Asia Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == States of Asia == {{Main|Politics of Asia}} {{See also|List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia}} {{Asia Labelled Map}} {| class="sortable wikitable" ! style="line-height:95%; width:2em" class="unsortable" | [[National symbol|Symbol]] ! style="line-height:95%; width:2em" class="unsortable" | [[Flag]] ! Name ! [[List of countries by population|Population]]{{UN Population|ref}}<br />({{UN Population|Year}}) ! [[List of countries and dependencies by area|Area]]<br />(km<sup>2</sup>) ! Capital |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Arms of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Afghanistan|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Afghanistan|link=Flag of Afghanistan}} | [[Afghanistan]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Afghanistan}} | style="text-align:right;"| 652,864 | [[Kabul]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Armenia|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Armenia}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Armenia|link=Flag of Armenia}} | [[Armenia]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Armenia}} | style="text-align:right;"| 29,743 | [[Yerevan]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Azerbaijan|text=none|link=National emblem of Azerbaijan}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Azerbaijan|link=Flag of Azerbaijan}} | [[Azerbaijan]]{{NoteTag|name=transcon|[[Transcontinental country]]}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Azerbaijan}} | style="text-align:right;"| 86,600 | [[Baku]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Bahrain|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Bahrain}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Bahrain|link=Flag of Bahrain}} | [[Bahrain]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Bahrain}} | style="text-align:right;"| 760 | [[Manama]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:National emblem of Bangladesh.svg|20px|link=National Emblem of Bangladesh|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Bangladesh|link=Flag of Bangladesh}} | [[Bangladesh]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Bangladesh}} | style="text-align:right;"| 147,570 | [[Dhaka]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Bhutan.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Bhutan|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Bhutan|link=Flag of Bhutan}} | [[Bhutan]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Bhutan}} | style="text-align:right;"| 38,394 | [[Thimphu]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Brunei.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Brunei|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Brunei|link=Flag of Brunei}} | [[Brunei]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Brunei Darussalam}} | style="text-align:right;"| 5,765 | [[Bandar Seri Begawan]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Royal arms of Cambodia.svg|20px|link=Royal arms of Cambodia|alt=Arms]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Cambodia|link=Flag of Cambodia}} | [[Cambodia]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Cambodia}} | style="text-align:right;"| 181,035 | [[Phnom Penh]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:National Emblem of the People's Republic of China (2).svg|20px|link=National Emblem of the People's Republic of China|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|China|link=Flag of China}} | [[China]] (PRC) | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|China}} | style="text-align:right;"| 9,596,961 | [[Beijing]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Cyprus|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Cyprus}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Cyprus|link=Flag of Cyprus}} | [[Cyprus]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Cyprus}} | style="text-align:right;"| 9,251 | [[Nicosia]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|East Timor|text=none|link=National emblem of East Timor}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|East Timor|link=Flag of East Timor}} | [[East Timor]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Timor-Leste}} | style="text-align:right;"| 14,874 | [[Dili]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Egypt|text=none|link=National emblem of Egypt}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Egypt|link=Flag of Egypt}} | [[Egypt]]{{NoteTag|name=transcon|[[Transcontinental country]]}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Egypt}} | style="text-align:right;"| 1,001,449 | [[Cairo]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Georgia (country)|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Georgia (country)}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Georgia (country)|link=Flag of Georgia (country)}} | [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]{{NoteTag|name=transcon}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Georgia}} | style="text-align:right;"| 69,700 | [[Tbilisi]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of India.svg|20px|link=State Emblem of India|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|India|link=Flag of India}} | [[India]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|India}} | style="text-align:right;"| 3,287,263 | [[New Delhi]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:National emblem of Indonesia Garuda Pancasila.svg|20px|link=National emblem of Indonesia|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Indonesia|link=Flag of Indonesia}} | [[Indonesia]]{{NoteTag|name=transcon}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Indonesia}} | style="text-align:right;"| 1,904,569 | [[Jakarta]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Iran.