For a table of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia with geographical data such as area, population, and population density, see Asia: territories and regions.
Geologically, Asia is part of Eurasia and due to the Isthmus of Suez forms part of Afro-Eurasia.
Common and formal names | Membership within the UN System[a] | Sovereignty dispute[b] | Further information on status and recognition of sovereignty[d] |
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↓ UN member states and General Assembly observer states ↓ | |||
Abkhazia → See Abkhazia listing | |||
Afghanistan | UN member state | None | The de facto ruling government, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, has not been recognised by any state. The United Nations continues to recognise the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as the government of Afghanistan.[2][3] |
Armenia – Republic of Armenia | UN member state | Not recognised by Pakistan. | Armenia is not recognised by Pakistan due to the dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh.[4][5][6] |
Azerbaijan – Republic of Azerbaijan | UN member state | None | Azerbaijan contains one autonomous region, Nakhchivan.[e] |
Bahrain – Kingdom of Bahrain | UN member state | None | |
Bangladesh – People's Republic of Bangladesh | UN member state | None | |
Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan | UN member state | None | |
Brunei – Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace | UN member state | None | |
Burma → See Myanmar listing | |||
Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia | UN member state | None | |
China – People's Republic of China[f] | UN member state | Partially unrecognised. Claimed by the Republic of China | China contains five autonomous regions, Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tibet, and Xinjiang.[e] Additionally, it has sovereignty over the Special Administrative Regions of:
China claims, but does not control Taiwan, which is governed by a rival administration (the Republic of China) that claims all of China as its territory.[g] China is not recognised by 12 UN member states and the Holy See, which, with the exception of Bhutan, all recognise Taiwan instead.[h] |
China, Republic of → See Taiwan listing | |||
Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus | UN member state | Not recognised by Turkey[7] | Member of the EU.[c] The northeastern part of the island is the de facto state of Northern Cyprus.
Cyprus is not recognised by Turkey due to the Cyprus dispute, with Turkey recognising Northern Cyprus. |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea → See Korea, North listing | |||
East Timor – Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste[i] | UN member state | None | |
Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt | UN member state | None | |
Georgia | UN member state | None | Georgia contains two autonomous republics, Adjara and Abkhazia.[e] In Abkhazia and South Ossetia, de facto states have been formed. |
India – Republic of India | UN member state | None | India is a federation of 28 states and eight union territories. |
Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia | UN member state | None | Indonesia has eight autonomous provinces, Aceh, Jakarta, Central Papua, Highland Papua, Papua, South Papua, West Papua, and Yogyakarta.[e] |
Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran | UN member state | None | |
Iraq – Republic of Iraq | UN member state | None | Iraq is a federation[j][8] of 19 governorates, four of which make up the autonomous Kurdistan Region.[e] |
Israel – State of Israel | UN member state | Partially unrecognised | Israel exerts strong control over the territory claimed by Palestine. Israel annexed East Jerusalem,[9] an annexation not recognised by the international community.[10] Israel maintains varying levels of control over the rest of the West Bank, and although Israel no longer has a permanent civilian or military presence in the Gaza Strip, following its unilateral disengagement, it is still considered by some to be the occupying power under international law.[11][12][13][14]
Israel is not recognised as a state by 28 UN members and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. The Palestine Liberation Organization, recognised by a majority of UN member states as the sole representative of the Palestinian people, recognised Israel in 1993. |
Japan | UN member state | None | |
Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan | UN member state | None | |
Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan | UN member state | None | |
Korea, North – Democratic People's Republic of Korea | UN member state | South Korea | Claimed byNorth Korea is not recognised by three UN members, France, Japan, and South Korea, the last of which claims to be the sole legitimate government of Korea.[15] |
Korea, South – Republic of Korea | UN member state | North Korea | Claimed bySouth Korea has one autonomous region, Jejudo.[e][16]
South Korea is not recognised by North Korea, which claims to be the sole legitimate government of Korea. |
Kuwait – State of Kuwait | UN member state | None | |
Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic | UN member state | None | |
Laos – Lao People's Democratic Republic | UN member state | None | |
Lebanon – Lebanese Republic | UN member state | None | |
Malaysia | UN member state | None | Malaysia is a federation of 13 states and three federal territories. |
Maldives – Republic of Maldives | UN member state | None | |
Mongolia | UN member state | None | |
Myanmar – Republic of the Union of Myanmar[k] | UN member state | None | Wa State is a de facto autonomous state within Myanmar. The United Nations has not recognized the de facto ruling government of Myanmar, the State Administration Council.[3] |
