There are 50 countries in Asia today, according to the United Nations. The complete list Asian countries and territories, can be found in the table below.
Asia covers a total area of 44,526,316 km2. In terms of land and population, Asia is the largest of the five continents on the world.
Asian Countries by Area
| Country of Asia | Area (km²) |
| Russia | 13,129,142 |
| China | 9,615,222 |
| India | 3,287,263 |
| Kazakhstan* | 2,544,900 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 |
| Iran | 1,648,195 |
| Mongolia | 1,564,110 |
| Indonesia* | 1,502,029 |
| Pakistan | 881,913 |
| Turkey* | 759,592 |
| Myanmar | 676,578 |
| Afghanistan | 652,230 |
| Yemen | 527,968 |
| Thailand | 513,120 |
| Turkmenistan | 488,100 |
| Uzbekistan | 447,400 |
| Iraq | 438,317 |
| Japan | 377,930 |
| Vietnam | 331,212 |
| Malaysia | 330,803 |
| Oman | 309,500 |
| Philippines | 300,000 |
| Laos | 236,800 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 199,951 |
| Syria | 185,180 |
| Cambodia | 181,035 |
| Bangladesh | 147,570 |
| Nepal | 147,181 |
| Tajikistan | 143,100 |
| North Korea | 120,538 |
| South Korea | 100,210 |
| Jordan | 89,342 |
| United Arab Emirates | 83,600 |
| Azerbaijan | 79,640 |
| Georgia | 67,272 |
| Sri Lanka | 65,610 |
| Egypt* | 60,000 |
| Bhutan | 38,394 |
| Taiwan | 36,193 |
| Armenia | 29,843 |
| Israel | 22,072 |
| Kuwait | 17,818 |
| East Timor | 14,874 |
| Qatar | 11,586 |
| Lebanon | 10,452 |
| Cyprus | 9,251 |
| Palestine | 6,020 |
| Brunei | 5,765 |
| Bahrain | 780 |
| Singapore | 725 |
| Maldives | 300 |
Which is the smallest country of Asia?
The Republic of Maldives is the smallest country in Asia.
Which is the most educated country in Asia?
Singapore is the most literate country across the Asia.
Which is the largest country in the Asia?
Russia is the largest country in Asia.
How many countries in Asia?
There are 51 countries in Asia today.
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