Timor Lorosa'e — Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e''
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| [[Dili]]<br><br>{{lang-pt|Dili}}<br>[[Tetum]]: ''Dili''
| [[Dili]]<br><br>{{lang-pt|Dili}}<br>[[Tetum]]: ''Dili''
| 1,143,667
| 1,143,667
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| [[File:Turkey (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Turkey (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[Turkey]]{{Cref2|a}}<br><br>Republic of Turkey
| [[Turkey]]{{Cref2|a}}<br><br>Republic of Turkey
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-tr|Türkiye — Türkiye Cumhuriyeti}}
| {{lang-tr|Türkiye — Türkiye Cumhuriyeti}}
| [[Ankara]]<br><br>{{lang-tr|Ankara}}
| [[Ankara]]<br><br>{{lang-tr|Ankara}}
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| [[File:Turkmenistan_on_the_globe_(Eurasia_centered).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Turkmenistan_on_the_globe_(Eurasia_centered).svg|150px]]
| [[Turkmenistan]]
| [[Turkmenistan]]
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-tk|Türkmenistan}}
| {{lang-tk|Türkmenistan}}
| [[Ashgabat]]<br><br>{{lang-tk|Aşgabat}}
| [[Ashgabat]]<br><br>{{lang-tk|Aşgabat}}
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| [[File:United Arab Emirates (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[File:United Arab Emirates (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[United Arab Emirates]]
| [[United Arab Emirates]]
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-ar|اﻹﻣﺎرات — دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Al Imārāt — Al Imārāt al ‘Arabīyah al Muttaḩidah}}'')</small>
| {{lang-ar|اﻹﻣﺎرات — دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Al Imārāt — Al Imārāt al ‘Arabīyah al Muttaḩidah}}'')</small>
| [[Abu Dhabi]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|أبوظبي}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Abu Dhabi}}'')</small>
| [[Abu Dhabi]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|أبوظبي}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Abu Dhabi}}'')</small>
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| [[File:Узбекистан на глобусе.svg|150px]]
| [[File:Узбекистан на глобусе.svg|150px]]
| [[Uzbekistan]]<br><br>Republic of Uzbekistan
| [[Uzbekistan]]<br><br>Republic of Uzbekistan
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-uz|O‘zbekiston — O‘zbekiston Respublikasi}}
| {{lang-uz|O‘zbekiston — O‘zbekiston Respublikasi}}
| [[Tashkent]]<br><br>{{lang-uz|Toshkent}}
| [[Tashkent]]<br><br>{{lang-uz|Toshkent}}
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| [[File:Location Vietnam ASEAN.svg|150px]]
| [[File:Location Vietnam ASEAN.svg|150px]]
| [[Vietnam]] / Viet Nam<br><br>Socialist Republic of Vietnam
| [[Vietnam]] / Viet Nam<br><br>Socialist Republic of Vietnam
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-vi|Việt Nam — Cộng Hòa Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa Việt Nam}}
| {{lang-vi|Việt Nam — Cộng Hòa Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa Việt Nam}}
| [[Hanoi]]<br><br>{{lang-vi|Hà Nội}}
| [[Hanoi]]<br><br>{{lang-vi|Hà Nội}}
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| [[File:Yemen_on_the_globe_(Yemen_centered).svg|150px]]
| [[File:Yemen_on_the_globe_(Yemen_centered).svg|150px]]
| [[Yemen]]<br><br>Republic of Yemen
| [[Yemen]]<br><br>Republic of Yemen
| Generally recognized sovereign state
| {{lang-ar|اليمن — الجمهورية اليمنية}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Al Yaman — Al Jumhūrīyah al Yamanīyah}}'')</small>
| {{lang-ar|اليمن — الجمهورية اليمنية}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Al Yaman — Al Jumhūrīyah al Yamanīyah}}'')</small>
| [[Sana'a]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|صنعاء}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Şan‘ā’}}'')</small>
| [[Sana'a]]<br><br>{{lang-ar|صنعاء}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Şan‘ā’}}'')</small>
| 25,956,000
| 25,956,000
| {{sort|00527968|{{convert|527968|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}}
| {{sort|00527968|{{convert|527968|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}}
|-
|}
|}


