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Countries of
Asia
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The following list
summarizes the 51 major Asian countries. I have included
population, area, population density, the Asian countries
capitals, major language, and major religion(s). |
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Asian country
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Countries
of Asia |
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(1,000s) |
(sq. mi.) |
P/SM |
Capitol City |
Language |
Religion |
Southern Asia (19) |
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Afghanistan |
23,738 |
251,825 |
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Kabul |
Pashtu, Dari |
Muslim |
Bangladesh |
125,340 |
56,977 |
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Dacca |
Bangla |
Muslim |
Bhutan |
1,865 |
18,150 |
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Thimphu |
Dzongkha |
Buddhist |
Brumei |
308 |
2,216 |
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Bandar Seri B. |
Malay |
Muslim |
Cambodia |
11,164 |
70,238 |
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Phnom Penh |
Khmer |
Buddhist |
India |
967,613 |
1,222,243 |
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New Delhi |
Hindi |
Hindu |
Indonesia |
209,774 |
741,052 |
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Jakarta |
Bahasa |
Muslim |
Laos |
5,117 |
91,429 |
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Vientiane |
Lao |
Buddhist |
Malaysia |
20,376 |
127,584 |
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Kuala Lumpur |
Malay |
Mus.- Hindu |
Maldives |
280 |
115 |
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Male |
Divehi |
Muslim |
Myanmar (Burma) |
46,822 |
261,228 |
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Rangoon |
Burmese |
Buddhist |
Nepal |
22,641 |
56,827 |
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Kathmandu |
Nepali |
Hindu |
Pakistan |
132,185 |
307,374 |
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Islamabad |
Urdu |
Muslim |
Papua New Guinea |
4,496 |
178,704 |
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Port Moresby |
English |
Protest.- Cat. |
Phillipines |
76,104 |
115,860 |
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Manila |
Tagalog |
Catholic |
Singapore |
3,462 |
250 |
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Singapore |
Chinese |
Buddhist |
Sri Lanka |
18,762 |
25,332 |
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Colombo |
Sinhala, Tamil |
Buddhist |
Thailand |
59,451 |
198,115 |
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Bangkok |
Thai |
Buddhist |
Vietnam |
75,124 |
127,816 |
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Hanoi |
Vietnamese |
Bud.-Taoism |
1,796,356 |
3,672,165 |
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Eastern Asia (6) |
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Capitol City |
Language |
Religion |
China (& Tibet) |
1,221,592 |
3,696,100 |
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Beijing |
Mandarin |
Athi.-Buddist |
Japan |
125,717 |
145,850 |
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Tokyo |
Japanese |
Shinto - Bud. |
Korea, North |
24,317 |
47,399 |
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Pyongyang |
Korean |
Buddist |
Korea, South |
45,949 |
38,375 |
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Seoul |
Korean |
Chr.- Buddist |
Mongolia |
2,538 |
604,800 |
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Ulaan Baator |
Mongolian |
Buddist |
Taiwan |
21,656 |
13,969 |
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Taipei |
Mandarin |
Bud.-Tao.-C |
1,441,769 |
4,546,493 |
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Northern Asia
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Density |
Capitol City |
Language |
Religion |
Belaris |
10,440 |
80,153 |
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Minsk |
Belarussian |
Orth.- C- M |
Kazakhstan |
16,899 |
1,052,100 |
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Almaty |
Kazakh |
Mus.- Orth. |
Krygyzstan |
4,450 |
76,600 |
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Bishkek |
Kyrgyz |
Muslim |
Russia |
147,987 |
6,592,800 |
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Moscow |
Russian |
Orthodox |
Tajikistan |
6,014 |
55,300 |
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Dushanbe |
Tajik |
Muslim |
Turkmenistan |
4,225 |
188,500 |
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Ashgabat |
Turkmen |
Muslim |
Ukraine |
50,685 |
233,100 |
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Kiev |
Ukrainian |
Orthodox |
Uzbekistan |
23,860 |
172,700 |
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Tashkent |
Uzbek |
Muslim |
260,110 |
8,374,653 |
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Western Asia
(18) |
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Density |
Capitol City |
Language |
Religion |
Armenia |
3,466 |
11,506 |
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Yerevan |
Armenian |
A. Ortho. |
Azerbaijan |
7,736 |
33,400 |
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Baku |
Azeri |
Muslim |
Bahrain |
603 |
268 |
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Manama |
Arabic |
Muslim |
Cyprus |
753 |
3,572 |
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Nicosia |
Greek, Turkish |
Orth.- Mus. |
Georgia |
5,175 |
26,831 |
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Tbilisi |
Georgian |
G. Ortho. |
Iran |
67,540 |
632,457 |
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Tehran |
Farsi |
Muslim |
Iraq |
22,219 |
167,975 |
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Baghdad |
Arabic |
Muslim |
Israel |
5,535 |
7,876 |
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Tel Aviv |
Hebrew |
Jewdaism |
Jordan |
4,325 |
34,342 |
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Amman |
Arabic |
Muslim |
Kuwait |
2,077 |
6,880 |
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Kuwait City |
Arabic |
Muslim |
Lebanon |
3,859 |
3,950 |
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Beirut |
Arabic, French |
Muslim- Ch. |
Oman |
2,265 |
118,150 |
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Muscat |
Arabic |
Muslim |
Qatar |
665 |
4,416 |
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Doha |
Arabic |
Muslim |
Saudi Arabia |
20,088 |
864,000 |
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Riyadh |
Arabic |
Muslim |
Syria |
16,138 |
71,498 |
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Damascus |
Arabic |
Muslim |
Turkey |
63,528 |
300,948 |
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Ankara |
Turkish |
Muslim |
U.A.E. |
2,262 |
32,280 |
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Abu Dhabi |
Arabic |
Muslim |
Yemen |
13,972 |
207,286 |
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Sana |
Arabic |
Muslim |
225,829 |
2,455,898 |
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ASIA TOTAL = |
3,724,064 |
19,049,209 |
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Vaughn's
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This Vaughns Countries of Asia
summary |