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Asia- the most most of light on the planet. It stretches from the Mediterranean coast of the Middle East to the far shores Pacific Ocean, including China, Korea, Japan, India. Humid, hot regions in southern Asia are separated from the cooler ones by a giant mountain range - the Himalayas.

Together with Europe, Asia forms a continent Eurasia. The dividing border between Asia and Europe runs through the Ural Mountains. Asia is washed by the waters of the rhinestone of three oceans: the Pacific, the Arctic and the Indian. Also, many regions of Asia have access to the seas. Atlantic Ocean. 54 states are located on the territory of this part of the world.

The highest mountain peak on Earth is Chomolungma (Everest). Its height above sea level is 8848 meters. This peak is part of the Himalayas, a mountain range separating Nepal and China.

Asia is a very long part of the world, so the climate in Asian countries is different and differs depending on the landscape and topography. In Asia, there are states with both subarctic and equatorial climatic zones. In southern Asia, powerful winds blow from the sea - monsoons. air masses, saturated with moisture, carry heavy rains with them.

AT Central Asia located gobi desert which is called cold. Its lifeless, windswept expanses are covered with rubble and sand. tropical forests Sumatra is inhabited by orangutans - the only large monkeys living in Asia. This species is now under threat of extinction.

Asia- it is also the most densely populated part of the world, because more than 60% of the world's inhabitants live there. The largest population in three Asian countries - India, Japan and China. However, there are also regions that are completely deserted.

Asia- this is the cradle of civilization of the entire planet, since Asia is home to the most ethnic groups and peoples. Each of the Asian countries is distinctive in its own way, having its own traditions. Most of them live along the banks of rivers and oceans and are engaged in fishing and agriculture. Today, many peasants are moving from countryside to cities that are growing rapidly.

About 2/3 of rice on the globe is grown in just two countries - China and India. Rice fields where young shoots are planted are covered with water.

The Ganges River in India is the busiest trading place with numerous "floating markets". Hindus consider this river sacred and make mass pilgrimages to its banks.

The streets of Chinese cities are filled with cyclists. Bicycle is the most popular mode of transport in China. Almost all tea in the world is grown in Asia. Tea plantations are processed by hand, only young leaves are plucked, which are dried. Asia is the birthplace of such religions as Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam. There is a giant Buddha statue in Thailand.

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Gorokhov, S.A. Kashmir / S.A. Gorokhov // Weekly "Geography". - 2003. - No. 12. - P.3-8, No. 13. - P.3-7.

Table 1.1

Modern political map of Foreign Asia

States

No. pp State Political system(form of government) State structure Territory, thousand km2 Population, thousand people, 2008 1 Capital
Afghanistan Republic of Islamic unitary 652,1 32 738 cable
Bangladesh unitary 147,6 153 547 Dhaka
Bahrain Monarchy constitutional unitary 0,70 Manama
Brunei Absolute theocratic monarchy within the Commonwealth unitary 5,8 Bandar Seri Begawan
Bhutan Monarchy constitutional unitary 47,0 682 Thimphu
East Timor Republic parliamentary unitary 14,9 1 109 Duli
vietnam republic socialist unitary 331,7 86 117 Hanoi
Israel Republic parliamentary unitary 20,8 7 112 Tel Aviv
India Parliamentary republic within the Commonwealth Federal 3 287,3 1 147 996 Delhi
Indonesia Republic presidential unitary 1 904,5 237 512 Jakarta
Jordan Monarchy constitutional unitary 89,3 6 199 Amman
Iraq Republic presidential unitary 435,1 28 221 Baghdad
Iran Republic of Islamic unitary 1 634,0 65 875 Tehran
Yemen Republic presidential unitary 528,0 23 013 Sanaa
Cambodia Monarchy constitutional unitary 181,0 14 242 phnom penh
Qatar Monarchy absolute unitary 11,4 Doha
Kupr unitary 9,3 Nicosia
China republic socialist unitary 9 598,0 1 360 531 Pekun
Korea, Democratic People's Republic republic socialist unitary 122,0 23 479 Pyongyang
Korea, Republic Republic parliamentary unitary 99,4 48 379 Seoul
Kuwait Monarchy constitutional unitary 17,8 2 597 El Kuwait
laos republic socialist unitary 236,8 6 678 Vientiane
Lebanon Republic parliamentary unitary 10,4 3 972 Beirut
Malaysia Monarchy constitutional within the Commonwealth Federal 329,8 25 274 Kuala Lumpur
Maldives Republic presidential within the Commonwealth unitary 0,3 Male
Mongolia Republic parliamentary unitary 1 564,1 2 996 Ulaanbaatar
Myanmar Republic presidential Federal 676,6 47 758 Yangon
Nepal Republic Federal 147,2 29 519 Kathmandu
United Arab Emirates Monarchy absolute Federal 83,6 4 621 Aby Dhabi
Oman Monarchy absolute unitary 309,5 3 312 Muscat
Pakistan Republic of Islamic Federal 796,1 172 800 Islamabad
Saudi Arabia Monarchy absolute theocratic unitary 2 150,0 28 147 Riyadh
Singapore Parliamentary republic within the Commonwealth unitary 0,6 4 608 Singapore
Surya Republic presidential unitary 185,2 19 748 Damascus