===States with limited, but substantial, international recognition===
In this list, Palestine is a state with substantial international recognition and UN observer-state status but without practical control over tangible territory, while Taiwan is a de facto state with full practical sovereignty over its territory and unofficial ties with most of the international community but not widely recognized ''de jure''. Although a founding member of the United Nations as the Republic of China, since 1971 Taiwan is no longer recognized by the United Nations.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! class="unsortable" | Flag
! class="unsortable" | Map
! English short and formal names
! Status
! Domestic short and formal names
! Capital
! Population
! Area
|-
| [[File:Flag of Palestine.svg|centre|100px|border|link=Flag of Palestine|alt=Flag of Palestine]]
| [[File:State of Palestine (orthographic projection).svg|150px]]
| [[State of Palestine|Palestine]]<br><br>State of Palestine
| Recognized by {{Numrec|Palestine||UN member states}}. (Not recognized by Israel and 55 other UN member states, including most major industrialized countries.) See [[International recognition of the State of Palestine]]. One of two [[United Nations General Assembly observers|United Nations non-member observer states]]
| {{lang-ar|فلسطين}} <small>(''{{transl|ar|Filasṭīn}}'')</small>
| [[Jerusalem]] (declared)<br>{{lang-ar|القدس}}<br><small>(''{{transl|ar|Al-Quds}}'')</small><br><br>[[Ramallah]] (de facto)<br>{{lang-ar|رام الله
}} <br><small>(''{{transl|ar|Rāmāllah}}'')</small>
|4,550,000
| {{sort|004550000|{{convert|6220|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}}
|-
|[[File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg|centre|100px|border|link=Flag of the Republic of China|alt=Flag of Taiwan]]
|[[File:Taiwan on the globe (Southeast Asia centered).svg|150px]]
|[[Taiwan]]<br><br>Republic of China<ref name="Europa"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gio.gov.tw/ |title=Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan) |publisher=Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan) |accessdate=10 August 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050403211555/http://www.gio.gov.tw/ |archivedate=3 April 2005 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|Claimed as part of the People's Republic of China. Officially recognized as sovereign by {{Numrec|ROC||UN member states}} and the [[Holy See]], which deem it to be the rightful government of all of China. In addition, Taiwan maintains unofficial relations with most other countries and is de facto recognized by most sovereign states. See [[Political status of Taiwan]] for more information about the situation.
|[[Traditional Chinese character|Traditional Chinese]]: 臺灣/台灣 — 中華民國 <small>(''{{transl|zh|Táiwān—Zhōnghuá Mínguó}}'')</small>
|[[Taipei]]<ref name="Europa"/><ref name="Capital"/><br><br>[[Traditional Chinese character|Traditional Chinese]]: 臺北/台北 (Táiběi)
| 23,071,779<ref name="Population"/>
| {{convert|35980|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="Area"/>
|}


===De facto states with little or no international recognition===
===De facto states with little or no international recognition===

Revision as of 16:55, 18 September 2019

This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia. It includes fully recognized states, states with limited, but substantial, international recognition, de facto states with little or no international recognition, and dependencies of both Asian and non-Asian states. In particular, it lists 49 generally recognized sovereign states (all of which are members of the United Nations), two states with substantial, but not general, international recognition (of which one is a UN observer state), four largely unrecognized de facto states, and six dependent territories and other territories.

The 49 generally recognized sovereign states listed herein include two countries that generally are classified as European or African nations but with portions of their territory being in Asia, while the two states with substantial, but not general, recognition are both fully encompassed in Asia. While most of Russia's area is in Asia, it generally is classified as a European country because its capital (Moscow) and most of its population is in Europe. In addition, while Egypt extends into Asia through the Sinai Peninsula, it generally is considered an African country because most of its population and geographic area is in Africa.