Nepal – Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | UN member state | None | Nepal is a federation composed of 7 provinces. |
North Korea → See Korea, North listing | |||
Northern Cyprus → See Northern Cyprus listing | |||
Oman – Sultanate of Oman | UN member state | None | |
Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan | UN member state | None | Pakistan is a federation of four provinces and one capital territory. Pakistan exercises control over certain portions of Kashmir, but has not officially annexed any of it,[17][18] instead regarding it as a disputed territory.[19][20] The portions that it controls are divided into two territories, administered separately from Pakistan proper:
Azad Kashmir describes itself as a "self-governing state under Pakistani control", while Gilgit-Baltistan is described in its governance order as a group of "areas" with self-government.[21][22][23] These territories are not usually regarded as sovereign, as they do not fulfil the criteria set out by the declarative theory of statehood (for example, their current laws do not allow them to engage independently in relations with other states). Several state functions of these territories (such as foreign affairs and defence) are performed by Pakistan.[22][24][25] |
Palestine – State of Palestine | UN General Assembly observer state; member of 2 UN specialized agencies | Partially unrecognised. Disputed by Israel | The State of Palestine, declared in 1988, is not recognised as a state by Israel but has received diplomatic recognition from 140 states.[26] The proclaimed state has no agreed territorial borders, or effective control over much of the territory that it proclaimed.[27] The Palestinian National Authority is an interim administrative body formed as a result of the Oslo Accords that exercises limited autonomous jurisdiction within the Palestinian territories. In foreign relations, Palestine is represented by the Palestine Liberation Organization.[28] The State of Palestine is a member state of UNESCO,[29] UNIDO and other international organizations.[30] |
Philippines – Republic of the Philippines | UN member state | None | The Philippines contains one autonomous region, Bangsamoro.[e] |
Qatar – State of Qatar | UN member state | None | |
Republic of Korea → See Korea, South listing | |||
Russia – Russian Federation | UN member state | None | Russia is a federation of 85 federal subjects (republics, oblasts, krais, autonomous okrugs, federal cities, and an autonomous oblast). Several of the federal subjects are ethnic republics.[e] |
Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | UN member state | None | |
Singapore – Republic of Singapore | UN member state | None | |
South Korea → See Korea, South listing | |||
South Ossetia → See South Ossetia listing | |||
Sri Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka[l] | UN member state | None | |
Syria – Syrian Arab Republic | UN member state | None | The Syrian National Coalition, which is recognised as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people by 20 UN members, has established an interim government to rule rebel controlled territory during the Syrian civil war.
Syria has one self-declared autonomous region: Rojava. |
Taiwan (Republic of China) → See Taiwan listing | |||
Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan | UN member state | None | Tajikistan contains one autonomous region, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province.[e] |
Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand | UN member state | None | |
Timor-Leste → See East Timor listing | |||
Turkey – Republic of Turkey | UN member state | None | |
Turkmenistan | UN member state | None | |
United Arab Emirates | UN member state | None | The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates. |
Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan | UN member state | None | Uzbekistan contains one autonomous region, Karakalpakstan.[e] |
Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam | UN member state | None | |
Yemen – Republic of Yemen | UN member state | None | |
↑ UN member states and General Assembly observer states ↑ | |||
↓ Other states ↓ | |||
Abkhazia – Republic of Abkhazia | No membership | Georgia | Claimed byRecognised by Russia, Nauru, Nicaragua, Syria, Venezuela, South Ossetia and Transnistria.[31] Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. |
Northern Cyprus – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | No membership | Republic of Cyprus | Claimed by theRecognised only by Turkey. Under the name "Turkish Cypriot State", it is an observer state of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Economic Cooperation Organization. Northern Cyprus is claimed in whole by the Republic of Cyprus.[32] |
South Ossetia – Republic of South Ossetia–the State of Alania | No membership | Georgia | Claimed byA de facto independent state,[33] recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Nauru, Syria, Venezuela, Abkhazia and Transnistria. Claimed in whole by Georgia as the Provisional Administrative Entity of South Ossetia.[34] |
Taiwan – Republic of China[f] | Former UN member (as Republic of China, 1945–1971) Observer in one UN specialized agency under the name "Chinese Taipei" |
Partially unrecognised. Claimed by the People's Republic of China | A state competing (nominally) for recognition with the People's Republic of China (PRC) as the government of China since 1949. The Republic of China (ROC) controls the island of Taiwan and associated islands, Quemoy, Matsu, the Pratas and parts of the Spratly Islands, and has not renounced claims over its annexed territories on the mainland.[35] The ROC is recognised by 11 UN member states and the Holy See as of 15 January 2024. All these states do not recognise the PRC either. Additionally, one UN member (Bhutan) has refrained from recognising either the ROC or the PRC.
