Asian Countries: The Full List (with Flags)

Asian Countries

There are 46 Asian Countries.

Asia is the largest and most populous continent, home to well over half of humanity. It stretches from Turkey and the Arabian Peninsula in the west to Japan in the east, and from Russia's Arctic coast to the equatorial islands of Indonesia. The two most populous countries on Earth, India and China, both sit in Asia. Counts of Asian countries vary slightly depending on how the transcontinental states are treated.

46 countriesSovereign states in Asia. Transcontinental countries such as Russia and Turkey appear here because part of their territory lies in Asia.

No.	Country	Capital	Currency	Population
001	Afghanistan	Kabul	AFN ؋	43,844,111
012	Armenia	Yerevan	AMD ֏	3,086,700
016	Azerbaijan	Baku	AZN ₼	10,246,996
018	Bahrain	Manama	BHD .د.ب	1,600,366
019	Bangladesh	Dhaka	BDT ৳	175,686,899
026	Bhutan	Thimphu	BTN Nu.	796,682
034	Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	BND $	466,330
038	Cambodia	Phnom Penh	KHR ៛	17,847,982
047	China	Beijing	CNY ¥	1,406,585,000
083	Georgia	Tbilisi	GEL ₾	3,935,766
103	India	New Delhi	INR ₹	1,463,865,525
104	Indonesia	Jakarta	IDR Rp	285,721,236
105	Iran	Tehran	IRR ﷼	92,417,681
106	Iraq	Baghdad	IQD ع.د	47,020,774
109	Israel	Jerusalem	ILS ₪	10,122,800
113	Japan	Tokyo	JPY ¥	123,366,734
115	Jordan	Amman	JOD د.ا	11,520,684
116	Kazakhstan	Astana	KZT ₸	20,843,754
120	Kuwait	Kuwait City	KWD د.ك	4,865,298
121	Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	KGS с	7,343,064
122	Laos	Vientiane	LAK ₭	7,873,046
124	Lebanon	Beirut	LBP ل.ل	5,849,421
134	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	MYR RM	35,977,838
135	Maldives	Malé	MVR .ރ	529,676
147	Mongolia	Ulan Bator	MNT ₮	3,568,978
152	Myanmar	Naypyidaw	MMK Ks	54,850,648
155	Nepal	Kathmandu	NPR ₨	29,618,118
164	North Korea	Pyongyang	KPW ₩	26,571,036
168	Oman	Muscat	OMR ر.ع.	5,494,691
169	Pakistan	Islamabad	PKR ₨	255,219,554
176	Philippines	Manila	PHP ₱	116,786,962
181	Qatar	Doha	QAR ر.ق	2,972,215
196	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	SAR ر.س	36,973,555
201	Singapore	Singapore	SGD $	6,111,175
209	South Korea	Seoul	KRW ₩	51,684,564
212	Sri Lanka	Colombo	LKR Rs රු	21,756,000
218	Syria	Damascus	SYP £	25,620,427
220	Tajikistan	Dushanbe	TJS ЅМ	10,786,734
222	Thailand	Bangkok	THB ฿	71,619,863
223	Timor-Leste	Dili	USD $	1,418,517
229	Türkiye	Ankara	TRY ₺	85,878,556
230	Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	TMT m	7,618,847
235	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	AED د.إ	11,513,149
241	Uzbekistan	Tashkent	UZS so'm	37,053,428
245	Vietnam	Hanoi	VND ₫	101,598,527
248	Yemen	Sana'a	YER ﷼	41,773,878

How this list is defined

Sovereign states in Asia. Transcontinental countries such as Russia and Turkey appear here because part of their territory lies in Asia.

Membership of a cultural or political grouping is not always settled, and different sources draw the line in different places. Stating the rule up front is the point: it lets you judge whether this list answers your question, instead of wondering why a country you expected is missing. Every figure in the table comes from the dataset described on the data page.

Frequently asked questions

How many countries are in Asia?

Asia has around 48 sovereign countries, making it the continent with the second-highest number of nations after Africa. The exact figure depends on how transcontinental states are counted.

What is the most populous country in Asia?

India is now the most populous country in Asia and the world, having overtaken China.

How many asian countries are there?

There are 46 asian countries on this list. Sovereign states in Asia. Transcontinental countries such as Russia and Turkey appear here because part of their territory lies in Asia.

Which of the asian countries is the largest?

China, at 9,706,961 km², followed by India at 3,287,590 km². The smallest is Maldives.

Which of the asian countries has the largest population?

India, with about 1,463,865,525 people, ahead of China at about 1,406,585,000.

Do any of the asian countries have more than one capital?

Yes: Sri Lanka (Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte).

Related lists

Populations from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); other fields from open datasets. Membership of cultural regions can vary between sources; this list uses the definition stated above. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated 2026-07-02. Report a correction.