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This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia. It includes fully recognized states, states with limited but substantial international recognition, de facto states with little or no international recognition, and dependencies of both Asian and non-Asian states. In particular, it lists (i) 49 generally recognized sovereign states, all of which are members of the United ...
Name Country View Population Mayor or governor or president Beijing: China: 21,542,000 (2018, municipality) Yin Yong: Pyongyang: North Korea: 2,870,000 (2016)
Transcontinental country in Asia and Oceania, classified as a Southeastern Asian country by the United Nations Statistics Division: Indonesia (Maluku Islands and Western New Guinea). Entirely in Southeast Asia, but commonly associated with Oceania, and lying east of the biogeographical Wallace Line: East Timor.
Country/Territory Continent Notes Abidjan (former capital; still hosts some government offices) Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Africa: Abidjan is the largest city in Ivory Coast and is officially designated as the economic capital. Yamoussoukro (de jure) Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates: Asia: Abuja Nigeria: Africa: Lagos was the capital from 1914 ...
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold : internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN)
List of countries whose capital is not their largest city; List of capitals outside the territories they serve; List of national capitals by latitude; List of countries and dependencies by population; List of towns and cities with 100,000 or more inhabitants; List of population concern organizations; List of national capitals; List of national ...
Asia (/ ˈ eɪ ʒ ə / ⓘ AY-zhə, UK also / ˈ eɪ ʃ ə / AY-shə) is the largest continent [note 1] [10] [11] in the world by both land area and population. [11] It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, [note 2] about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Asia. Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent , located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres . It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area (or 30% of its land area) and with approximately 4.655 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's ...