Colonial and Dependent Territories

An absolute monarchy is a state in which all executive, legislative, judicial and military powers are concentrated in the hands of the monarch. At the same time, the presence of Parliament and parliamentary elections people of the country, but it is only an advisory body to the monarch and cannot be against him.

In the strict sense of the world, there are only six countries with an absolute monarchy.

If considered more open, the dualistic monarchy can be equated with the absolute, and these are six countries. Thus, there are twelve countries in the world in which it is somewhat concentrated in one hand.

The amazing thing is that in Europe (both love the protection of human rights and the annoyance associated with any dictators) there are already two such countries!

But at the same time there must be a distinction between absolute and constitutional monarchy, since there are many kingdoms and principalities in Europe, but most of them are constitutional monarchies in which the president of the state is the president of the parliament.

So, these are the twelve countries with absolute monarchy:

Kingdom of Bahrain. A small country in the Middle East on the coast of the Persian Gulf. Dualist monarchy, King Hamad ibn Isa Al-Khalifa since 2002.

The state of Brunei Darussalam (or, in short, Brunei). Country in South-East Asia on the island of Kalimantan. Absolute monarchy, Sultan Hassanal Bolkia (Hassanal Bolkia) since 1967.

3. Vatican. The city is entirely within Rome.

A theocratic monarchy, the country has been ruled by Pope Francis Francis (Francis) since 2013.

4. Jordan ( full name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan). It is located in the Middle East. Dualist monarchy, ruled by King Abdullah II ibn Hussein al-Hashimi since 1999.

5. Qatar, the state of the Middle East, an absolute monarchy, the state is ruled by Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani since 2013.

Kuwait. Country in the Middle East. A dualist monarchy, the state has been ruled by Emir Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah since 2006.

7. Luxembourg (full name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg). The state is located in the heart of Europe.

Luxembourg is a dualistic monarchy, and since 2000 the state has been headed by Grand Duke His Royal Highness Henry (Henry).

8. Morocco (full name: Kingdom of Morocco) is a country located in northwestern Africa.

The dualist monarchy, since 1999, has been ruled by Mohammed Viben al-Hassan.

9. United United Arab Emirates. Country in the Middle East, on the coast of the Persian Gulf. An absolute monarchy, the country has been ruled by President Caliph bin Zayed Al Nahyan since 2004.

10. Oman (surname: Sultanate of Oman). Country on the Arabian Peninsula.

An absolute monarchy, the state has been ruled by Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said since 1970.

11. Kingdom Saudi Arabia. Country in the Middle East. An absolute theocratic monarchy, the country has been ruled by King Salman ibn Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdurrahman al Saud since 2015.

12. Kingdom of Swaziland. The state is located in southern Africa. A dualist monarchy, the state has been ruled by King Mswati III since 1986.