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Iran|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Iran|link=Flag of Iran}} | [[Iran]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Iran (Islamic Republic of)}} | style="text-align:right;"| 1,648,195 | [[Tehran]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Iraq|text=none|link=Emblem of Iraq}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Iraq|link=Flag of Iraq}} | [[Iraq]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Iraq}} | style="text-align:right;"| 438,317 | [[Baghdad]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Israel|text=none|link=Emblem of Israel}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Israel|link=Flag of Israel}} | [[Israel]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Israel}} | style="text-align:right;"| 20,770 | [[Jerusalem]] ([[Status of Jerusalem|disputed]]) |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Imperial Seal of Japan.svg|20px|link=Imperial Seal of Japan|alt=Seal]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Japan|link=Flag of Japan}} | [[Japan]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Japan}} | style="text-align:right;"| 377,915 | [[Tokyo]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Jordan|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Jordan}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Jordan|link=Flag of Jordan}} | [[Jordan]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Jordan}} | style="text-align:right;"| 89,342 | [[Amman]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Kazakhstan.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Kazakhstan|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Kazakhstan|link=Flag of Kazakhstan}} | [[Kazakhstan]]{{NoteTag|name=transcon}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Kazakhstan}} | style="text-align:right;"| 2,724,900 | [[Astana]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Kuwait|text=none|link=Emblem of Kuwait}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Kuwait|link=Flag of Kuwait}} | [[Kuwait]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Kuwait}} | style="text-align:right;"| 17,818 | [[Kuwait City]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Kyrgyzstan.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Kyrgyzstan|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Kyrgyzstan|link=Flag of Kyrgyzstan}} | [[Kyrgyzstan]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Kyrgyzstan}} | style="text-align:right;"| 199,951 | [[Bishkek]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Laos.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Laos|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Laos|link=Flag of Laos}} | [[Laos]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Lao People's Democratic Republic}} | style="text-align:right;"| 236,800 | [[Vientiane]] |- | | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Lebanon|link=Flag of Lebanon}} | [[Lebanon]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Lebanon}} | style="text-align:right;"| 10,400 | [[Beirut]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Coat of arms of Malaysia.svg|20px|link=Coat of arms of Malaysia|alt=Arms]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Malaysia|link=Flag of Malaysia}} | [[Malaysia]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Malaysia}} | style="text-align:right;"| 329,847 | [[Kuala Lumpur]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Maldives.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Maldives|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Maldives|link=Flag of Maldives}} | [[Maldives]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Maldives}} | style="text-align:right;"| 298 | [[MalΓ©]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:State emblem of Mongolia.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Mongolia|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Mongolia|link=Flag of Mongolia}} | [[Mongolia]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Mongolia}} | style="text-align:right;"| 1,564,116 | [[Ulaanbaatar]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:State seal of Myanmar.svg|20px|link=State Seal of Myanmar|alt=Seal]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Myanmar|link=Flag of Myanmar}} | [[Myanmar]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Myanmar}} | style="text-align:right;"| 676,578 | [[Naypyidaw]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Nepal (alternative).svg|20px|link=Emblem of Nepal|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Nepal|link=Flag of Nepal}} | [[Nepal]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Nepal}} | style="text-align:right;"| 147,181 | [[Kathmandu]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of North Korea.svg|20px|link=Emblem of North