Geographical boundaries of Asia

The divisions between Asia and Europe occur at the Ural Mountains, Ural River, and Caspian Sea in the east, the Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea, Bosporus Sea of Marmara, Dardanelles and the Aegean Sea in the south. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey all have territory in both Asia and Europe. Armenia and Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia but are socio-politically European countries and members of the Council of Europe, with Cyprus also being a member of the European Union.[citation needed]

The division between Asia and Africa is usually considered to be the Suez Canal, placing the Sinai peninsula (which is part of Egypt) in Asia, and therefore Egypt, an African country, also may be included as a country in Asia.

The division between Asia and Australasia (Oceania) is disputed, and placed somewhere between Java and New Guinea. Indonesia spans both areas, but is considered to be Asian. East Timor is sometimes considered to be part of Australasia, but due to it being surrounded by Indonesia and its once being part of Indonesia, it is considered Asian. Papua New Guinea is occasionally considered Asian by virtue of neighboring Indonesia, but this is rare, and it is generally accepted to be part of Australasia. The division between Asia and North America is considered to be the Bering Strait. Some of the Aleutian Islands may be considered as Asian. [citation needed]

Sovereign states

Further information: Sovereign state

A sovereign state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a population for whom it makes decisions in the national interest.[1] According to the Montevideo convention, a state must have a permanent population, a defined territory, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other states. It is also important to note that these states were categorized accordingly independent of our endorsement or opposition to their statehood and is based solely on their de facto and de jure statuses[2]

Generally recognized sovereign states

There are 49 Asian states or states with substantial territory in Asia in this list. All are members of the United Nations.[3]

Flag Map English short and formal names
[4][5][6] 		Domestic short and formal names[4][5] Capital
[6][7][8] 		Population[a][b]
[9] 		Area[a][b]
[10]
Flag of Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 		Dari: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان — افغانستان (Afghānestān — Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Afghānestān)

Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت — افغانستان (Afghān̄istān — Afghānistān Islāmī Jumhūrīyat) 		Kabul

Dari: کابل (Kābul)

Pashto: کابل (Kābul) 		26,556,800 652,230 km2 (251,827 sq mi)
Flag of Armenia
Armenia

Republic of Armenia 		Armenian: Հայաստան — Հայաստանի Հանրապետությու (Hayastan — Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun) Yerevan

Armenian: Երևան (Yerevan) 		2,970,495 29,743 km2 (11,484 sq mi)
Flag of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan[a][b]

Republic of Azerbaijan 		Azerbaijani: Azǝrbaycan — Azǝrbaycan Respublikası Baku

Azerbaijani: Bakı 		9,593,000 86,600 km2 (33,436 sq mi)
Flag of Bahrain
 Bahrain

Kingdom of Bahrain 		Arabic: مملكة البحرين — البحرين (Al Baḩrayn — Mamlakat al Baḩrayn) Manama

Arabic: المنامة (Al Manāmah) 		1,316,500 760 km2 (293 sq mi)
Flag of Bangladesh
 Bangladesh

People's Republic of Bangladesh 		Bengali: বাংলাদেশ — গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ (Bānglādesh — Gaṇaprajātantrī Bānglādesh) Dhaka

Bengali: ঢাকা (Ḍhākā) 		161,083,804 147,570 km2 (56,977 sq mi)
Flag of Bhutan
 Bhutan

Kingdom of Bhutan 		Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ་ — འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་ (Druk Yul — Druk Gyalkhapb) Thimphu

Dzongkha: ཐིམ་ཕུ (Thimphu) 		716,896 38,394 km2 (14,824 sq mi)
Flag of Brunei
 Brunei

Brunei Darussalam

Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace 		English: Brunei Darussalam

Malay: Brunei — Negara Brunei Darussalam 		Bandar Seri Begawan

English: Bandar Seri Begawan

Malay: Bandar Seri Begawan 		408,786 5,765 km2 (2,226 sq mi)
Flag of Cambodia
 Cambodia