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Nomenclature for the "Foreign Asia" test

1. Foreign Asian countries and capitals:

Southwest Asia

    Israel - Tel Aviv

    Syria - Damascus

    Lebanon — Beirut

    Iran — Tehran

    Iraq - Baghdad

    Jordan - Amman

    Saudi Arabia – Riyadh

    UAE - Abu Dhabi

    Qatar – Doha

    Kuwait — El Kuwait

    Oman – Muscat

    Bahrain — Manama

    Yemen - Sana'a

    Turkey — Ankara

    Afghanistan - Kabul

    Cyprus-Nicosia

Southeast Asia

    Myanmar – Yangon

    Thailand – Bangkok

    Vietnam – Hanoi

    Cambodia - Phnom Penh

    Laos – Vientiane

    Indonesia - Jakarta

    Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur

    Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan

    Philippines – Manila

    Singapore-Singapore

    East Timor - Dili

South Asia

    Pakistan - Islamabad

    India - Delhi

    Nepal - Kathmandu

    Bhutan — Thimphu

    Sri Lanka – Colombo

    Bangladesh-Dhaka

    Maldives – Male

East Asia

    Japan Tokyo

    China - Beijing

    Mongolia – Ulaanbaatar

    North Korea - Pyongyang

    Republic of Korea - Seoul

    Taiwan - Taipei (China)

CIS countries

    Kazakhstan, Astana

    Turkmenistan – Ashgabat

    Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek

    Tajikistan - Dushanbe

    Uzbekistan – Tashkent

    Georgia, Tbilisi

    Azerbaijan, Baku

    Armenia — Yerevan

Seas: Red, Arabian, South China, East China, Japan,

Persian and Bengal bays.

3. Rivers: Tigris, Euphrates, Indus, Ganges, Mekong, Yangtze, Huang He.

4. Seaports: Mumbai (Bombay), Kolkata (Calcutta), Shanghai, Xianggang (Hong Kong), Karachi, Yokohama, Busan, Dubai, Nagoya, Kaohsiung

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Asia is part of the Eurasian continent. The continent is located in the eastern and northern hemispheres. border with North America passes through the Bering Strait South Africa The Suez Canal separates Asia.

Even in Ancient Greece attempts were made to establish the exact border between Asia and Europe. While this limit is considered conditional. In Russian sources, the border is established along the eastern foothills of the Ural Mountains, the Emba River, the Caspian Sea, the Black and Marble Seas along the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles.

In the west, Asia is washed by the inland seas of the Black, Azov, Marmara, Mediterranean and Aegean seas. Most large lakes on the continent - Baikal, Balkhash and the Aral Sea.

20% of all reserves are concentrated in Lake Baikal fresh water on the ground. In addition, Lake Baikal is the most deep lake in the world. Its greatest depth in the middle part of the basin is 1620 meters. One of the unique lakes in Asia is Lake Balkhash. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that sweet water is in the western part and salty in the eastern part. The Dead Sea is considered the most deep sea in Asia and in the world.

The continental part of Asia occupies mainly mountains and plateaus.

The largest mountainous regions in the south are Tibet, Tien Shan, Pamir, Himalayas. In the north and north-east of the continent, Altai, Verkhoyansky ridge, Chersky ridge, central Siberian plateau. In the west, Asia is surrounded by the Caucasus and Ural mountains, and in the east - large and small Khingan and Sikhote-Alin. On the map of Asia, with countries and capitals in Russian, the names of the main mountainous regions of the region are obvious.

In Asia, all types of climate - from the Arctic to the Equatorial.

Asia is classified by the United Nations in the following regions: Central Asia, East Asia, West Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia. There are currently 54 countries in Asia. The borders of all these countries and capitals are marked on political map Asian cities.

In terms of population growth, Asia is only in Africa. Asia is home to 60% of the world's population. China and India account for 40% of the world's population.

Asia is the ancestor of ancient civilizations - Indian, Tibetan, Babylonian, Chinese. This is due to favorable agriculture in many areas of this part of the world. Ethnic composition Asia is very diverse. There are representatives of three main races of peoples: Negroids, Mongoloids and Europods.

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May 10, 2016

On the territory of Asia there are several dozen countries with different political systems and living standards, with amazing and dissimilar cultures. Russia also partially belongs to Asian countries. What states does Overseas Asia include? The countries and capitals of this part of the world will be listed in the article.

What is called overseas Asia?

