As discussed in Continents' Page, Asia is the largest continent covering the land area of 44.579 million square kilometers. We'll learn about name and number of countries in Asia, here.
How many countries are there in Asia continent?
Geographically, There are 51 countries in Asia but, politically and union-wise, there would be different numbers by different institutions like United Nations etc. As we are discussing about geography, so there are 51 countries in Asia, out of which, few countries are the SARs (Special Administrative Region) of the People's Republic of China - e.g., Hong Kong and Macau. There are few countries which are partially located in Asia - e.g., Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia.
List of countries in Asia
Please find below the list of Asian countries:
- Hindustan aka Bharat aka India
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- East Timor
- Georgia (country)
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- State of Palestine
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)
- Macau (Special Administrative Region of China)
Cyprus is also located in Asia but it is considered to be in Europe , as it is a member of European Union since 2004.
Asia Map
Here is a map of Asia to show the Geographical locations of countries in Asia:
Here, we have got the number of countries in Asia, list of countries in Asia and Asia-map. Now we have to memorize them, so we will learn how to memorize fast. The best way to memorize geography is; by learning with the help of Maps. First look at the map to memorize where the country is located, and then test your geography on a blank paper-map or on a online quiz at Lizard Point. By this practice, you can easily learn the names of all countries in the world.
