List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia
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This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia. It includes both fully recognized states, states with limited recognition, and dependent territories of both Asian and non-asian states.
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 with its outlets, Bosporus and Dardanelles in the south. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkey are considered part of both Europe and Asia. Armenia and Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia, but are sociopolitically European countries. The division between Asia and Africa is usually considered to be the Suez Canal, placing the Sinai peninsula in Asia, and therefore Egypt may be included as an Asian state.
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 its 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 neighbouring 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.
Sovereign states
Recognized states
The states in this list are all members of the United Nations.
| Flag | Short name | Official name | Domestic name | Capital | Map |
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Afghanistan | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریتTemplate:Rom
Persian: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستانTemplate:Rom |
Kabul | 
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Armenia[1] | Republic of Armenia | Armenian: Հայաստանի ՀանրապետությունTemplate:Rom | Yerevan | 
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Azerbaijan[1] | Republic of Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası | Baku | 
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Bahrain | Kingdom of Bahrain | Arabic: مملكة البحرينTemplate:Rom | Manama | 
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Bangladesh | People's Republic of Bangladesh | Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ | Dhaka | 
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Bhutan | Kingdom of Bhutan | Dzongkha:  Template:Rom
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Thimphu | 
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Brunei | State of Brunei, Abode of Peace | Malay: بروني دارالسلامTemplate:Rom | Bandar Seri Begawan | 
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Cambodia | Kingdom of Cambodia | Khmer:  Template:Rom
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Phnom Penh | 
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China[2] | People's Republic of China | Simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国
Traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國Template:Rom |
Beijing | 
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Cyprus[1] | Republic of Cyprus | Greek: Κυπριακή ΔημοκρατίαTemplate:Rom
Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti |
Nicosia | 
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Georgia[1] | Georgian Republic | Georgian: საქართველოTemplate:Rom | Tbilisi | 
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India | Republic of India | Hindi: भारत गणराज्यTemplate:Rom | New Delhi | 
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Indonesia[3] | Republic of Indonesia | Indonesian: Republik Indonesia | Jakarta | 
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Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran | Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ايرانTemplate:Rom | Tehran | 
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Iraq | Republic of Iraq | Arabic: جمهورية العراقTemplate:Rom
Kurdish: كۆماری عێراقTemplate:Rom |
Baghdad | 
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Israel | State of Israel | Hebrew: יִשְרָאֵלTemplate:Rom
Arabic: إسرائيلTemplate:Rom |
Jerusalem[4] | 
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Japan | Japan | Japanese: 日本国Template:Rom | Tokyo | 
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Jordan | The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | Arabic: المملكة الأردنية الهاشميهTemplate:Rom | Amman | 
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Kazakhstan[1] | Republic of Kazakhstan | Kazakh: Қазақстан РеспубликасыTemplate:Rom
Russian: Республика КазахстанTemplate:Rom |
Astana | 
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Korea, North | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국Template:Rom | Pyongyang | 
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Korea, South | Republic of Korea | Korean: 대한민국Template:Rom | Seoul | 
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Kuwait | State of Kuwait | Arabic: دولة الكويتTemplate:Rom | Kuwait City | 
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Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz Republic | Kyrgyz: Кыргыз РеспубликасыTemplate:Rom
Russian: Кыргызская РеспубликаTemplate:Rom |
Bishkek | 
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Laos | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Lao:ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວTemplate:Rom | Vientiane | 
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Lebanon | Lebanese Republic | Arabic: الجمهورية اللبنانيةTemplate:Rom
French: République libanaise |
Beirut | 
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Malaysia | Malaysia | Malay: مليسيا
Simplified Chinese:马来西亚 Traditional Chinese:馬來西亞 |
Kuala Lumpur | 
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Maldives | Republic of Maldives | Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމުހޫރިއްޔާTemplate:Rom | Malé | 
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Mongolia | Mongolia | Mongolian: Монгол улс,  Template:Rom
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Ulan Bator | 
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Myanmar (Burma) | Union of Myanmar | Burmese: Pyi-daung-zu Myan-ma Naing-ngan-daw | Naypyidaw | 
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Nepal | Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | Nepali: संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपालTemplate:Rom | Kathmandu | 
