The Countries of the World Collection
Asia is the largest and most populous continent on Earth. Stretching from the Middle East to the Pacific Ocean, and from northern Asia to the tropical regions of Southeast Asia, the continent contains extraordinary geographic, linguistic, cultural, and historical diversity.
In Part 1 of The Countries of the World Collection, we explore the countries of Asia through their capitals, locations, languages, currencies, populations, and national flags.
Countries in This Collection
🇦🇫 1. Afghanistan
Capital: Kabul
Location: South-Central Asia
Official Languages: Dari and Pashto
Currency: Afghan Afghani (AFN)
Population: Approximately 44 million
National Flag: 🇦🇫
🇦🇲 2. Armenia
Capital: Yerevan
Location: Western Asia / South Caucasus
Official Language: Armenian
Currency: Armenian Dram (AMD)
Population: Approximately 3 million
National Flag: 🇦🇲
🇦🇿 3. Azerbaijan
Capital: Baku
Location: Western Asia / South Caucasus
Official Language: Azerbaijani
Currency: Azerbaijani Manat (AZN)
Population: Approximately 10 million
National Flag: 🇦🇿
🇧🇭 4. Bahrain
Capital: Manama
Location: Western Asia / Persian Gulf
Official Language: Arabic
Currency: Bahraini Dinar (BHD)
Population: Approximately 1.6 million
National Flag: 🇧🇭
🇧🇩 5. Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
Location: South Asia
Official Language: Bengali (Bangla)
Currency: Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
Population: Approximately 176 million
National Flag: 🇧🇩
🇧🇹 6. Bhutan
Capital: Thimphu
Location: South Asia / Eastern Himalayas
Official Language: Dzongkha
Currency: Bhutanese Ngultrum (BTN)
Population: Approximately 800,000
National Flag: 🇧🇹
🇧🇳 7. Brunei
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Location: Southeast Asia / Borneo
Official Language: Malay
Currency: Brunei Dollar (BND)
Population: Approximately 460,000
National Flag: 🇧🇳
🇰🇭 8. Cambodia
Capital: Phnom Penh
Location: Southeast Asia
Official Language: Khmer
Currency: Cambodian Riel (KHR)
Population: Approximately 18 million
National Flag: 🇰🇭
🇨🇳 9. China
Capital: Beijing
Location: East Asia
Official Language: Standard Chinese (Mandarin)
Currency: Renminbi / Chinese Yuan (CNY)
Population: Approximately 1.4 billion
National Flag: 🇨🇳
🇨🇾 10. Cyprus
Capital: Nicosia
Location: Eastern Mediterranean / Western Asia geographically
Official Languages: Greek and Turkish
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Population: Approximately 1.3 million
National Flag: 🇨🇾
🇬🇪 11. Georgia
Capital: Tbilisi
Location: South Caucasus / Western Asia and Eastern Europe
Official Language: Georgian
Currency: Georgian Lari (GEL)
Population: Approximately 3.7 million
National Flag: 🇬🇪
🇮🇳 12. India
Capital: New Delhi
Location: South Asia
Languages: Hindi and English are used for Union government purposes; India recognizes 22 scheduled languages
Currency: Indian Rupee (INR)
Population: Approximately 1.46 billion
National Flag: 🇮🇳
🇮🇩 13. Indonesia
Capital: Jakarta, with the transition toward Nusantara continuing
Location: Southeast Asia
Official Language: Indonesian
Currency: Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)
Population: Approximately 286 million
National Flag: 🇮🇩
🇮🇷 14. Iran
Capital: Tehran
Location: Western Asia
Official Language: Persian (Farsi)
Currency: Iranian Rial (IRR)
Population: Approximately 92 million
National Flag: 🇮🇷
🇮🇶 15. Iraq
Capital: Baghdad
Location: Western Asia / Middle East
Official Languages: Arabic and Kurdish
Currency: Iraqi Dinar (IQD)
Population: Approximately 47 million
National Flag: 🇮🇶
🇮🇱 16. Israel
Capital: Jerusalem
Location: Western Asia / Eastern Mediterranean
Official Language: Hebrew; Arabic has special legal status
Currency: Israeli New Shekel (ILS)
Population: Approximately 10 million