Kingdom of Cambodia 		Khmer: កម្ពុជា — ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា (Kâmpŭchéa — Preăhréachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchéa) Phnom Penh

Khmer: ភ្នំពេញ (Phnum Pénh) 		14,952,665 181,035 km2 (69,898 sq mi)
Flag of China
 China[b]

People's Republic of China 		Chinese: 中国 — 中华人民共和国 (Zhōngguó — Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó) Beijing

Chinese: 北京 (Běijīng) 		1,343,239,923 9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)
Flag of Cyprus
 Cyprus[b]

Republic of Cyprus 		Greek: Κύπρος — Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Kýpros — Kypriakí Dimokratía)

Turkish: Kıbrıs — Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti 		Nicosia

Greek: Λευκωσία (Lefkosia)

Turkish: Lefkoşa 		1,138,071 9,251 km2 (3,572 sq mi)
Egypt

Arab Republic of Egypt[n 1] 		Arabic: مصر — جمهورية مصر العربية (Miṣr—Jumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyya) Cairo

Arabic: القاهرة (al-Qāhirah) 		90,850,000 1,001,449 km2 (386,662 sq mi)
Flag of Georgia
 Georgia[a][b] Georgian: საქართველო (Sak'art'velo) Tbilisi / T'bilisi

Georgian: თბილისი (T'bilisi) 		4,570,934 69,700 km2 (26,911 sq mi)
Flag of India
 India

Republic of India 		Hindi: भारत - भारत गणराज्य (Bhārat — Bhārat Gaṇarajya)

Bengali: ভারত — ভারতীয় প্রজাতন্ত্র (Bhārat — Bhāratiya Prajātantra) 		New Delhi

Hindi: नई दिल्ली (Naī Dillī)

Bengali: নয়া দিল্লি (Nayā Dilli) 		1,205,073,612 3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi)
Flag of Indonesia
 Indonesia[a]

Republic of Indonesia 		Indonesian: Indonesia — Republik Indonesia Jakarta

Indonesian: Jakarta 		248,645,008 1,904,569 km2 (735,358 sq mi)
Flag of Iran
 Iran

Islamic Republic of Iran 		Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ایران — ایران (Īrān — Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān) Tehran

Persian: تهران (Tehrān) 		78,868,711 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi)
Flag of Iraq
 Iraq

Republic of Iraq 		Arabic: العراق — جمهورية العراق (Al ‘Irāq — Jumhūrīyat al ‘Irāq) Baghdad

Arabic: بغداد (Baghdād) 		36,004,552 438,317 km2 (169,235 sq mi)
Flag of Israel
 Israel

State of Israel 		Hebrew: יִשְרָאֵל — מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisra'el — Medinat Yisra'el)

Arabic: إسرائيل — دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل (Isrā'īl — Dawlat Isrā'īl) 		Jerusalem (Claimed and de facto)[c]

Hebrew: ירושלים (Yerushalayim) 		7,590,758 20,770 km2 (8,019 sq mi)
Flag of Japan
 Japan Japanese: 日本 — 日本国 (Nihon / Nippon — Nihon-koku / Nippon-koku) Tokyo

Japanese: 東京 (Tōkyō) 		127,368,088 377,915 km2 (145,914 sq mi)
Flag of Jordan
 Jordan

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 		Arabic: اﻷرُدن — المملكة الأردنية الهاشميه (Al Urdun — Al Mamlakah al Urdunīyah al Hāshimīyah) Amman

Arabic: عمان (Ammān) 		6,508,887 89,342 km2 (34,495 sq mi)
Flag of Kazakhstan
 Kazakhstan[a]

Republic of Kazakhstan 		Kazakh: Қазақстан — Қазақстан Республикасы (Qazaqstan — Qazaqstan Respýblıkasy)

Russian: Казахстан — Республика Казахстан (Kazahstan — Respublika Kazahstan) 		Nur-Sultan

Kazakh: Нұр-Сұлтан

Russian: Нур-Султан (Nur-Sultan) 		17,522,010 2,724,900 km2 (1,052,090 sq mi)
Flag of North Korea
 Korea, North