Foreign territory is called the territory of this part of the world that does not belong to Russia, that is, these are all Asian countries except Russia. In the geographical literature, foreign Asia is divided into four large regions. So, they distinguish Central, Eastern, Southern and Front (Western). North Asia is Russian territory, and foreign Asia, of course, does not belong to it. The countries and capitals of this part of the world are absolutely different from each other, they are unique and inimitable.

The table below gives an alphabetical list of countries overseas Asia with the names of the capitals.

CountryAsia regionCapitalOfficial language
AbkhaziaWesternSukhumAbkhazian, Russian
AzerbaijanWesternBakuAzerbaijani
ArmeniaWesternYerevanArmenian
AfghanistanWesternKabulDari, Pashto
BangladeshSouthDhakaBengal
BahrainFrontManamaArab
BruneiSouthBandar Seri BegawanMalay
ButaneSouthThimphudzongkha
VietnamSouthHanoiVietnamese
GeorgiaFrontTbilisiGeorgian
IsraelFrontTel AvivHebrew, Arabic
IndiaSouthDelhiHindi, English
IndonesiaSouthJakartaIndonesian
JordanFrontAmmanArab
IraqFrontBaghdadArabic, Kurdish
IranFrontTehranFarsi
YemenFrontSana'aArab
KazakhstanCentralAstanaKazakh, Russian
CambodiaSouthPhnom PenhKhmer
QatarFrontDohaArab
CyprusFrontNicosiaGreek, Turkish
KyrgyzstanCentralBishkekKyrgyz, Russian
ChinaEasternBeijingChinese
KuwaitFrontEl KuwaitArab
LaosSouthVientianeLaotian
LebanonFrontBeirutArab
MalaysiaSouthKuala LumpurMalaysian
MaldivesSouthMaleMaldivian
MongoliaEasternUlaanbaatarMongolian
MyanmarSouthYangonBurmese
NepalSouthKathmanduNepali
United Arab EmiratesFrontAbu DhabiArab
OmanFrontMuscatArab
PakistanSouthIslamabadurdu
Saudi ArabiaFrontRiyadhArab
North KoreaEasternPyongyangKorean
SingaporeSouth AsiaSingaporeMalay, Tamil, Chinese, English
SyriaFrontDamascusArab
TajikistanCentralDushanbeTajik
ThailandSouth AsiaBangkokThai
TurkmenistanCentralAshgabatTurkmen
TurkeyFrontAnkaraTurkish
UzbekistanCentralTashkentUzbek
PhilippinesSouth AsiaManilaTagalog
Sri LankaSouth AsiaColomboSinhalese, Tamil
South KoreaEasternSeoulKorean
South OssetiaFrontTskhinvaliOssetian, Russian
JapanEasternTokyoJapanese

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Developed countries of foreign Asia and their capitals

Among the most highly developed countries in the world is Singapore (capital - Singapore). This is a small island state with a high standard of living of the population, which is mainly engaged in the production of electronics for export.
Japan (the capital of Tokyo), also engaged in the creation of electronic equipment, is among the ten most prosperous countries in the world. Almost all countries of foreign Asia and their capitals are rapidly developing. For example, Qatar, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan are among the five fastest growing (in terms of GDP growth) economies in the world.

Not everyone needs to be ahead...

Least the developed countries foreign Asia and their capitals: Bangladesh (capital - Dhaka), Bhutan (capital - Thimphu), Nepal (capital - Kathmandu). These and some other countries cannot boast of either a high standard of living or special achievements in industry. And yet foreign Asia (countries and capitals are listed in the table above) plays important role in the global economy. The largest financial centers are located in the largest part of the world on the planet: Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore.

Asia is one of the most rapidly developing regions, and (most of them) are known to every schoolchild. Asian and eastern tigers "registered" here, breaks into world economy and economically backward states sleep peacefully.

There are more than 48 sovereign states on the territory. Some of them are crumbs who do not take any part in world politics and economics. The other part are serious players on the world stage.

The largest Asian countries with capitals we will try to describe in a brief overview.

