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Asia


Geography

Topographic map of Asia

Topographic map of Asia

Land cover map of Asia

Land cover map of Asia

Borders

Asia is bordered on east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean and on the North by the Arctic Ocean. The border between Europe and Asia is commonly considered to be the watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea and the Turkish Straits. Finally, the Suez Canal makes the boundary between Africa and Asia.

Area

44,579,000 km2 (17,212,000 sq mi)

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Major rivers in Asia

List of the major rivers of Asia with their length:

  1. Yangtze (6,300 km / 3,915 mi)
  2. Yellow River (5,464 km / 3,395 mi)
  3. Mekong (4,350 km / 2,700 mi)
  4. Lena River (4,294 km / 2,668 mi)
  5. Irtysh River (4,248 km / 2,640 mi)
  6. Brahmaputra River (3,848 km / 2,391 mi)
  7. Ob (3,650 km / 2,268 mi)
  8. Indus River (3,610 km / 2,243 mi)
  9. Yenisey (3,487 km / 2,167 mi)
  10. Nizhnyaya Tunguska (2,989 km / 1,857 mi)

Regions

Population and settlement

Population from 1950 to 2020


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Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2019). World Population Prospects 2019, Online Edition. Rev. 1.

Economy

GDP (PPP) (estimate 2019)

Total: $65.44 trillion

GDP (nominal) (estimate 2019)

Total: $31.58 trillion

Per capita: $7 350

Population 

4 641 054 786 (2020)

Density of population

100/km2 (260/sq mi)

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Asian countries and capitals

Political map of Asia

Political map of Asia

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List of countries

flag of Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Capital: Kabul

Population: 38 928 346 (2020)

Area: 652 230 km2

flag of Armenia

Armenia

Capital: Yerevan

Population: 2 956 900 (2020)

Area: 19 743 km2

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Azerbaijan

Capital: Baku

Population: 10 027 874 (2020)

Area: 86 600 km2

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Bahrain

Capital: Manama

Population: 1 543 300 (2019)

Area : 760 km2

Flag of Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Capital: Dhaka

Population: 161 376 708 (2018)

Area: 148 460 km2

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Bhutan

Capital: Thimphu

Population: 754 388 (2018)

Area: 38 394 km2

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Brunei

Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan

Population: 459 500 (2019)

Area: 5 765 km2

flag of Cambodia

Cambodia

Capital: Phnom Penh

Population: 15 288 489 (2019)

Area : 181 035 km2

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China

Capital: Beijing

Population: 1 400 050 000 (2019)

Area: 9 596 960 km2

Flag of Cyprus

Cyprus

Capital: Nicosia

Population: 1 189 265 (2018)

Area: 9 251 km2

flag of Egypt

Egypt

Capital: Cairo

Population: 100 075 480 (2020)

Area: 1 001 450 km2

flag of Georgia

Georgia

Capital: Tbilisi

Population: 3 716 858 (2020)

Area : 69 700 km2

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India

Capital: New Delhi

Population: 1 352 642 280 (2018)

Area: 3 287 263 km2

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Indonesia

Capital: Jakarta

Population: 267 670 543 (2018)

Area: 1 904 569 km2

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Iran

Capital: Tehran

Population: 83 183 741 (2019)

Area: 1 648 195 km2

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Iraq

Capital: Baghdad

Population: 38 433 600 (2018)

Area : 438 317 km2

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Israel

Capital: Jerusalem

Population: 9 209 020 (2020)

Area: 21 937 km2

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Japan

Capital: Tokyo

Population: 126 150 000 (2019)

Area: 377 915 km2

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Jordan

Capital: Amman

Population: 10 658 123 (2020)

Area: 89 342 km2

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Kazakhstan

Capital: Nur-Sultan

Population: 18 708 352 (2020)

Area : 2 724 900 km2

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Kuwait

Capital: Kuwait City

Population: 4 420 110 (2019)

Area: 17 818 km2

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Kyrgyzstan

Capital: Bishkek

Population: 6 533 500 (2020)

Area: 199 951 km2

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Laos

Capital: Vientiane

Population: 7 123 205 (2019)

Area: 236 800 km2

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Lebanon

Capital: Beirut

Population: 6 859 408 (2018)

Area : 10 400 km2

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Malaysia

Capital: Kuala Lumpur

Population: 32 730 000 (2020)

Area: 329 847 km2

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Maldives

Capital: Malé

Population: 379 270 (2020)

Area: 298 km2

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Mongolia

Capital: Ulaanbaatar

Population: 3 353 470 (2020)

Area: 1 564 116 km2

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Myanmar

Capital: Naypyidaw

Population: 53 582 855 (2017)

Area : 676 578 km2

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Nepal

Capital: Kathmandu

Population: 28 095 714 (2018)

Area: 147 181 km2

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North Korea

Capital: Pyongyang

Population: 25 549 604 (2018)

Area: 120,538 km2

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Oman

Capital: Muscat

Population: 4 829 473 (2018)

Area: 309 500 km2

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Pakistan

Capital: Islamabad

Population: 212 228 286 (2018)

Area : 796 095 km2

flag of Philippines

Philippines

Capital: Manila

Population: 100 981 437 (2015)

Area: 300 000 km2

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Qatar

Capital: Doha

Population: 2 795 484 (2020)

Area: 11 586 km2

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Russia

Capital: Moscow

Population: 146 748 590 (2020)

Area: 17 098 242 km2

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Saudi Arabia

Capital: Riyadh

Population: 34 218 169 (2019)

Area : 2 149 690 km2

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Singapore

Capital: Singapore

Population: 5 703 600 (2019)

Area: 719.2 km2

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South Korea

Capital: Seoul

Population: 51 709 098 (2019)

Area: 99 720 km2

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Sri Lanka

Capital: Colombo

Population: 21 803 000 (2019)

Area: 65 610 km2

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Syria

Capital: Damascus

Population: 17 500 657 (2020)

Area : 187 437 km2

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Tajikistan

Capital: Dushanbe

Population:9 537 645 (2020)

Area: 144 100 km2

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Thailand

Capital: Bangkok

Population: 66 558 935 (2019)

Area: 513 120 km2

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Timor-Leste

Capital: Dili

Population: 1 183 643 (2015)

Area: 14 874 km2

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Turkey

Capital: Ankara

Population: 83 154 997 (2019)

Area : 783 562 km2

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Turkmenistan

Capital: Ashgabat

Population:6 031 187 (2020)

Area: 488 100 km2

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United Arab Emirates

Capital: Abu Dhabi

Population: 9 890 400 (2020)

Area: 83 600 km2

flag of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Capital: Tashkent

Population: 34 036 800 (2020)

Area: 447 400 km2

flag of Vietnam

Vietnam

Capital: Hanoi

Population: 96 208 984 (2019)

Area : 331 210 km2

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Yemen

Capital: Sanaa

Population:28 498 683 (2018)

Area: 527 968 km2