Democratic People's Republic of Korea 		Korean: 조선 — 조선민주주의인민공화국 (Chosŏn — Chosŏn-minjujuŭi-inmin-konghwaguk) Pyongyang

Korean: 평양 (Phyŏngyang) 		24,589,122 120,538 km2 (46,540 sq mi)
Flag of South Korea
 Korea, South

Republic of Korea 		Korean: 한국 — 대한민국 (Hanguk — Daehan Minguk) Seoul

Korean: 서울 (Seoul) 		51,446,201 99,720 km2 (38,502 sq mi)
Flag of Kuwait
 Kuwait

State of Kuwait 		Arabic: دولة الكويت — اﻟﻜﻮﻳت (Al Kuwayt — Dawlat al Kuwayt) Kuwait City

Arabic: الكويت (Al Kuwayt) 		3,268,431 17,818 km2 (6,880 sq mi)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan
 Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz Republic 		Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан — Кыргыз Республикасы (Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyz Respublikasy)

Russian: Кыргызстан — Кыргызская Республика (Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzskaja Respublika) 		Bishkek

Kyrgyz: Бишкек (Bishkek)

Russian: Бишкек (Biškek) 		5,496,737 199,951 km2 (77,202 sq mi)
Flag of Laos
 Laos

Lao People's Democratic Republic 		Lao: ປະເທດລາວ — ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ (PathetLao — Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao) Vientiane

Lao: ວຽງຈັນ (Viangchan) 		6,586,266 236,800 km2 (91,429 sq mi)
Flag of Lebanon
 Lebanon

Lebanese Republic 		Arabic: لبنان — الجمهورية اللبنانية (Lubnān — Al Jumhūrīyah al Lubnānīyah) Beirut

Arabic: بيروت (Bayrūt) 		4,140,289 10,400 km2 (4,015 sq mi)
Flag of Malaysia
 Malaysia Malaysian: Persekutuan Malaysia Kuala Lumpur[d]

Malay: Kuala Lumpur 		30,527,000 329,847 km2 (127,355 sq mi)
Flag of the Maldives
 Maldives

Republic of Maldives 		Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ — ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ (Dhivehi Raajje — Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa) Malé / Male'

Dhivehi: މާލެ (Maale) 		394,451 298 km2 (115 sq mi)
Flag of Mongolia
 Mongolia Mongolian: Монгол — Монгол улс (Mongol — Mongol uls) Ulaanbaatar

Mongolian: Улаанбаатар (Ulaanbaatar) 		3,179,997 1,564,116 km2 (603,909 sq mi)
Flag of Myanmar
 Myanmar

Republic of the Union of Myanmar 		Burmese: မြန်မာ — ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်‌ (Myanma — Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw) Nay Pyi Taw

Burmese: နေပြည်တော် (Nay Pyi Taw) 		54,584,650 676,578 km2 (261,228 sq mi)
Flag of Nepal
 Nepal

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal 		Nepali: सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल (Nepāl — Saṁghīya Loktāntrik Ganạ tantra Nepāl) Kathmandu

Nepali: काठमाडौं (Kāṭhmāḍauṁ) 		29,890,686 147,181 km2 (56,827 sq mi)
Flag of Oman
 Oman

Sultanate of Oman 		Arabic: عُمان — سلطنة عُمان (‘Umān — Salţanat ‘Umān) Muscat

Arabic: مسقط (Masqaţ) 		3,090,150 309,500 km2 (119,499 sq mi)
Flag of Pakistan
 Pakistan

Islamic Republic of Pakistan 		English: Pakistan — Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Urdu: پَاکِسْتَان — اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان (Pākistān —Islāmī Jamhuriyah-e-Pākistān) 		Islamabad

English: Islamabad

Urdu: اسلام آباد (Islāmābād) 		210,443,000 796,095 km2 (307,374 sq mi)
Flag of the Philippines
 Philippines