Thailand with capital Bangkok

More than 70,000,000 people live on a territory of 514,000 km² (in Bangkok, the population is more than 15,000,000 people). Most of those living in Thailand are ethnic Thais and Laos, but there are others ethnic groups. The country's economy is largely concentrated around Bangkok. But most of the population (60%) are employed in the region Agriculture. Tourism is becoming an important source of income for the people of Thailand, with more than 19 million tourists visiting the country in 2011 alone.

Japan with Tokyo as its capital

Nippon (Nihon) is unique in that without solid reserves of oil, gas and other natural resources she was able to break out largest economies peace. Today, hundreds, thousands of tourists come to the country to admire the cherry blossoms, Buddhist temples and cultural monuments. But the foreign Asia of the country and the capital does not end there.

and the city of Delhi

India is a tiny state in terms of territory, where more than 1,200,000,000 people live (the 2nd state in the world in terms of population). Mysterious, wise, calm and covered with a halo of mystery, India attracts attention, beckons. But along with the Eastern culture and way of life, here you will encounter economic problems, poverty and misery. But we will not stop at India, we will continue .

and its capital Dhaka

10.8 million people lives in the capital. In total, 142 million people live in Bangladesh.

Due to acute local conflicts, the state was never able to reach a high level economic development. At in large numbers The population of Bangladesh is considered one of the poorest regions of the planet.

Of course, it would be worth talking about China, mentioning Nicosia and other cities. Each of them has its own special charm.

The rapidly developing region occupies 30% of the entire earth's land, which is 43 million km². Extends from the Pacific to mediterranean sea, from the tropics to the North Pole. He has very interesting story, rich past and unique traditions. More than half (60%) of the total population lives here. the globe– 4 billion people! What Asia looks like on the world map can be seen below.

All Asian countries on the maps

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Political map of overseas Asia:

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List of Asian countries and their capitals

A map of Asia with countries gives a clear idea of ​​their location. The list below is the capitals of Asian countries:

  1. Azerbaijan, Baku.
  2. Armenia - Yerevan.
  3. Afghanistan - Kabul.
  4. Bangladesh - Dhaka.
  5. Bahrain - Manama.
  6. Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan.
  7. Bhutan - Thimphu.
  8. East Timor - Dili.
  9. Vietnam - .
  10. Hong Kong - Hong Kong.
  11. Georgia, Tbilisi.
  12. Israel - .
  13. - Jakarta.
  14. Jordan - Amman.
  15. Iraq - Baghdad.
  16. Iran - Tehran.
  17. Yemen - Sana'a.
  18. Kazakhstan, Astana.
  19. Cambodia - Phnom Penh.
  20. Qatar - Doha.
  21. - Nicosia.
  22. Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek.
  23. China - Beijing.
  24. North Korea - Pyongyang.
  25. Kuwait - El Kuwait.
  26. Laos - Vientiane.
  27. Lebanon - Beirut.
  28. Malaysia - .
  29. - Male.
  30. Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar.
  31. Myanmar - Yangon.
  32. Nepal - Kathmandu.
  33. United Arab Emirates - .
  34. Oman - Muscat.
  35. Pakistan - Islamabad.
  36. Saudi Arabia - Riyadh.
  37. - Singapore.
  38. Syria - Damascus.
  39. Tajikistan - Dushanbe.
  40. Thailand - .
  41. Turkmenistan - Ashgabat.
  42. Turkey - Ankara.
  43. - Tashkent.
  44. Philippines - Manila.
  45. - Colombo.
  46. – Seoul.
  47. - Tokyo.

In addition, there are some recognized countries, for example, Taiwan separated from China with the capital Taipei.

Attractions of the Asian region

The name is of Assyrian origin and means "sunrise" or "east", which is not surprising. Part of the world is distinguished by rich relief, mountains and peaks, including the highest peak in the world - Everest (Chomolungma), which is part of the Himalayas. Here are all natural areas and landscapes, on its territory there is the deepest lake in the world -. Countries of foreign Asia in last years confidently leading in terms of the number of tourists. Mysterious and incomprehensible traditions for Europeans, religious buildings, interweaving ancient culture With the latest technologies attract inquisitive travelers. Not to list all the iconic sights of this region, you can only try to highlight the most famous.

