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Asia Overview

Posted on October 1, 2022October 2, 2022 by ehangzhou

The Great Wall of China winds its way through the landscape like a sun-warmed dragon.

In Bali, bathers enjoy life on the snow-white sandy beaches. In the Siberian forests, bears roam among the twisted birches of the taiga. And in India, women in jewel-colored saris and stressed rickshaw drivers compete with sacred cows for the cramped space on the streets…

Surface: 45 million km²

Population: 4 billions

Largest countries by population

  • China – 1.3 billion
  • India – 1.2 months
  • Indonesia – 258 million
  • Pakistan – 202 million
  • Bangladesh – 156 million

Did you know that…

even though China is 5,200 km wide, does the country only have a time zone?

a third of the world’s population lives in two Asian countries – China and India?

Countries in Asia

How many countries are in Asia? The following table presesents all of the 50 countries in the continent of Asia.

State Capital Area Population
Afghanistan Kabul 652,090 km2 25,500,100
Armenia Yerevan 29,800 km2 3,017,400
Azerbaijan Baku 86,600 km2 9,477,100
Bahrain Manama 694 km2 1,234,571
Bangladesh Dhaka 143,998 km2 152,518,015
Burma (Myanmar) Naypyidaw 676,578 km2 53,259,000
Bhutan Thimphu 47,000 km2 745,200
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan 5,765 km2 393 162
China Peking 9,640,820 km2 1,363,350,000
Egypt Cairo 980,869 km2 86,127,000
Philippines Manila 300,000 km2 99,275,100
Georgia Tbilisi 69,700 km2 4,483,800
India Delhi 3,287,260 km2 1,241,610,000
Indonesia Jakarta 1,904,570 km2 249,866,000
Iraq Baghdad 438,317 km2 34,035,000
Iran Tehran 1,648,200 km2 77,288,000
Israel Jerusalem 22,145 km2 8,146,300
Japan Tokyo 377,873 km2 127,180,000
Yemen San’a 527,968 km2 25,235,000
South Korea Seoul 99,538 km2 50,219,669
Jordan Amman 89,342 km2 6,558,900
Cambodia Phnom Penh 181,035 km2 15,135,000
Catarrh Doha 11,000 km2 2,045,239
Kazakhstan Astana 2,724,900 km2 17,186,000
Kuwait Kuwait 17,818 km2 3,065,850
Cyprus Nicosia 9,251 km2 865,878
Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 199,900 km2 5,663,133
Laos Vientiane 236,800 km2 6,580,800
Lebanon Beirut 10,400 km2 4,822,000
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 329,847 km2 30,041,000
Maldives Small 298 km2 317,280
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 1,564,120 km2 2,931,300
Nepal Kathmandu 147,181 km2 26,494,504
Oman Maskat 309,500 km2 3,957,000
Pakistan Islamabad 796,095 km2 185,914,000
Russia Moscow 17,098,200 km2 143,700,000
Saudi Arabia Riyadh 2,149,690 km2 29,994,272
North Korea Pyongyang 120,538 km2 24,895,000
Singapore Singapore 683 km2 5,399,200
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 83,600 km2 8,264,070
Sri Lanka Colombo 65,610 km2 20,277,597
Syria Damascus 185,180 km2 21,898,000
Tajikistan Dushanbe 143,100 km2 8,160,000
Thailand Bangkok (Krung Thep) 513,115 km2 65,926,261
Taiwan Taipei 36,188 km2 23,379,129
Turkey Ankara 783,562 km2 76,667,864
Turkmenistan Ashgabat 488,100 km2 5,240,000
Uzbekistan Tashkent 447,400 km2 30,183,400
Vietnam Hanoi 331,689 km2 89,708,900
East Timor Dili 14,874 km2 1,066,409

Asian Countries Flags

Source: Flags of Countries in Asia

Geography and wildlife in Asia

Asia alone, by virtue of its enormous size, is almost impossible to describe. The continent stretches from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the small Indonesian tropical islands in the south, and from the Muslim Middle East to the countries in the far east, whose population professes Hinduism or Buddhism. Asia has the world’s highest mountain range, the Himalayas, the world’s most rain-poor areas in the vast deserts of Mongolia and Siberia, as well as dense tropical rainforests in Indonesia and Malaysia . Wildlife follows the varied landscapes and can display everything from reindeer, wolves and wild horses in the polar regions to tigers, elephants and peacocks in the tropical belt.

The population of Asia

Large areas of Asia, such as the Saudi desert and the Russian tundra, are almost completely uninhabited, while other Asian areas are among the most densely populated in the world. This is especially true where monsoon rains and large rivers such as the Yangtze River, the Mekong River and the Yellow River (Huanghe) provide fertile land. Otherwise, it is the cities that are most successful in attracting the Asian population. Especially in cities like Chinese Chongqing and Karachi in Pakistan, the population has increased avalanche in recent years. Asia’s total population has long since exceeded four billion.

History of Asia

Many Asian countries are ancient colonies. Exotic commodities attracted Europeans, and when Vasco da Gama found the sea route to India ‘s seductive spices, colonization quickly gained momentum. Some Asian countries remained independent, but still did not escape a strong European influence. Something that China experienced especially during the opium wars.

Attractions in Asia

It is no longer opium and spices that attract, but Asia is still a popular destination among travel-hungry travelers. The possibilities for a fantastic holiday are almost inexhaustible on the huge continent. Cultural gems such as the Forbidden City in the heart of Beijing, the Angkor Wat Temple in the Cambodian jungle or the Indian Taj Mahal in shiny white marble are attractive sights. The desire for adventure can also be satisfied on Indonesian volcanoes, Tibetan hiking trails or in smoky surroundings from bonfires on the Ganges River in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi. The northern part of Asia can be experienced through a train window on the Trans-Siberian Railway, and the ingenuity of the Middle East to attract dollars and euros can be viewed in luxurious Dubai.

 

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