How many countries are in Asia?

Countries in Asia

48 countries

There are 48 countries in Asia. The list below gives the population, area, and capital of each one.

By Country Tally editors Updated November 13, 2026 Source: World Bank (population 2025)

All countries in Asia

In alphabetical order, with capital, population, and area
Country	Capital	Population	Area
Afghanistan	Kabul	43,844,111	652,870 km² (252,075 sq mi)
Armenia	Yerevan	3,086,700	29,740 km² (11,483 sq mi)
Azerbaijan	Baku	10,246,996	86,600 km² (33,436 sq mi)
Bahrain	Manama	1,600,366	800 km² (309 sq mi)
Bangladesh	Dhaka	175,686,899	147,570 km² (56,977 sq mi)
Bhutan	Thimphu	796,682	38,390 km² (14,822 sq mi)
Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	466,330	5,770 km² (2,228 sq mi)
Cambodia	Phnom Penh	17,847,982	181,035 km² (69,898 sq mi)
China	Beijing	1,406,585,000	9,562,910 km² (3,692,260 sq mi)
Cyprus	Nicosia	1,370,754	9,250 km² (3,571 sq mi)
Georgia	Tbilisi	3,935,766	69,700 km² (26,911 sq mi)
India	New Delhi	1,463,865,525	3,287,263 km² (1,269,219 sq mi)
Indonesia	Jakarta	285,721,236	1,916,907 km² (740,122 sq mi)
Iran	Tehran	92,417,681	1,745,150 km² (673,806 sq mi)
Iraq	Baghdad	47,020,774	435,050 km² (167,974 sq mi)
Israel	–	10,122,800	22,070 km² (8,521 sq mi)
Japan	Tokyo	123,366,734	377,975 km² (145,937 sq mi)
Jordan	Amman	11,520,684	89,318 km² (34,486 sq mi)
Kazakhstan	Astana	20,843,754	2,724,902 km² (1,052,091 sq mi)
Kuwait	Kuwait City	4,865,298	17,820 km² (6,880 sq mi)
Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	7,343,064	199,950 km² (77,201 sq mi)
Laos	Vientiane	7,873,046	236,800 km² (91,429 sq mi)
Lebanon	Beirut	5,849,421	10,452 km² (4,036 sq mi)
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	35,977,838	330,534 km² (127,620 sq mi)
Maldives	Malé	529,676	300 km² (116 sq mi)
Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar	3,568,978	1,564,116 km² (603,909 sq mi)
Myanmar	Naypyidaw	54,850,648	676,578 km² (261,228 sq mi)
Nepal	Kathmandu	29,618,118	147,181 km² (56,827 sq mi)
North Korea	Pyongyang	26,571,036	120,540 km² (46,541 sq mi)
Oman	Muscat	5,494,691	309,500 km² (119,499 sq mi)
Pakistan	Islamabad	255,219,554	796,100 km² (307,376 sq mi)
Philippines	Manila	116,786,962	300,000 km² (115,831 sq mi)
Qatar	Doha	2,972,215	11,637 km² (4,493 sq mi)
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	36,973,555	2,149,690 km² (830,000 sq mi)
Singapore	Singapore	6,111,175	736 km² (284 sq mi)
South Korea	Seoul	51,684,564	100,460 km² (38,788 sq mi)
Sri Lanka	Colombo	21,756,000	65,610 km² (25,332 sq mi)
Syria	Damascus	25,620,427	185,180 km² (71,498 sq mi)
Tajikistan	Dushanbe	10,786,734	141,379 km² (54,587 sq mi)
Thailand	Bangkok	71,619,863	513,115 km² (198,115 sq mi)
Timor-Leste	Dili	1,418,517	14,870 km² (5,741 sq mi)
Türkiye	Ankara	85,878,556	785,350 km² (303,225 sq mi)
Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	7,618,847	491,209 km² (189,657 sq mi)
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	11,513,149	98,648 km² (38,088 sq mi)
Uzbekistan	Tashkent	37,053,428	448,923 km² (173,330 sq mi)
Vietnam	Hanoi	101,598,527	331,338 km² (127,930 sq mi)
West Bank and Gaza	–	5,413,596	6,025 km² (2,326 sq mi)
Yemen	Sana'a	41,773,878	527,968 km² (203,850 sq mi)