National Flag: 🇮🇱
🇯🇵 17. Japan
Capital: Tokyo
Location: East Asia
Primary Language: Japanese
Currency: Japanese Yen (JPY)
Population: Approximately 123 million
National Flag: 🇯🇵
🇯🇴 18. Jordan
Capital: Amman
Location: Western Asia / Middle East
Official Language: Arabic
Currency: Jordanian Dinar (JOD)
Population: Approximately 11.5 million
National Flag: 🇯🇴
🇰🇿 19. Kazakhstan
Capital: Astana
Location: Central Asia, with a small portion in Europe
Official Language: Kazakh; Russian is also officially used in state institutions
Currency: Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT)
Population: Approximately 21 million
National Flag: 🇰🇿
🇰🇼 20. Kuwait
Capital: Kuwait City
Location: Western Asia / Persian Gulf
Official Language: Arabic
Currency: Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD)
Population: Approximately 5 million
National Flag: 🇰🇼
🇰🇬 21. Kyrgyzstan
Capital: Bishkek
Location: Central Asia
Official Languages: Kyrgyz and Russian
Currency: Kyrgyzstani Som (KGS)
Population: Approximately 7.3 million
National Flag: 🇰🇬
🇱🇦 22. Laos
Capital: Vientiane
Location: Southeast Asia
Official Language: Lao
Currency: Lao Kip (LAK)
Population: Approximately 8 million
National Flag: 🇱🇦
🇱🇧 23. Lebanon
Capital: Beirut
Location: Western Asia / Eastern Mediterranean
Official Language: Arabic
Currency: Lebanese Pound (LBP)
Population: Approximately 5.5 million
National Flag: 🇱🇧
🇲🇾 24. Malaysia
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Administrative Center: Putrajaya
Location: Southeast Asia
Official Language: Malay
Currency: Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Population: Approximately 36 million
National Flag: 🇲🇾
🇲🇻 25. Maldives
Capital: Malé
Location: South Asia / Indian Ocean
Official Language: Dhivehi
Currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR)
Population: Approximately 530,000
National Flag: 🇲🇻
🇲🇳 26. Mongolia
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
Location: East Asia
Official Language: Mongolian
Currency: Mongolian Tögrög (MNT)
Population: Approximately 3.5 million
National Flag: 🇲🇳
🇲🇲 27. Myanmar
Capital: Naypyidaw
Location: Southeast Asia
Official Language: Burmese
Currency: Myanmar Kyat (MMK)
Population: Approximately 55 million
National Flag: 🇲🇲
🇳🇵 28. Nepal
Capital: Kathmandu
Location: South Asia / Himalayas
Official Language: Nepali
Currency: Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
Population: Approximately 30 million
National Flag: 🇳🇵
🇰🇵 29. North Korea
Official Name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Capital: Pyongyang
Location: East Asia
Official Language: Korean
Currency: North Korean Won (KPW)
Population: Approximately 27 million
National Flag: 🇰🇵
🇴🇲 30. Oman
Capital: Muscat
Location: Western Asia / Arabian Peninsula
Official Language: Arabic
Currency: Omani Rial (OMR)
Population: Approximately 5.5 million
National Flag: 🇴🇲
🇵🇰 31. Pakistan
Capital: Islamabad
Location: South Asia
Languages: Urdu is the national language; English is widely used for official purposes
Currency: Pakistani Rupee (PKR)
Population: Approximately 255 million
National Flag: 🇵🇰
🇵🇸 32. Palestine
Claimed Capital: East Jerusalem
Administrative Center: Ramallah
Location: Western Asia / Eastern Mediterranean
Official Language: Arabic
Currency: Israeli New Shekel (ILS), Jordanian Dinar (JOD), and other currencies circulate
Population: Approximately 5.5 million in the West Bank and Gaza combined
National Flag: 🇵🇸
🇵🇭 33. Philippines
Capital: Manila
Location: Southeast Asia / Western Pacific
Official Languages: Filipino and English
Currency: Philippine Peso (PHP)
Population: Approximately 117 million
National Flag: 🇵🇭
🇶🇦 34. Qatar
Capital: Doha
Location: Western Asia / Arabian Peninsula
Official Language: Arabic
Currency: Qatari Riyal (QAR)