Republic of the Philippines 		English: Philippines — Republic of the Philippines

Filipino: Pilipinas — Republika ng Pilipinas 		Manila

English: Manila

Filipino: Maynila 		100,981,437[11] 343,448 km2 (132,606 sq mi)
Flag of Qatar
 Qatar

State of Qatar 		Arabic: قطر — دولة قطر (Qatar — Dawlat Qatar) Doha

Arabic: الدوحة (Ad Dawḩah) 		2,334,029 11,586 km2 (4,473 sq mi)
Flag of Russia
 Russia[a]

Russian Federation 		Russian: Росси́я — Российская Федерация (Rossija — Rossijskaja Federacija) Moscow

Russian: Москва (Moskva) 		142,517,670 17,098,242 km2 (6,601,668 sq mi)
Flag of Saudi Arabia
 Saudi Arabia

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 		Arabic: السعودية — المملكة العربية السعودية (As Su‘ūdīya — Al Mamlakah al ‘Arabīyah as Su‘ūdīyah) Riyadh

Arabic: الرياض (Ar Riyāḑ) 		31,521,418 2,149,690 km2 (830,000 sq mi)
Flag of Singapore
 Singapore

Republic of Singapore 		Chinese: 新加坡 — 新加坡共和国 (Xīnjiāpō — Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó)

English: Singapore — Republic of Singapore

Malay: Singapura — Republik Singapura

Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் — சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு (Chiṅkappūr — Chiṅkappūr Kuṭiyarachu) 		Singapore

Chinese: 新加坡 (Xīnjiāpō)

English: Singapore

Malay: Singapura

Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் (Chiṅkappūr) 		5,353,494 697 km2 (269 sq mi)
Flag of Sri Lanka
 Sri Lanka

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 		Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාව — ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (Shrī Laṁkā — Shrī Laṁkā Prajātāntrika Samājavādī Janarajaya)

Tamil: இலங்கை — இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு (Ilaṅkai — Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Choṣhalichak Kuṭiyarachu) 		Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte

Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ (Shrī Jayavardhanapura Koṭṭe)

Tamil: ஶ்ரீ ஜெயவர்த்தனபுர கோட்டை (Shrī Jĕyavarttaṉapura Koṭṭai) 		21,481,334 65,610 km2 (25,332 sq mi)
Flag of Syria
 Syria

Syrian Arab Republic 		Arabic: سورية / سوريا — الجمهورية العربية السورية (Sūrīyah / Sūriyā — Al Jumhūrīyah al ‘Arabīyah as Sūrīyah) Damascus

Arabic: دمشق (Dimashq) 		22,530,746 185,180 km2 (71,498 sq mi)
Flag of Tajikistan
 Tajikistan

Republic of Tajikistan 		Tajik: Тоҷикистон — Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон (Tojikiston — Jumhurii Tojikiston) Dushanbe

Tajik: Душанбе (Dushanbe) 		7,768,385 143,100 km2 (55,251 sq mi)
Flag of Thailand
 Thailand

Kingdom of Thailand 		Thai: ประเทศไทย — ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Prathet Thai — Ratcha Anachak Thai) Bangkok

Thai: กรุงเทพฯ (Krung Thep) 		67,091,089 513,120 km2 (198,117 sq mi)
Flag of Timor-Leste
 Timor-Leste/East Timor[a]

Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste 		Portuguese: Timor-Leste — República Democrática de Timor-Leste

Tetum: Timor Lorosa'e — Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e 		Dili

Portuguese: Dili
Tetum: Dili 		1,143,667 14,874 km2 (5,743 sq mi)
Flag of Turkey
 Turkey[a]

Republic of Turkey 		Turkish: Türkiye — Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Ankara

Turkish: Ankara 		79,749,461 783,562 km2 (302,535 sq mi)
Flag of Turkmenistan
 Turkmenistan Turkmen: Türkmenistan Ashgabat

Turkmen: Aşgabat 		5,054,828 488,100 km2 (188,456 sq mi)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates
 United Arab Emirates Arabic: اﻹﻣﺎرات — دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Al Imārāt — Al Imārāt al ‘Arabīyah al Muttaḩidah) Abu Dhabi

