List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia
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This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia. It includes fully recognized states, states with limited but substantial international recognition, de facto states with little or no international recognition, and dependencies of both Asian and non-Asian states. In particular, it lists (i) 49 generally recognized sovereign states, all of which are members of the United Nations; (ii) two states with substantial but not general international recognition, one of which is a United Nations General Assembly non-member observer state; (iii) three largely unrecognized de facto states; and (iv) six dependent and other territories.
The 49 generally recognized sovereign states listed here include two countries that are generally classified as European or African nations but with portions of their territory being in Asia, while the two states with substantial but not general recognition are both fully encompassed in Asia. Though a majority of the Russian Federation's land area is located within Asia, it is generally considered a European country because of its historical, cultural, ethnic, and political ties to Europe. Its capital and largest city, Moscow is located within Europe, and the vast majority of its population lives within its European part. In addition, while Egypt extends into Asia through the Sinai Peninsula, it is generally considered to be an African country because most of its population and geographic area is in Africa.
Geographical boundaries of Asia
The divisions between Asia and Europe occur at the Ural Mountains, Ural River, and Caspian Sea in the east, the Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea, Bosporus Sea of Marmara, Dardanelles and the Aegean Sea in the south. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey all have territory in both Asia and Europe. Armenia and Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia but are socio-politically European countries and members of the Council of Europe, with Cyprus also being a member of the European Union.
The division between Asia and Africa is normally considered to be the Suez Canal, placing the Sinai peninsula (which is part of Egypt) in Asia. Therefore, Egypt, an African country, may also be considered to be a country in Asia.
The division between Southeast Asia and Australia/Oceania is disputed and currently placed somewhere between Java and New Guinea. Indonesia spans both areas, but is ordinarily considered to be an Asian country.[1] Timor-Leste is sometimes considered to be part of Australasia or Melanesia, but due to its being surrounded by Indonesia, and its once being politically part of Indonesia, it is generally considered to be in Southeast Asia. Papua New Guinea is occasionally thought of as a Southeast Asian country,[2][3][4] but it is generally considered to be part of Australasia or Melanesia. The division between East Asia and Oceania is usually placed somewhere between the Japanese archipelago and the Northern Mariana Islands of Micronesia.[5] Certain Japanese islands are often categorized as being within Micronesia due to non-continental geology and similar biogeography.[6][7] The division between Asia and North America is considered to be the Bering Strait. Some of the Aleutian Islands, however, may be considered to be in Asia.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Sovereign states
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United Nations member states
There are 49 Asian states or states with substantial territory in Asia in this list. All are members of the United Nations.[10]
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| Afghanistan Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan AFG |
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| Armenia Republic of Armenia ARM |
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| AzerbaijanTemplate:Cref2 Republic of Azerbaijan AZE |
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| File:Bahrain on the globe (Bahrain centered).svg | Bahrain Kingdom of Bahrain BHR |
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| File:Bangladesh (orthographic projection).svg | Bangladesh People's Republic of Bangladesh BGD |
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| File:Bhutan (orthographic projection).svg | Bhutan Kingdom of Bhutan BTN |
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| File:Brunei (orthographic projection).svg | Brunei Brunei Darussalam BRN |
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| File:Cambodia on the globe (Cambodia centered).svg | Cambodia Kingdom of Cambodia KHM |
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| File:EGY orthographic.svg | EgyptTemplate:Cref2 Arab Republic of Egypt EGY |
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| File:Georgia (orthographic projection with inset).svg | GeorgiaTemplate:Cref2Template:Cref2 GEO |
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| File:India (orthographic projection).svg | India Republic of India IND |
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| File:Iran (orthographic projection).svg | Iran Islamic Republic of Iran IRN |
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| File:Iraq (orthographic).svg | Iraq Republic of Iraq IRQ |
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| File:Israel (centered orthographic projection).svg | Israel State of Israel ISR |
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| File:Japan (orthographic projection).svg | Japan JPN |
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| File:Jordan (orthographic projection).svg | Jordan Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan JOR |
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| File:Kazakhstan (orthographic projection).svg | KazakhstanTemplate:Cref2 Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ |
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| File:Democratic People's Republic of Korea (orthographic projection).svg | North Korea Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK |
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| File:KWT orthographic.svg | Kuwait State of Kuwait KWT |
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| File:Kyrgyzstan (orthographic projection).svg | Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz Republic KGZ |
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| File:Laos (orthographic projection).svg | Laos Lao People's Democratic Republic LAO |
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| File:Lebanon (orthographic projection).svg | Lebanon Lebanese Republic LBN |
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| File:Malaysia (orthographic projection).svg | Malaysia MYS |
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| File:Maldives (orthographic projection).svg | Maldives Republic of Maldives MDV |
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| File:Mongolia (orthographic projection).svg | Mongolia MNG |
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| File:Myanmar (orthographic projection).svg | Myanmar Republic of the Union of Myanmar MMR |
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| File:Nepal (orthographic projection).svg | Nepal Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal NPL |
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| File:Oman (better) (orthographic projection).svg | Oman Sultanate of Oman OMN |
