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47 of 195 country profilesGeographic index · 2026 edition
001AF
Southern Asia

Afghanistan

Kabul

Official nameIslamic Republic of AfghanistanArea652,230 km²
CurrencyAfghan afghani (؋)
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002AM
Western Asia

Armenia

Yerevan

Official nameRepublic of ArmeniaArea29,743 km²
CurrencyArmenian dram (֏)
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003AZ
Western Asia

Azerbaijan

Baku

Official nameRepublic of AzerbaijanArea86,600 km²
CurrencyAzerbaijani manat (₼)
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004BH
Western Asia

Bahrain

Manama

Official nameKingdom of BahrainArea765 km²
CurrencyBahraini dinar (.د.ب)
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005BD
Southern Asia

Bangladesh

Dhaka

Official namePeople's Republic of BangladeshArea147,570 km²
CurrencyBangladeshi taka (৳)
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006BT
Southern Asia

Bhutan

Thimphu

Official nameKingdom of BhutanArea38,394 km²
CurrencyBhutanese ngultrum (Nu.) · Indian rupee (₹)
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007BN
South-Eastern Asia

Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan

Official nameNation of Brunei, Abode of PeaceArea5,765 km²
CurrencyBrunei dollar ($) · Singapore dollar ($)
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008KH
South-Eastern Asia

Cambodia

Phnom Penh

Official nameKingdom of CambodiaArea181,035 km²
CurrencyCambodian riel (៛) · United States dollar ($)
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009CN
Eastern Asia

China

Beijing

Official namePeople's Republic of ChinaArea9.71M km²
CurrencyChinese yuan (¥)
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010GE
Western Asia

Georgia

Tbilisi

Official nameGeorgiaArea69,700 km²
Currencylari (₾)
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011IN
Southern Asia

India

New Delhi

Population1.46 billion · 2025Area3.29M km²
PresidentDroupadi Murmu
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012ID
South-Eastern Asia

Indonesia

Jakarta

Official nameRepublic of IndonesiaArea1.90M km²
CurrencyIndonesian rupiah (Rp)
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013IR
Southern Asia

Iran

Tehran

Official nameIslamic Republic of IranArea1.65M km²
CurrencyIranian rial (﷼)
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014IQ
Western Asia

Iraq

Baghdad

Official nameRepublic of IraqArea438,317 km²
CurrencyIraqi dinar (ع.د)
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015IL
Western Asia

Israel

Jerusalem

Official nameState of IsraelArea20,770 km²
CurrencyIsraeli new shekel (₪)
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016JP
Eastern Asia

Japan

Tokyo

Population123.4 million · 2025Area377,930 km²
Head of stateEmperor Naruhito
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017JO
Western Asia

Jordan

Amman

Official nameHashemite Kingdom of JordanArea89,342 km²
CurrencyJordanian dinar (د.ا)
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018KZ
Central Asia

Kazakhstan

Astana

Official nameRepublic of KazakhstanArea2.72M km²
CurrencyKazakhstani tenge (₸)
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019KW
Western Asia

Kuwait

Kuwait City

Official nameState of KuwaitArea17,818 km²
CurrencyKuwaiti dinar (د.ك)
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020KG
Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek

Official nameKyrgyz RepublicArea199,951 km²
CurrencyKyrgyzstani som (с)
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021LA
South-Eastern Asia

Laos

Vientiane

Official nameLao People's Democratic RepublicArea236,800 km²
CurrencyLao kip (₭)
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022LB
Western Asia

Lebanon

Beirut

Official nameLebanese RepublicArea10,452 km²
CurrencyLebanese pound (ل.ل)
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023MY
South-Eastern Asia

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur

Official nameMalaysiaArea330,803 km²
CurrencyMalaysian ringgit (RM)
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024MV
Southern Asia

Maldives

Malé

Official nameRepublic of the MaldivesArea300 km²
CurrencyMaldivian rufiyaa (.ރ)
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025MN
Eastern Asia

Mongolia

Ulan Bator

Official nameMongoliaArea1.56M km²
CurrencyMongolian tögrög (₮)
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026MM
South-Eastern Asia

Myanmar

Naypyidaw

Official nameRepublic of the Union of MyanmarArea676,578 km²
CurrencyBurmese kyat (Ks)
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027NP
Southern Asia

Nepal

Kathmandu

Official nameFederal Democratic Republic of NepalArea147,181 km²
CurrencyNepalese rupee (₨)
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028KP
Eastern Asia

North Korea

Pyongyang

Official nameDemocratic People's Republic of KoreaArea120,538 km²
CurrencyNorth Korean won (₩)
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029OM
Western Asia

Oman

Muscat

Official nameSultanate of OmanArea309,500 km²
CurrencyOmani rial (ر.ع.)
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030PK
Southern Asia

Pakistan

Islamabad

Official nameIslamic Republic of PakistanArea881,912 km²
CurrencyPakistani rupee (₨)
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031PS
Western Asia

Palestine

Ramallah

Official nameState of PalestineArea6,220 km²
CurrencyEgyptian pound (E£) · Israeli new shekel (₪) · Jordanian dinar (JD)
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032PH
South-Eastern Asia

Philippines

Manila

Official nameRepublic of the PhilippinesArea342,353 km²
CurrencyPhilippine peso (₱)
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033QA
Western Asia

Qatar

Doha

Official nameState of QatarArea11,586 km²
CurrencyQatari riyal (ر.ق)
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034SA
Western Asia

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh

Official nameKingdom of Saudi ArabiaArea2.15M km²
CurrencySaudi riyal (ر.س)
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035SG
South-Eastern Asia

Singapore

Singapore

Official nameRepublic of SingaporeArea710 km²
CurrencySingapore dollar ($)
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036KR
Eastern Asia

South Korea

Seoul

Official nameRepublic of KoreaArea100,210 km²
CurrencySouth Korean won (₩)
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037LK
Southern Asia

Sri Lanka

Colombo

Official nameDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri LankaArea65,610 km²
CurrencySri Lankan rupee (Rs රු)
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038SY
Western Asia

Syria

Damascus

Official nameSyrian Arab RepublicArea185,180 km²
CurrencySyrian pound (£)
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039TJ
Central Asia

Tajikistan

Dushanbe

Official nameRepublic of TajikistanArea143,100 km²
CurrencyTajikistani somoni (ЅМ)
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040TH
South-Eastern Asia

Thailand

Bangkok

Official nameKingdom of ThailandArea513,120 km²
CurrencyThai baht (฿)
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041TL
South-Eastern Asia

Timor-Leste

Dili

Official nameDemocratic Republic of Timor-LesteArea14,874 km²
CurrencyUnited States dollar ($)
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042TR
Western Asia

Türkiye

Ankara

Official nameRepublic of TürkiyeArea783,562 km²
CurrencyTurkish lira (₺)
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043TM
Central Asia

Turkmenistan

Ashgabat

Official nameTurkmenistanArea488,100 km²
CurrencyTurkmenistan manat (m)
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044AE
Western Asia

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

Official nameUnited Arab EmiratesArea83,600 km²
CurrencyUnited Arab Emirates dirham (د.إ)
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045UZ
Central Asia

Uzbekistan

Tashkent

Official nameRepublic of UzbekistanArea447,400 km²
CurrencyUzbekistani soʻm (so'm)
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046VN
South-Eastern Asia

Vietnam

Hanoi

Official nameSocialist Republic of VietnamArea331,212 km²
CurrencyVietnamese đồng (₫)
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047YE
Western Asia

Yemen

Sana'a

Official nameRepublic of YemenArea527,968 km²
CurrencyYemeni rial (﷼)
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