User:Patrick/Asia

Regions of Asia:
  Northern Asia

  Central Asia

  Western Asia

  Southern Asia

  Eastern Asia

  Southeastern Asia

Physical map of Asia (excluding Southwest Asia).

region^[1]	Country	Area (km²)	Population (1 July 2002 est.)	Population density (per km²)	Capital
C	Kazakhstan^[2]	2,346,927	13,472,593	5.7	Astana
C	Kyrgyzstan	198,500	4,822,166	24.3	Bishkek
C	Tajikistan	143,100	6,719,567	47.0	Dushanbe
C	Turkmenistan	488,100	4,688,963	9.6	Ashgabat
C	Uzbekistan	447,400	25,563,441	57.1	Tashkent
E	People's Republic of China^[3]	9,584,492	1,384,303,705	134.0	Beijing
E	Hong Kong (PRC)^[4]	1,092	7,303,334	6,688.0	Hong Kong
E	Japan	377,835	126,974,628	336.1	Tokyo
E	Macau (PRC)^[5]	25	461,833	18,473.3	—
E	Mongolia	1,565,000	2,694,432	1.7	Ulaanbaatar
E	North Korea	120,540	22,224,195	184.4	Pyongyang
E	South Korea	98,480	48,324,000	490.7	Seoul
E	Republic of China (Taiwan)^[6]	35,980	22,548,009	626.7	Taipei
AF	Egypt^[7]	63,556	1,378,159	21.7	Cairo
N	Russia^[8]	13,115,200	39,129,729	3.0	Moscow
SE	Brunei	5,770	350,898	60.8	Bandar Seri Begawan
SE	Cambodia	181,040	12,775,324	70.6	Phnom Penh
SE	Indonesia^[9]	1,419,588	227,026,560	159.9	Jakarta
SE	Laos	236,800	5,777,180	24.4	Vientiane
SE	Malaysia	329,750	22,662,365	68.7	Kuala Lumpur
SE	Myanmar (Burma)	678,500	42,238,224	62.3	Naypyidaw^[10]
SE	Philippines	300,000	84,525,639	281.8	Manila
SE	Singapore	693	4,452,732	6,425.3	Singapore
SE	Thailand	514,000	62,354,402	121.3	Bangkok
SE	Timor-Leste (East Timor)^[11]	15,007	952,618	63.5	Dili
SE	Vietnam	329,560	81,098,416	246.1	Hanoi
S	Afghanistan	647,500	27,755,775	42.9	Kabul
S	Bangladesh	144,000	133,376,684	926.2	Dhaka
S	Bhutan	47,000	672,425	14.3	Thimphu
S	India^[12]	3,287,590	1,045,845,226	318.2	New Delhi
S	Iran	1,648,000	68,467,413	41.5	Tehran
S	Maldives	300	320,165	1,067.2	Malé
S	Nepal	140,800	25,873,917	183.8	Kathmandu
S	Pakistan	803,940	147,663,429	183.7	Islamabad
S	Sri Lanka	65,610	19,576,783	298.4	Colombo
W	Armenia^[13]	29,800	3,330,099	111.7	Yerevan
W	Azerbaijan^[14]	46,870	3,845,127	82.0	Baku
W	Bahrain	665	656,397	987.1	Manama
W	Cyprus^[15]	9,250	775,927	83.9	Nicosia
W	Gaza^[16]	363	1,203,591	3,315.7	Gaza
W	Georgia^[17]	20,460	2,032,004	99.3	Tbilisi
W	Iraq	437,072	24,001,816	54.9	Baghdad
W	Israel	20,770	6,029,529	290.3	Jerusalem
W	Jordan	92,300	5,307,470	57.5	Amman
W	Kuwait	17,820	2,111,561	118.5	Kuwait City
W	Lebanon	10,400	3,677,780	353.6	Beirut
W	Oman	212,460	2,713,462	12.8	Muscat
W	Qatar	11,437	793,341	69.4	Doha
W	Saudi Arabia	1,960,582	23,513,330	12.0	Riyadh
W	Syria	185,180	17,155,814	92.6	Damascus
W	Turkey^[18]	756,768	57,855,068	76.5	Ankara
W	United Arab Emirates	82,880	2,445,989	29.5	Abu Dhabi
W	West Bank^[19]	5,860	2,303,660	393.1	—
W	Yemen	527,970	18,701,257	35.4	Sanaá
Total		43,810,582	3,902,404,193	89.07

