The entire globe consists of oceans and several continents, which, in turn, are divided into regions, countries and cities. The largest continent is Eurasia, here are the countries of Asia (and their capitals), Europe, which borders Africa. There is also North and South America, isolated Australia and Antarctica.
Asian countries: list
Asia is a part of the world where almost half of the world's population lives, where there are countries with a high level of development, for example Japan (capital - Tokyo), and those where most people live below the poverty line.
It is difficult to calculate how many countries today are in this part of the world, since not all of them are officially recognized, for example, Taiwan, which separated from China. However, Asia occupies an important place in the global economy, and the industry and finances of China and Japan are among the largest.
Interesting about Asian countries
All of Asia is divided into 6 parts, depending on the location: eastern, western, northern and southern, as well as central and south-eastern.
A total of 48 countries, three of which are unrecognized (Waziristan, located in Pakistan, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic in Azerbaijan, the state of Shan in Myanmar). There are also Asian countries (and their capitals, respectively) that are partially recognized, and there are 6 states:
- Abkhazia (Sukhumi) in Georgia.
- Azad Kashmir (Muzaffarabad) in India.
- Taiwan (Taipei) in the People's Republic of China.
- State of Palestine (Ramallah) in Israel.
- Northern Cyprus (Levkosa) in Cyprus.
- South Ossetia (Tskhinval) in Georgia.
Separately, it is worth noting that there are countries that are located immediately in two parts of the world: these include Russia, as well as Kazakhstan, Turkey, which are also located in Europe, Indonesia, a large area of which belongs to Oceania, and the countries of Yemen and Egypt ( part of the territory belongs to Africa).
The largest countries in Asia
The countries of Asia and their capitals are located mainly in the eastern hemisphere and are washed immediately by three oceans: the Pacific, Indian and Arctic. Countries occupy almost 30% of the entire globe, with almost 4 billion people living there.
The largest country by area is China (the main city is Beijing), which occupies about ten million square kilometers. In second place is India (Delhi), whose area is more than 3 million square meters. kilometers, and in the third - Kazakhstan (Astana) (about 3 million square kilometers).
Asian countries and their capitals are the largest in terms of population. China and India occupy leading positions. Thus, almost 1.5 billion people live in China, and 1.2 billion people in India. Indonesia is in third place, but the population is only 255 million people.