Arabic: أبوظبي (Abu Dhabi) 		9,577,000 83,600 km2 (32,278 sq mi)
Flag of Uzbekistan
 Uzbekistan

Republic of Uzbekistan 		Uzbek: O‘zbekiston — O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Tashkent

Uzbek: Toshkent 		30,492,800 447,400 km2 (172,742 sq mi)
Flag of Vietnam
 Vietnam / Viet Nam

Socialist Republic of Vietnam 		Vietnamese: Việt Nam — Cộng Hòa Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa Việt Nam Hanoi

Vietnamese: Hà Nội 		91,519,289 332,698 km2 (128,455 sq mi)
Flag of Yemen
 Yemen

Republic of Yemen 		Arabic: اليمن — الجمهورية اليمنية (Al Yaman — Al Jumhūrīyah al Yamanīyah) Sana'a

Arabic: صنعاء (Şan‘ā’) 		25,956,000 527,968 km2 (203,850 sq mi)

States with limited, but substantial, international recognition

In this list, Palestine is a state with substantial international recognition and UN observer-state status but without practical control over tangible territory, while Taiwan is a de facto state with full practical sovereignty over its territory and unofficial ties with most of the international community but not widely recognized de jure. Although a founding member of the United Nations as the Republic of China, since 1971 Taiwan is no longer recognized by the United Nations.

Flag Map English short and formal names Status Domestic short and formal names Capital Population Area
Flag of Palestine
 Palestine

State of Palestine 		Recognized by 140 UN member states. (Not recognized by Israel and 55 other UN member states, including most major industrialized countries.) See International recognition of the State of Palestine. One of two United Nations non-member observer states Arabic: فلسطين (Filasṭīn) Jerusalem (declared)
Arabic: القدس
(Al-Quds)

Ramallah (de facto)
Arabic: رام الله
(Rāmāllah) 		4,550,000 6,220 km2 (2,402 sq mi)
Flag of Taiwan
 Taiwan

Republic of China[6][12] 		Claimed as part of the People's Republic of China. Officially recognized as sovereign by 11 UN member states and the Holy See, which deem it to be the rightful government of all of China. In addition, Taiwan maintains unofficial relations with most other countries and is de facto recognized by most sovereign states. See Political status of Taiwan for more information about the situation. Traditional Chinese: 臺灣/台灣 — 中華民國 (Táiwān—Zhōnghuá Mínguó) Taipei[6][7]

Traditional Chinese: 臺北/台北 (Táiběi) 		23,071,779[9] 35,980 km2 (13,892 sq mi)[10]

De facto states with little or no international recognition

Further information: List of states with limited recognition

The four de facto states on this list have little or no international recognition and are not members of the United Nations. All are defined as states by the declarative theory.

Flag Map English short and formal names Status Domestic short and formal names Capital Population Area
Flag of Abkhazia
 Abkhazia

Republic of Abkhazia[13] 		Claimed as an autonomous republic of Georgia.[14] Recognised by five UN states.[15] Abkhaz: Аҧсуа (Apswa)[13] Sukhumi / Sukhum[13]

Abkhaz: Аҟəа (Akwa)[citation needed] 		250,000[16] 8,660 km2 (3,344 sq mi)[14]
Flag of Nagorno-Karabakh
 Artsakh

Republic of Artsakh[17] 		Claimed as part of Azerbaijan.[18] Recognised only by three non-UN states.[citation needed] Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ — Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ Հանրապետություն[citation needed] (Lernayin Gharabaghi — Lernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetut’yun)[17] Stepanakert[17]

Armenian: Ստեփանակերտ (Stepanakert) 		141,400[19] 7,000 km2 (2,703 sq mi)[20]
Flag of Northern Cyprus
 Northern Cyprus

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus[21] 		Claimed as part of the Republic of Cyprus. Recognised only by Turkey.[21] Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs — Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti[22] North Nicosia