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| File:PAK orthographic.svg | Pakistan Islamic Republic of Pakistan PAK |
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| File:PHL orthographic.svg | Philippines Republic of the Philippines PHL |
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Manila Template:Langx Template:Langx |
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| File:QAT orthographic.svg | Qatar State of Qatar QAT |
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| File:Russian Federation (orthographic projection) - All Territorial Disputes.svg | Russia[18]Template:Cref2 Russian Federation RUS |
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| File:Saudi Arabia (orthographic projection).svg | Saudi Arabia Kingdom of Saudi Arabia SAU |
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| File:Singapore on the globe (Southeast Asia centered) zoom.svg | Singapore Republic of Singapore SGP |
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| File:Sri Lanka (orthographic projection).svg | Sri Lanka Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka LKA |
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| File:Syria (orthographic projection) disputed.svg | Syria Syrian Arab Republic SYR |
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| File:Tajikistan (orthographic projection).svg | Tajikistan Republic of Tajikistan TJK |
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| File:Thailand (orthographic projection).svg | Thailand Kingdom of Thailand THA |
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| File:Timor Leste (orthographic projection).svg | Timor-LesteTemplate:Cref2 Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste TLS |
Template:Langx Tetum: Timor Lorosa'e – Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e |
Dili Template:Langx Tetum: Díli |
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| File:Turkey (orthographic projection).svg | TurkeyTemplate:Cref2 Republic of Turkey TUR |
Template:Langx | Ankara Template:Langx |
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| File:Turkmenistan on the globe (Turkmenistan centered).svg | Turkmenistan TKM |
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| File:United Arab Emirates (orthographic projection).svg | United Arab Emirates ARE |
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| File:Uzbekistan (centered orthographic projection).svg | Uzbekistan Republic of Uzbekistan UZB |
Template:Langx | Tashkent Template:Langx |
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| File:Vietnam (orthographic projection).svg | Vietnam / Viet Nam Socialist Republic of Vietnam VNM |
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| File:Yemen (orthographic projection).svg | Yemen Republic of Yemen YEM |
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States with limited, but substantial, international recognition
In this list, Palestine is a state with substantial international recognition and UN General Assembly non-member observer state status but without practical control over tangible territory, while Taiwan is a de facto state with full practical sovereignty over its territory and unofficial ties with most of the international community but not widely recognized de jure. Although a founding member of the United Nations as the Republic of China, since 1971 Taiwan is no longer recognized by the United Nations.
| Flag | Map | English short, formal names, and ISO | Status | Domestic short and formal names | Capital | Population Template:UN Population Template:UN Population |
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| File:State of Palestine (orthographic projection).svg | Palestine State of Palestine PSE |
Recognized by Template:Numrec. See International recognition of the State of Palestine. One of two United Nations General Assembly non-member observer states | Template:Langx (Script error: No such module "lang".) | Ramallah (de facto) Template:Langx (Script error: No such module "lang".) Jerusalem (declared) Template:Langx (Script error: No such module "lang".) |
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| File:Free Area of the Republic of China (orthographic projection).svg | Taiwan Republic of China[13] TWN[20] |
Claimed as part of the People's Republic of China. Officially recognized as sovereign by Template:Numrec and the Holy See, which deem it to be the rightful government of all of China. In addition, Taiwan maintains unofficial relations with most other countries and is de facto recognized by most sovereign states. See Political status of Taiwan for more information about the situation. | Traditional Chinese: 臺灣/台灣 – 中華民國 (Script error: No such module "lang".) | Taipei[13][15] Traditional Chinese: 台北 (Táiběi) |
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De facto states with little or no international recognition
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| Flag | Map | English short and formal names | Status | Domestic short and formal names | Capital | Population (2011) | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Abkhaziaorthographicprojection.svg | Abkhazia Republic of Abkhazia[22] |
Claimed as an autonomous republic of Georgia.[23] Recognised by 5 UN states.[24][25][26] | Template:Langx (Script error: No such module "lang".)[22] | Sukhumi / Sokhumi[22] Template:Langx (Script error: No such module "lang".)Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
250,000[27] | Script error: No such module "convert".[23] | |
| File:Northern Cyprus (orthographic projection).svg | Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus[28] |
Claimed as part of the Republic of Cyprus. Recognised only by Turkey.[28] | Template:Langx[29] | North Nicosia Template:Langx[30] |
285,356[31] | Script error: No such module "convert".[21] | |
| File:South Ossetia (orthographic projection).svg | South Ossetia Republic of South Ossetia - State of Alania |
Claimed as part of Georgia.[32] Recognised by 5 UN states. | Template:Langx (Script error: No such module "lang".) Template:Langx (Script error: No such module "lang".) |
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70,000[32] | Script error: No such module "convert".[33] |
Dependencies and other territories
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The four territories in this list are controlled by a state of which they are not considered to be a part.
Special areas of internal sovereignty
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The following two entities are integral areas of their controlling state, but have a political arrangement that was decided through an international agreement.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Hong Kong on the globe (Southeast Asia centered).svg | Hong Kong Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China[13] HKG |
Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | Traditional Template:Lang-zh Template:Langx |
Hong Kong | 7,582,000[35] | Script error: No such module "convert". | |
| File:Macau on the globe (Southeast Asia centered).svg | Macau / Macao Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China[38] MAC |
Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | Traditional Template:Lang-zh Template:Langx |
Macau / Macao[13] | 693,000[35] | Script error: No such module "convert". |
See also
- List of Asian countries by GDP
- List of predecessors of sovereign states in Asia
- List of states with limited recognition
References
Notes
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