Korea|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|North Korea|link=Flag of North Korea}} | [[North Korea]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Dem. People's Republic of Korea}} | style="text-align:right;"| 120,538 | [[Pyongyang]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:National emblem of Oman.svg|20px|link=National emblem of Oman|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Oman|link=Flag of Oman}} | [[Oman]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Oman}} | style="text-align:right;"| 309,500 | [[Muscat]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Pakistan|text=none|link=State emblem of Pakistan}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Pakistan|link=Flag of Pakistan}} | [[Pakistan]] | style="text-align:right;"| 211,103,000 | style="text-align:right;"| 881,913 | [[Islamabad]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Coat of arms of Palestine.svg|20px|link=Coat of arms of Palestine|alt=Arms]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|State of Palestine|link=Flag of Palestine}} | [[State of Palestine|Palestine]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|State of Palestine}} | style="text-align:right;"| 6,220 | {{ubl|[[Jerusalem]] ([[Status of Jerusalem|proclaimed]])|[[Ramallah]] ({{abbr|adm.|administrative}} center)}} |- | style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Philippines|text=none|link=Coat of arms of the Philippines}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Philippines|link=Flag of the Philippines}} | [[Philippines]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Philippines}} | style="text-align:right;"| 343,448 | [[Manila]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Qatar.svg|20px|link=Coat of arms of Qatar|alt=Arms]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Qatar|link=Flag of Qatar}} | [[Qatar]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Qatar}} | style="text-align:right;"| 11,586 | [[Doha]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Russia|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Russia}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Russia|link=Flag of Russia}} | [[Russia]]{{NoteTag|Russia is a [[List of transcontinental countries|transcontinental country]] located in [[Eastern Europe]] and [[North Asia]], but is considered European historically, culturally, ethnically, and politically, and the vast majority of its population (78%) lives within its [[European Russia|European part]].}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Russian Federation}} | style="text-align:right;"| 17,098,242 | [[Moscow]]{{NoteTag|Moscow is located in [[Europe]].}} |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Saudi Arabia.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Saudi Arabia|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Saudi Arabia|link=Flag of Saudi Arabia}} | [[Saudi Arabia]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Saudi Arabia}} | style="text-align:right;"| 2,149,690 | [[Riyadh]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Coat of arms of Singapore.svg|20px|link=Coat of arms of Singapore|alt=Arms]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Singapore|link=Flag of Singapore}} | [[Singapore]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Singapore}} | style="text-align:right;"| 697 | [[Singapore]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of South Korea.svg|20px|link=Emblem of South Korea|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|South Korea|link=Flag of South Korea}} | [[South Korea]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Republic of Korea}} | style="text-align:right;"| 100,210 | [[Seoul]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Sri Lanka.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Sri Lanka|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Sri Lanka|link=Flag of Sri Lanka}} | [[Sri Lanka]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Sri Lanka}} | style="text-align:right;"| 65,610 | [[Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Syria|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Syria}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Syria|link=Flag of Syria}} | [[Syria]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Syrian Arab Republic}} | style="text-align:right;"| 185,180 | [[Damascus]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Tajikistan.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Tajikistan|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Tajikistan|link=Flag of Tajikistan}} | [[Tajikistan]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Tajikistan}} | style="text-align:right;"| 143,100 | [[Dushanbe]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Thailand.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Thailand|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Thailand|link=Flag of Thailand}} | [[Thailand]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Thailand}} | style="text-align:right;"| 513,120 | [[Bangkok]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| <!-- The Turkish Constitution doesn't specify an official coat of arms --> | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Turkey|link=Flag of Turkey}} | [[Turkey]]{{NoteTag|Turkey is a [[transcontinental country]] located mainly in [[West Asia]] with a smaller portion in [[Southeast Europe|Southeastern Europe]].}} | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Turkey}} | style="text-align:right;"| 783,562 | [[Ankara]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Turkmenistan.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Turkmenistan|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Turkmenistan|link=Flag of Turkmenistan}} | [[Turkmenistan]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Turkmenistan}} | style="text-align:right;"| 488,100 | [[Ashgabat]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of the United Arab Emirates.svg|alt=Emblem|28x28px|link=Emblem of the United Arab Emirates]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|United Arab Emirates|link=Flag of the United Arab Emirates}} | [[United Arab Emirates]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|United Arab Emirates}} | style="text-align:right;"| 83,600 | [[Abu Dhabi]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Uzbekistan.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Uzbekistan|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Uzbekistan|link=Flag of Uzbekistan}} | [[Uzbekistan]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Uzbekistan}} | style="text-align:right;"| 447,400 | [[Tashkent]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Vietnam.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Vietnam|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Vietnam|link=Flag of Vietnam}} | [[Vietnam]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Viet Nam}} | style="text-align:right;"| 331,212 | [[Hanoi]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Yemen.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Yemen|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Yemen|link=Flag of Yemen}} | [[Yemen]] | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Yemen}} | style="text-align:right;"| 527,968 | {{ubl|[[Sana'a]] ({{abbr|const.|constitutional capital}}; {{abbrlink|SPC|Supreme Political Council}} control)|[[Aden]] ({{abbr|prv.|provisional}} capital of {{abbrlink|PLC|Presidential Leadership Council}})}} |} Within the above-mentioned states are several partially recognized countries with [[List of states with limited recognition|limited to no international recognition]]. None of them are members of the [[United Nations|UN]]: {| class="sortable wikitable" ! style="line-height:95%; width:2em" class="unsortable" | [[National symbol|Symbol]] ! style="line-height:95%; width:2em" class="unsortable" | [[Flag]] ! Name ! [[List of countries by population|Population]]<br /> ! [[List of countries and dependencies by area|Area]]<br />(km<sup>2</sup>) ! Capital |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Coat of arms of Abkhazia.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Abkhazia#Republic of Abkhazia|alt=Arms]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Abkhazia|link=Flag of Abkhazia#Republic of Abkhazia}} | [[Abkhazia]] | style="text-align:right;"| 242,862 | style="text-align:right;"| 8,660 | [[Sukhumi]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Coat of arms of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg|20px|link=Coat of arms of Cyprus#Northern Cyprus|alt=Arms]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Northern Cyprus|link=Flag of Northern Cyprus}} | [[Northern Cyprus]] | style="text-align:right;"| 326,000 | style="text-align:right;"| 3,355 | [[North Nicosia]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|South Ossetia|text=none|link=Coat of arms of South Ossetia#Republic of South Ossetiaβthe State of Alania}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|South Ossetia|link=Flag of South Ossetia}} | [[South Ossetia]] | style="text-align:right;"| 51,547 | style="text-align:right;"| 3,900 | [[Tskhinvali]] |- | style="text-align:center;"| [[File:National Emblem of the Republic of China.svg|20px|link=Blue Sky with a White Sun|alt=Emblem]] | style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Taiwan|link=Flag of the Republic of China}} | [[Taiwan]] (ROC) | style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Taiwan}} | style="text-align:right;"| 36,193 | [[Taipei]] |} [[File:V-Dem_Democracy_Indices_2023_Asia.svg|alt=|thumb|Map of 2023 [[V-Dem Democracy Indices|V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index]] for Asia {{Col-begin}} {{Col-break}} {{Legend|#0c3091|0.900β1.000}} {{legend|#2f5cd5|0.800β0.899}} {{legend|#6bd2df|0.700β0.799}} {{Col-break}} {{legend|#c3eded|0.600β0.699}} {{legend|#f9f8bb|0.500β0.599}} {{legend|#fad45d|0.400β0.499}} {{Col-break}} {{legend|#da820f|0.300β0.399}} {{legend|#a8261f|0.200β0.299}} {{legend|#66000f|0.100β0.199}} {{Col-break}} {{legend|#240011|0.000β0.099}} {{legend|#c0c0c0|No data}} {{Col-end}}|upright=1.4]] The most [[Democracy in Asia|democratic countries in Asia]] are [[Japan]], [[Taiwan]] and [[Israel]] according to the [[V-Dem Democracy indices]] in 2024.<ref name="report">{{Cite web |url=https://v-dem.net/documents/43/v-dem_dr2024_lowres.pdf |title=Democracy Report 2024, Varieties of Democracy |access-date=16 March 2024 |archive-date=12 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312185522/https://v-dem.net/documents/43/v-dem_dr2024_lowres.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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