Taj Mahal (India, Agra)

Romantic monument, symbol eternal love and a magnificent building, in front of which people freeze in a daze, the Taj Mahal Palace, listed as one of the new seven wonders of the world. The mosque was erected by a descendant of Tamerlane Shah Jahan in memory of his deceased wife, who died in childbirth, giving birth to the 14th child. Taj Mahal is recognized as the best example of the Great Mughals, including Arabic, Persian and Indian architectural styles. The walls of the building are made of translucent marble and inlaid with gems. Depending on the lighting, the stone changes its hue, becoming pink at dawn, silvery at dusk, and dazzling white at noon.

Mount Fuji (Japan)

it iconic place for Buddhists who practice Sintaism. The height of Fujiyama is 3776 m, in fact, it is a dormant volcano, which should not wake up in the coming decades. It is recognized as the most beautiful in the world. Tourist routes are laid on the mountain, operating only in summer, since most of Fujiyama is covered with eternal snow. The mountain itself and the "5 Lakes of Fuji" area around it are included in the territory national park Fuji-Hakone-Izu.

largest architectural ensemble the world stretched across Northern China at km 8860 (including branches). The construction of the Wall went on in the 3rd century BC. and had the goal of protecting the country from the Xiongnu conquerors. The construction dragged on for a decade, about a million Chinese worked on it and thousands died from exhausting labor in inhuman conditions. All this served as a pretext for the uprising and the overthrow of the Qin dynasty. The wall is extremely organically inscribed in the landscape; it repeats all the curves of the spurs and depressions, encircling the mountain range.

Borobudur Temple (Indonesia, Java)

Among the rice plantations of the island rises an ancient giant structure in the form of a pyramid - the largest and most revered Buddhist temple in the world with a height of 34 m. Steps and terraces encircling it lead upstairs. From the point of view of Buddhism, Borobudur is nothing more than a model of the universe. Its 8 tiers mark 8 steps to enlightenment: the first is the world of sensual pleasures, the next three are the world of yogic trance that has risen above base lust. Rising higher, the soul is cleansed of all vain things and gains immortality in the heavenly sphere. The upper step represents nirvana - a state of eternal bliss and peace.

Buddha Golden Stone (Myanmar)

A Buddhist shrine flaunts on Mount Chaittiyo (Mon State). It can be shaken by hands, but no forces can throw it off its pedestal, for 2500 years the elements have not brought down a stone. In fact, it is a granite block covered with gold leaf, and its top is crowned by a Buddhist temple. Until now, the riddle has not been solved - who dragged him up the mountain, how, for what purpose and how he has been balancing on the edge for centuries. Buddhists themselves claim that the stone is held on the rock by the hair of the Buddha, immured in the temple.

Asia is a fertile land for laying new routes, knowing oneself and one's destiny. You need to go here meaningfully, tuning in to thoughtful contemplation. Perhaps you will discover yourself from a new side and find answers to many questions. When visiting Asian countries, you can make a list of sights and shrines yourself.

April 17, 2016

Asia is the most populous part of the world. On its territory there are some of the most developed cities in the world - these are, of course, the capitals of Asia. At the same time, there are extremely poor regions here. This is the side of contrasts, where luxury and poverty coexist, huge cities and small villages, ancient historical monuments and modern megacities, highest mountains and deepest depressions.

Asia is a unique part of the world

most for the most part light recognized Asia. Its territory is so large that it occupies from north to south climatic zones from arctic to equatorial, from Arctic Ocean to the Indian, from east to west - from the Pacific Ocean to the seas of the Atlantic, that is, Asia touches all the oceans of the Earth. From the point of view of geography, Asia is also interesting in that about two-thirds of its territory is occupied by mountains and plateaus. The uniqueness of this part of the world also lies in the extraordinary diversity of its fauna: polar bears and pandas, seals and elephants, Ussuri tigers and Borneo, Snow leopards and gobi cats, loons and peacocks. The geography of Asia is unique, as are the peoples living on its territory. The countries and capitals of Asia are multinational and multicultural.

Asia: countries

The list of Asian countries varies depending on the criteria by which the classification is carried out. Thus, Georgia and Azerbaijan belong either to Europe or to Asia, which is connected with different options borders between two parts of Eurasia. Russia is both a European country and an Asian one, since the main part of the population lives in the European part, and most of the territory is located in the Asian part. The debatable countries of Asia and their capitals, the list of which is given in the table, are located on the border of the two cardinal points.

