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Asia

Asia from Türkiye and Cyprus in the west to Japan in the east; Russia is counted here as well as in Europe. Number of countries: 48.

Quizzes for this region

Countries of Asia on the map
A country is named; put your finger on it. A miss shows how far off you were.
Name the countries of Asia
One country is shaded on the map. Which of the four names is it?
Capitals of Asia
Match each country with its capital city, one way round or the other, four choices per question.
Flags of Asia
Name the country of a flag, or pick the right flag of four.
Asia on the scales
Put two countries on the scales: more people, or more land?
Name all 48 countries of Asia
Type a region’s countries from memory and watch the map fill in.

The selection in numbers

Countries: 48
Largest by area: Russia · 17,125,190 km²
Smallest by area: Maldives · 300 km²
Most people: India · 1.46 billion
Fewest people: Brunei · 466,330
People in total: 4.93 billion
Area in total: 49,083,983 km²
Drawn as a dot: Bahrain, Singapore, Maldives

World Bank figures: population of 2025, area of 2023.

Countries in this selection

Sorted by area, largest first. Each name leads to the country’s own page.