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Oman | Sultanate of Oman | Arabic: سلطنة عُمانTemplate:Rom | Muscat | 
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Pakistan | Islamic Republic of Pakistan | Urdu: اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستانTemplate:Rom | Islamabad | 
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Philippines | Republic of the Philippines | Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas | Manila | 
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Qatar | State of Qatar | Arabic: دولة قطرTemplate:Rom | Doha | 
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Russia[1] | Russian Federation | Russian: Российская ФедерацияTemplate:Rom | Moscow | 
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Saudi Arabia | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Arabic: المملكة العربية السعوديةTemplate:Rom | Riyadh | 
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Singapore | Republic of Singapore | Simplified Chinese: 新加坡共和国 | Singapore City | 
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Sri Lanka | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka | Sinhalese: ශ්රි ලංකා ප්රජාතාන්ත්රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය Tamil: இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு |
Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte | 
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Syria | Syrian Arab Republic | Arabic: جمهورية سوريا العربيةTemplate:Rom | Damascus | 
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Tajikistan | Republic of Tajikistan | Tajik: Ҷумҳурии ТоҷикистонTemplate:Rom | Dushanbe | 
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Thailand | Kingdom of Thailand | Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทยTemplate:Rom | Bangkok | 
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Timor-Leste[3][5] | Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | Tetum: Repúblika Demokrátika Timór Lorosa'e Portuguese: República Democrática de Timor-Leste |
Dili | 
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Turkey[1] | Republic of Turkey | Turkish: 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 المتحدةTemplate:Rom | Abu Dhabi | 
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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 اليمنيةTemplate:Rom | San‘a’ | 
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Partially recognized and unrecognized states
The states in this list have varied levels of recognition. None of them are members of the United Nations.
| Flag | Short name | Official name | Domestic name | Capital | Map |
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Abkhazia[1][6] | Republic of Abkhazia | Abkhaz: АҧсныTemplate:Rom
Georgian: აფხაზეთიTemplate:Rom Russian: АбхазияTemplate:Rom |
Sukhumi | 
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Nagorno-Karabakh[1][6] | Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ ՀանրապետությունTemplate:Rom | Stepanakert | 
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Northern Cyprus[1][6] | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti | Lefkoşa | 
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State of Palestine[6] | Palestine | Arabic: دولة فلسـطينTemplate:Rom | Jerusalem (claimed) Ramallah (de facto) |
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South Ossetia[1][6] | Republic of South Ossetia | Ossetic: Республикæ Хуссар ИрыстонTemplate:Rom
Georgian: სამხრეთ ოსეთის რესპუბლიკაTemplate:Rom Russian: Республика Южная ОсетияTemplate:Rom |
Tskhinvali | 
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Taiwan[7] | Republic of China | Traditional Chinese: 中華民國Template:Rom | Taipei | 
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Dependent territories and other territories
| Flag | Short name | Official name | Domestic name | Capital | Political situation | Location |
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Akrotiri and Dhekelia | The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | English: The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Episkopi | British overseas territory | 
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British Indian Ocean Territory | British Indian Ocean Territory | English: British Indian Ocean Territory | Diego Garcia | British overseas territory | 
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Christmas Island | Territory of Christmas Island | English: Territory of Christmas Island | Flying Fish Cove | External territory of Australia | 
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands | English: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands | West Island | External territory of Australia | 
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Hong Kong | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | Traditional Chinese: 香港特別行政區 | Hong Kong | Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | 
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Macau | Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | Chinese: 澳門特別行政區 | Macau | Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | 
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Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Some territory could be argued to be a part of Europe or Asia.
- ^ China is the short form name used internationally.
- ^ a b Some territory could be argued to be a part of Asia or Oceania.
- ^ 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. 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. The United Nations and all member nations maintain their embassies in other cities such as Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, and Herzliya (see the CIA Factbook and Map of Israel). The Palestinian Authority sees East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state.
- ^ Also known as East Timor.
- ^ a b c d e Not recognized by UN.
- ^ 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. It competes as Chinese Taipei in sporting events.