In Asia, there are countries that are partially recognized ( North Ossetia, Republic of China, Palestine, Abkhazia and others) or unrecognized (the State of Shan, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Waziristan), there are territories dependent on other states (Cocos Islands, Christmas Island, Hong Kong, Macau and others).

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Asian countries and their capitals: list

There are 57 states on the territory of Asia, of which 3 are not recognized, 6 are partially recognized. A generalized list of countries with different statuses is given in the table below, where the capitals are given in alphabetical order.

Capitals and countries of Asia
Foundation dateAsian countries
Abu Dhabi18th century ADUnited Arab Emirates
Amman13th c. BC.Jordan
Ankara5th c. BC.Turkey
Astana19th century ADKazakhstan
Ashgabat19th century ADTurkmenistan
Baghdad8th c. ADIraq
Baku5th-6th century ADAzerbaijan
Bangkok14th c. ADThailand
Bandar Seri Begawan7th c. ADBrunei
Beirut15th c. BC.Lebanon
Bishkek18th century ADKyrgyzstan
Van19th century ADWaziristan (unrecognized)
Vientiane9th c. ADLaos
Dhaka7th c. ADBangladesh
Damascus15th c. BC.Syria
Jakarta4th c. ADIndonesia
Dili18th century ADEast Timor
Doha19th century ADQatar
Dushanbe17th century ADTajikistan
Yerevan7th c. BC.Armenia
Jerusalem4 thousand BCIsrael
Islamabad20th century ADPakistan
Kabul1 in. BC.Afghanistan
Kathmandu1 in. ADNepal
Kuala Lumpur18th century ADMalaysia
Lefkosa11th c. BC.Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (partially recognized)
Male12th century ADMaldives
Manama14th c. ADBahrain
Manila14th c. ADPhilippines
Muscat1 in. ADOman
Moscow12th c. ADRussian Federation
Muzaffarabad17th century ADAzad Kashmir (partially recognized)
Naypyidaw21st century ADMyanmar
Nicosia4 thousand BCCyprus
New Delhi3 in. BC.India
Beijing4th c. BC.People's Republic of China
Phnom Penh14th c. ADCambodia
Pyongyang1 in. ADDemocratic People's Republic of Korea
Ramallah16th century ADPalestine (partially recognized)
Sana'a2 in. ADYemen
Seoul1 in. BC.Korea
Singapore19th century ADSingapore
Stepanakert5th c. ADNagorno-Karabakh Republic (unrecognized)
Sukhum7th c. BC.Abkhazia (partially recognized)
Taipei18th century ADRepublic of China (partially recognized)
Taunjdi18th century ADShang (unrecognized)
Tashkent2 in. BC.Uzbekistan
Tbilisi5th c. ADGeorgia
Tehran12th c. ADIran
Tokyo12th century ADJapan
Thimphu13th c. ADButane
Ulaanbaatar17th century ADMongolia
Hanoi10th c. ADVietnam
Tskhinvali14th century ADSouth Ossetia (partially recognized)
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte13th c. ADSri Lanka
El Kuwait18th century ADKuwait
Riyadh4th-5th century ADSaudi Arabia

Ancient cities of Asia

Asia is the side of the world where ancient civilizations actively developed. And the territory of Southeast Asia, presumably, is the ancestral home ancient man. Ancient documents testify to the prosperity of some cities as early as several millennia BC. So, the city on the Jordan River was founded approximately in the 8th millennium BC, and it was never empty.
The city of Byblos on the Lebanese coast of the Mediterranean Sea dates back to the 4th millennium BC. Asia is not called mysterious for nothing: many Asian capitals keep ancient history and exclusive culture.

Major cities and capitals

Asia is not only exceptional ancient civilizations. These are the leading modern industrial centers.
The most developed and largest cities and capitals of Asia, the list of which is given below, are important points in the global financial industry. These are Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Moscow, Tokyo, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangkok, Abu Dhabi, Istanbul, Riyadh and some others. All these Largest cities Asia are cities with a population of many millions.



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