^ Continental regions as per UN categorisations (map), except 12. Depending on definitions, various territories cited below (notes 6, 11-13, 15, 17-19, 21-23) may be in one or both of Asia and Europe, Africa, or Oceania.
^ Kazakhstan is sometimes considered a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only.
^ The current state is formally known as the People's Republic of China (PRC), which is subsumed by the eponymous entity and civilisation. Figures given are for mainland China only, and do not include Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
^ Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the PRC.
^ Macau is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the PRC.
^ Figures are for the area under the de facto control of the ROC government. Claimed in whole by the PRC; see political status of Taiwan.
^ Egypt is generally considered a transcontinental country in Northern Africa and Western Asia; population and area figures are for Asian portion only, east of the Suez Canal (Sinai Peninsula).
^ Russia is generally considered a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe (UN region) and Northern Asia; population and area figures are for Asian portion only.
^ Indonesia is often considered a transcontinental country in Southeastern Asia and Oceania; figures do not include Irian Jaya and Maluku Islands, frequently reckoned in Oceania (Melanesia/Australasia).
^ The administrative capital of Myanmar was officially moved from Yangon (Rangoon) to a militarised greenfield just west of Pyinmana on 6 November 2005.
^ Timor-Leste is often considered a transcontinental country in Southeastern Asia and Oceania.
^ Includes Jammu and Kashmir, a contested territory among India, Pakistan, and the PRC.
^ Armenia is sometimes considered a transcontinental country: physiographically in Western Asia, it has historical and sociopolitical connections with Europe.
^ Azerbaijan is often considered a transcontinental country in Western Asia and Eastern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only. Figures include Naxçivan, an autonomous exclave of Azerbaijan bordered by Armenia, Iran, and Turkey.
^ The island of Cyprus is sometimes considered a transcontinental territory: in the Eastern Basin of the Mediterranean Sea south of Turkey, it has historical and sociopolitical connections with Europe. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), distinct from the de jure Republic of Cyprus in the south (with a predominantly Greek population), is recognised only by Turkey.
^ Gaza and West Bank, collectively referred to as the "Occupied Palestinian Territory" by the UN, are territories partially occupied by Israel but under de facto administration of the Palestinian National Authority.
^ Georgia is often considered a transcontinental country in Western Asia and Eastern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only.
^ Turkey is generally considered a transcontinental country in Western Asia and Southern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only, excluding all of Istanbul.
^ West Bank and Gaza, collectively referred to as the "Occupied Palestinian Territory" by the UN, are territories occupied by Israel but under de facto administration of the Palestinian National Authority.

[1] Continental regions as per UN categorisations (map), except 12. Depending on definitions, various territories cited below (notes 6, 11-13, 15, 17-19, 21-23) may be in one or both of Asia and Europe, Africa, or Oceania.

[2] Kazakhstan is sometimes considered a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only.

[3] The current state is formally known as the People's Republic of China (PRC), which is subsumed by the eponymous entity and civilisation. Figures given are for mainland China only, and do not include Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

[4] Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the PRC.

[5] Macau is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the PRC.

[6] Figures are for the area under the de facto control of the ROC government. Claimed in whole by the PRC; see political status of Taiwan.

[7] Egypt is generally considered a transcontinental country in Northern Africa and Western Asia; population and area figures are for Asian portion only, east of the Suez Canal (Sinai Peninsula).

[8] Russia is generally considered a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe (UN region) and Northern Asia; population and area figures are for Asian portion only.

[9] Indonesia is often considered a transcontinental country in Southeastern Asia and Oceania; figures do not include Irian Jaya and Maluku Islands, frequently reckoned in Oceania (Melanesia/Australasia).

[10] The administrative capital of Myanmar was officially moved from Yangon (Rangoon) to a militarised greenfield just west of Pyinmana on 6 November 2005.

[11] Timor-Leste is often considered a transcontinental country in Southeastern Asia and Oceania.

[12] Includes Jammu and Kashmir, a contested territory among India, Pakistan, and the PRC.

[13] Armenia is sometimes considered a transcontinental country: physiographically in Western Asia, it has historical and sociopolitical connections with Europe.

[14] Azerbaijan is often considered a transcontinental country in Western Asia and Eastern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only. Figures include Naxçivan, an autonomous exclave of Azerbaijan bordered by Armenia, Iran, and Turkey.

[15] The island of Cyprus is sometimes considered a transcontinental territory: in the Eastern Basin of the Mediterranean Sea south of Turkey, it has historical and sociopolitical connections with Europe. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), distinct from the de jure Republic of Cyprus in the south (with a predominantly Greek population), is recognised only by Turkey.

[16] Gaza and West Bank, collectively referred to as the "Occupied Palestinian Territory" by the UN, are territories partially occupied by Israel but under de facto administration of the Palestinian National Authority.

[17] Georgia is often considered a transcontinental country in Western Asia and Eastern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only.

[18] Turkey is generally considered a transcontinental country in Western Asia and Southern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only, excluding all of Istanbul.

[19] West Bank and Gaza, collectively referred to as the "Occupied Palestinian Territory" by the UN, are territories occupied by Israel but under de facto administration of the Palestinian National Authority.

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