In addition to these relations, the ROC also maintains unofficial relations[36] with 58 UN member states, one self-declared state (Somaliland), three territories (Guam, Hong Kong, and Macau), and the European Union via its representative offices and consulates under the One China principle. Taiwan has the 31st-largest diplomatic network in the world with 110 offices.[37] The territory of the ROC is claimed in whole by the PRC.[g] The ROC participates in international organizations under a variety of pseudonyms, most commonly "Chinese Taipei" and in the WTO it has full membership under the designation of "Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu". The ROC was a founding member of the UN and enjoyed membership from 1945 to 1971, with veto power in the UN Security Council. See China and the United Nations. |
↑ Other states ↑ | |||
↓ Dependent Territories ↓ | |||
Akrotiri and Dhekelia – Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | British Overseas Territory | None | |
Ashmore and Cartier Islands – Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Australian External Territory | Indonesia | Claimed by|
British Indian Ocean Territory | British Overseas Territory | ||
Christmas Island – Territory of Christmas Island | Australian External Territory | None | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands – Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Australian External Territory | None | |
Hong Kong – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | PRC Special Administrative Region | None | |
Macau – Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | PRC Special Administrative Region | None | |
↑ Dependent Territories ↑ | |||
- Transcontinental country in Africa and Asia, classified as a Northern African country by the United Nations Statistics Division: Egypt (Sinai).
- Transcontinental country in Europe and Asia, classified as an Eastern European country by the United Nations Statistics Division: Russia (North Asia).
- States mostly or entirely in West Asia, but commonly associated with Europe, and a member of the Council of Europe: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, and Turkey.
- States with limited recognition, entirely in West Asia, but commonly associated with Europe: Abkhazia, North Cyprus, and South Ossetia.
- Entirely in Southeast Asia, but commonly associated with Oceania, and lying east of the biogeographical Wallace Line: East Timor.
- Transcontinental country in Europe and Asia, classified as a Southern European country by the United Nations Statistics Division: Greece (Islands in North Aegean and South Aegean).
- Transcontinental country in Asia and North America, classified as a Northern American country by the United Nations Statistics Division: United States (Little Diomede Island, Near Islands, and St. Lawrence Island).
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
A sovereign state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a population for whom it makes decisions in the national interest.[38] 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[39]
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.[40]
Flag | Map | English short and formal names [41][42][43] |
Domestic short and formal names[41][42] | Capital [43][44][45] |
Population[a][b] [46] |
Area[a][b] [47] |
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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) | ||
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) | ||
Azerbaijan[a][b] Republic of Azerbaijan |
Azerbaijani: Azǝrbaycan — Azǝrbaycan Respublikası | Baku Azerbaijani: Bakı |
9,593,000 | 86,600 km2 (33,436 sq mi) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
Indonesia[a] Republic of Indonesia |
Indonesian: Indonesia — Republik Indonesia | Jakarta Indonesian: Jakarta |
248,645,008 | 1,904,569 km2 (735,358 sq mi) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
Malaysia | Malaysian: Persekutuan Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur[d] Malay: Kuala Lumpur |
30,527,000 | 329,847 km2 (127,355 sq mi) | ||
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) | ||
Mongolia | Mongolian: Монгол — Монгол улс (Mongol — Mongol uls) | Ulaanbaatar Mongolian: Улаанбаатар (Ulaanbaatar) |
3,179,997 | 1,564,116 km2 (603,909 sq mi) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
Philippines Republic of the Philippines |
English: Philippines — Republic of the Philippines Filipino: Pilipinas — Republika ng Pilipinas |
Manila English: Manila Filipino: Maynila |
100,981,437[48] | 343,448 km2 (132,606 sq mi) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
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) | ||
Turkey[a] Republic of Turkey |
Turkish: Türkiye — Türkiye Cumhuriyeti | Ankara Turkish: Ankara |