Turkish: Lefkoşa[23] 		285,356[24] 3,355 km2 (1,295 sq mi)[10]
Flag of South Ossetia
 South Ossetia

Republic of South Ossetia 		Claimed as part of Georgia.[25] Recognised by five UN states. Ossetian: Хуссар Ирыстон — Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстон (Khussar Iryston — Respublikæ Khussar Iryston)

Russian: Южная Осетия — Республика Южная Осетия (Yuzhnaya Osetiya — Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya) 		Tskhinvali[25]

Ossetian: Цхинвал or Чъреба (Chreba)[citation needed] 		70,000[25] 3,900 km2 (1,506 sq mi)[26]

Dependent territories and other territories

Further information: Dependent territory

The four entities in this list are controlled by a state of which they are not considered to be a part.

Flag Map English short and formal names Status[27] Domestic short and formal names Capital Population Area[10]
Flag of the United Kingdom, as used in Akrotiri and Dhekelia
 Akrotiri and Dhekelia

The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia 		British overseas territory English: Akrotiri and Dhekelia — Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Episkopi Cantonment

English: Episkopi Cantonment[7] 		15,700[9][e] 254 km2 (98 sq mi)
Flag of the United Kingdom, as used in the British Indian Ocean Territory
 British Indian Ocean Territory[4][6] British overseas territory English: British Indian Ocean Territory Camp Justice 4,000[28][f] 54,400 km2 (21,004 sq mi)
Flag of Christmas Island
 Christmas Island

Territory of Christmas Island[4] 		Territory of Australia English: Christmas Island — Territory of Christmas Island Flying Fish Cove[6] / The Settlement[7] 1,843[29] 135 km2 (52 sq mi)
Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands[4] 		Territory of Australia English: Cocos (Keeling) Islands — Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands West Island[7] / Bantam[6] 544[29] 14 km2 (5 sq mi)

Special areas of internal sovereignty

The two entities are integral areas of their controlling state, but have a political status that was decided through an international agreement.

Flag Map English short and formal names Status[27] Domestic short and formal names Capital Population Area[10]
Flag of Hong Kong
 Hong Kong

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China[6] 		Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China Chinese: 香港 — 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區

English: Hong Kong — Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China 		Hong Kong[6] 7,122,508[9] 1,104 km2 (426 sq mi)
Flag of Macau
 Macau / Macao

Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China[30] 		Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China Chinese: 澳門 — 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區

Portuguese: Macau — Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China 		Macau / Macao[6] 573,003[9] 28.2 km2 (10.9 sq mi)

See also

Notes

  1. ^
    Area and population figures given are for the whole state, including areas located outside of Asia. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey all contain territory in Europe. The border between Asia and Oceania is not clearly defined, and Indonesia and East Timor are sometimes placed in Oceania.
  2. ^ a b c d
    The area and population of states with separatist regions includes that of the separatist regions.
  3. ^
    Jerusalem was declared the capital of Israel in 1950.[31] The 1980 Jerusalem Law states that "Jerusalem, complete and united, is the capital of Israel", and the city serves as the seat of the government, home to the President's residence, government offices, supreme court, and parliament.[32] United Nations Security Council Resolution 478 declared the Jerusalem Law "null and void" and called on member states to withdraw their diplomatic missions from Jerusalem.[33] Foreign countries maintain their embassies in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities.[34]
  4. ^
    Although Kuala Lumpur is the official capital of Malaysia, Putrajaya is the seat of government.[35]
  5. ^
    Akrotiri and Dhekelia are British military bases, with the population including 8,000 United Kingdom personnel and dependents.[36]
  6. ^
    Although the islands have no remaining indigenous inhabitants, a military base shared between the United Kingdom and the United States is located on the island of Diego Garcia, with a staff of 4,000 people.[28]
  7. ^
    Represents total land area. Including claimed ocean area, total area 54,400 km2 (21,004 sq mi).
  1. ^ Although the majority of Egypt is in Africa, it could be argued that the Sinai Peninsula is geographically a part of Asia.

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