Population: Approximately 3 million
National Flag: 🇶🇦
🇸🇦 35. Saudi Arabia
Capital: Riyadh
Location: Western Asia / Arabian Peninsula
Official Language: Arabic
Currency: Saudi Riyal (SAR)
Population: Approximately 35 million
National Flag: 🇸🇦
🇸🇬 36. Singapore
Capital: Singapore
Location: Southeast Asia
Official Languages: English, Malay, Mandarin Chinese, and Tamil
Currency: Singapore Dollar (SGD)
Population: Approximately 6 million
National Flag: 🇸🇬
🇰🇷 37. South Korea
Official Name: Republic of Korea
Capital: Seoul
Location: East Asia
Official Language: Korean
Currency: South Korean Won (KRW)
Population: Approximately 52 million
National Flag: 🇰🇷
🇱🇰 38. Sri Lanka
Administrative Capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Commercial Center: Colombo
Location: South Asia / Indian Ocean
Official Languages: Sinhala and Tamil
Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)
Population: Approximately 22 million
National Flag: 🇱🇰
🇸🇾 39. Syria
Capital: Damascus
Location: Western Asia / Eastern Mediterranean
Official Language: Arabic
Currency: Syrian Pound (SYP)
Population: Approximately 25 million
National Flag: 🇸🇾
🇹🇼 40. Taiwan
Capital: Taipei
Location: East Asia
Primary Language: Mandarin Chinese; several other national and regional languages are recognized
Currency: New Taiwan Dollar (TWD)
Population: Approximately 23 million
National Flag: 🇹🇼
🇹🇯 41. Tajikistan
Capital: Dushanbe
Location: Central Asia
Official Language: Tajik; Russian is recognized for interethnic communication
Currency: Tajikistani Somoni (TJS)
Population: Approximately 11 million
National Flag: 🇹🇯
🇹🇭 42. Thailand
Capital: Bangkok
Location: Southeast Asia
Official Language: Thai
Currency: Thai Baht (THB)
Population: Approximately 71 million
National Flag: 🇹🇭
🇹🇱 43. Timor-Leste
Capital: Dili
Location: Southeast Asia
Official Languages: Tetum and Portuguese
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
Population: Approximately 1.4 million
National Flag: 🇹🇱
🇹🇷 44. Türkiye
Capital: Ankara
Location: Mainly Western Asia, with a smaller portion in Southeast Europe
Official Language: Turkish
Currency: Turkish Lira (TRY)
Population: Approximately 88 million
National Flag: 🇹🇷
🇹🇲 45. Turkmenistan
Capital: Ashgabat
Location: Central Asia
Official Language: Turkmen
Currency: Turkmenistan Manat (TMT)
Population: Approximately 7.5 million
National Flag: 🇹🇲
🇦🇪 46. United Arab Emirates
Capital: Abu Dhabi
Location: Western Asia / Arabian Peninsula
Official Language: Arabic
Currency: UAE Dirham (AED)
Population: Approximately 11 million
National Flag: 🇦🇪
🇺🇿 47. Uzbekistan
Capital: Tashkent
Location: Central Asia
Official Language: Uzbek
Currency: Uzbekistani Som (UZS)
Population: Approximately 37 million
National Flag: 🇺🇿
🇻🇳 48. Vietnam
Capital: Hanoi
Location: Southeast Asia
Official Language: Vietnamese
Currency: Vietnamese Đồng (VND)
Population: Approximately 102 million
National Flag: 🇻🇳
🇾🇪 49. Yemen
Constitutional Capital: Sana'a
Temporary Seat of the Internationally Recognized Government: Aden
Location: Western Asia / Southern Arabian Peninsula
Official Language: Arabic
Currency: Yemeni Rial (YER)
Population: Approximately 42 million
National Flag: 🇾🇪
Asia — A Continent of Extraordinary Diversity
Asia connects some of the world's oldest civilizations with some of its largest modern cities and fastest-changing economies. Its landscapes range from the Himalayas and vast deserts to tropical islands, fertile river valleys, forests, and enormous coastlines.
Learning the basic facts about each country gives us a foundation for understanding geography, language, culture, travel, history, economics, and the relationships that connect societies across the world.
Part 2 — Europe
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