Countries in Asia
Asia has 47 independent countries. The largest is China (9,706,961 km²), the smallest Maldives, and India has the most people (1.5 billion). Twelve countries are landlocked. The list below gives each one with flag, capital, population and area.
All 47 countries in Asia by population
| # | Country | Capital | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | New Delhi | 1.5 billion |
| 2 |  China | Beijing | 1.4 billion |
| 3 |  Indonesia | Jakarta | 283.5 million |
| 4 |  Pakistan | Islamabad | 251.3 million |
| 5 |  Bangladesh | Dhaka | 173.6 million |
| 6 |  Japan | Tokyo | 124 million |
| 7 |  Philippines | Manila | 115.8 million |
| 8 |  Vietnam | Hanoi | 101 million |
| 9 |  Iran | Tehran | 91.6 million |
| 10 |  Turkey | Ankara | 85.5 million |
| 11 |  Thailand | Bangkok | 71.7 million |
| 12 |  Myanmar | Naypyidaw | 54.5 million |
| 13 |  South Korea | Seoul | 51.8 million |
| 14 |  Iraq | Baghdad | 46 million |
| 15 |  Afghanistan | Kabul | 42.6 million |
| 16 |  Yemen | Sanaa | 40.6 million |
| 17 |  Uzbekistan | Tashkent | 36.4 million |
| 18 |  Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 35.6 million |
| 19 |  Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | 35.3 million |
| 20 |  Nepal | Kathmandu | 29.7 million |
| 21 |  North Korea | Pyongyang | 26.5 million |
| 22 |  Syria | Damascus | 24.7 million |
| 23 |  Sri Lanka | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | 21.9 million |
| 24 |  Kazakhstan | Astana | 20.6 million |
| 25 |  Cambodia | Phnom Penh | 17.6 million |
| 26 |  Jordan | Amman | 11.6 million |
| 27 |  United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 11 million |
| 28 |  Tajikistan | Dushanbe | 10.6 million |
| 29 |  Azerbaijan | Baku | 10.2 million |
| 30 |  Israel | Jerusalem | 10 million |
| 31 |  Laos | Vientiane | 7.8 million |
| 32 |  Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | 7.5 million |
| 33 |  Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | 7.2 million |
| 34 |  Singapore | Singapore | 6 million |
| 35 |  Lebanon | Beirut | 5.8 million |
| 36 |  Palestine | Ramallah | 5.3 million |
| 37 |  Oman | Muscat | 5.3 million |
| 38 |  Kuwait | Kuwait City | 4.9 million |
| 39 |  Georgia | Tbilisi | 3.8 million |
| 40 |  Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | 3.5 million |
| 41 |  Armenia | Yerevan | 3 million |
| 42 |  Qatar | Doha | 2.9 million |
| 43 |  Bahrain | Manama | 1.6 million |
| 44 |  Timor-Leste | Dili | 1.4 million |
| 45 |  Bhutan | Thimphu | 791,500 |
| 46 |  Maldives | Malé | 527,800 |
| 47 |  Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | 462,700 |
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What people also ask
How many countries are in Asia?
47 independent countries. Dependent territories (overseas territories and the like) are not counted.
What is the largest country in Asia?
China at 9,706,961 km², followed by India and Kazakhstan.
What is the smallest country in Asia?
Maldives at 300 km².
Which countries in Asia are landlocked?
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
How are countries on two continents counted?
Each country is listed once: Russia under Europe; Turkey, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan under Asia. That follows the UN statistical geoscheme used by the country data.
Country data: mledoze/countries (ODbL); population: World Bank, 2024. Flags: flag-icons (MIT). Flag facts, look-alikes and riddles: the Quible app.