79,749,461 | 783,562 km2 (302,535 sq mi) | ||
Turkmenistan | Turkmen: Türkmenistan | Ashgabat Turkmen: Aşgabat |
5,054,828 | 488,100 km2 (188,456 sq mi) | ||
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) | ||
Uzbekistan Republic of Uzbekistan |
Uzbek: O‘zbekiston — O‘zbekiston Respublikasi | Tashkent Uzbek: Toshkent |
30,492,800 | 447,400 km2 (172,742 sq mi) | ||
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) | ||
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 |
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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) | Ramallah (de facto) Arabic: رام الله (Rāmāllah) Jerusalem (declared) Arabic: القدس (Al-Quds) |
4,550,000 | 6,220 km2 (2,402 sq mi) | ||
Taiwan Republic of China[43][49] |
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[43][44] Traditional Chinese: 臺北/台北 (Táiběi) |
23,071,779[46] | 35,980 km2 (13,892 sq mi)[47] |
De facto states with little or no international 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 |
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Abkhazia Republic of Abkhazia[50] |
Claimed as an autonomous republic of Georgia.[51] Recognised by five UN states.[52] | Abkhaz: Аҧсуа (Apswa)[50] | Sukhumi / Sukhum[50] Abkhaz: Аҟəа (Akwa)[citation needed] |
250,000[53] | 8,660 km2 (3,344 sq mi)[51] | ||
Artsakh Republic of Artsakh[54] |
Claimed as part of Azerbaijan.[55] Recognised only by three non-UN states.[citation needed] | Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ — Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ Հանրապետություն[citation needed] (Lernayin Gharabaghi — Lernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetut’yun)[54] | Stepanakert[54] Armenian: Ստեփանակերտ (Stepanakert) |
141,400[56] | 7,000 km2 (2,703 sq mi)[57] | ||
Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus[58] |
Claimed as part of the Republic of Cyprus. Recognised only by Turkey.[58] | Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs — Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti[59] | North Nicosia Turkish: Lefkoşa[60] |
285,356[61] | 3,355 km2 (1,295 sq mi)[47] | ||
South Ossetia Republic of South Ossetia |
Claimed as part of Georgia.[62] 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[62] Ossetian: Цхинвал or Чъреба (Chreba)[citation needed] |
70,000[62] | 3,900 km2 (1,506 sq mi)[63] |
Dependent territories and other territories
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[64] | Domestic short and formal names | Capital | Population | Area[47] |
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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[44] |
15,700[46][e] | 254 km2 (98 sq mi) | ||
British Indian Ocean Territory[41][43] | British overseas territory | English: British Indian Ocean Territory | Camp Justice | 4,000[65][f] | 54,400 km2 (21,004 sq mi) | ||
Christmas Island Territory of Christmas Island[41] |
Territory of Australia | English: Christmas Island — Territory of Christmas Island | Flying Fish Cove[43] / The Settlement[44] | 1,843[66] | 135 km2 (52 sq mi) | ||
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands[41] |
Territory of Australia | English: Cocos (Keeling) Islands — Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands | West Island[44] / Bantam[43] | 544[66] | 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[64] | Domestic short and formal names | Capital | Population | Area[47] |
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Hong Kong Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China[43] |
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[43] | 7,122,508[46] | 1,104 km2 (426 sq mi) | ||
Macau / Macao Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China[67] |
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[43] | 573,003[46] | 28.2 km2 (10.9 sq mi) |
See also
- List of Asian countries by GDP
- List of predecessors of sovereign states in Asia
- List of states with limited recognition
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d The area and population of states with separatist regions includes that of the separatist regions.
- ^ Jerusalem was declared the capital of Israel in 1950.[68] 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.[69] 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.[70] Foreign countries maintain their embassies in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities.[71]
- ^
- ^ Akrotiri and Dhekelia are British military bases, with the population including 8,000 United Kingdom personnel and dependents.[73]
- ^ 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.[65]
- ^ Represents total land area. Including claimed ocean area, total area 54,400 km2 (21,004 sq mi).
- ^ 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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