In this article, we will share a list of Asian countries, their capitals, GDP, population, currency, and other interesting information. The continent of Asia has about 50 countries and is considered the largest continent with the highest population density on planet Earth.
Asia is usually divided into Southeast Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Northern Asia, East Asia, and West Asia. The GDP of Asia is 28 trillion out of 56.4 trillion of the global total. The article is large; you may want to use CTRL+F to search for the country you want to see the details.
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Russia – Northern Asia
- Capital of Russia: Moscow
- Population of Russia: 144,000,000
- Language of Russia: Russian
- Currency of Russia: Ruble
- Land area of Russia: 17,098,240 km²
- GDP of Russia: $2.2 trillion
- East Asia – East Asian
China
- Capital of China: Beijing
- Population of China: 1,390,080,000
- Language of China: Mandarin
- Currency of China: Renminbi
- Land area of China: 9,600,000.5 km²
- GDP of China: 10.982 trillion $
Japan
- Capital of Japan: Tokyo
- Population of Japan: 126,710,000
- Language of Japan: Japanese
- Currency of Japan: Yen
- Land area of Japan: 377,947 km²
- GDP of Japan: $5.4 trillion
South Korea
- Capital of South Korea: Seoul
- Population of South Korea: 51,450,000
- Language of South Korea: Korean
- Currency of South Korea: Won
- Land area of South Korea: 99,900 km²
- GDP of South Korea: $1.4 trillion
North Korea
- Capital of North Korea: Pyongyang
- Population of North Korea: 25,490,000
- Language of North Korea: Korean
- Currency of North Korea: North Korean Won
- Land area of North Korea: 120,540 km²
- GDP of North Korea: 40,000
Taiwan
- Capital of Taiwan: Taipei
- Population of Taiwan: 23,570,000
- Language of Taiwan: Mandarin
- Currency of Taiwan: New Taiwan Dollar
- Land area of Taiwan: 35,980 km²
- GDP of Taiwan: 1.021 trillion
Mongolia
- Capital of Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar
- Population of Mongolia: 3,180,000
- Language of Mongolia: Mongolian
- Currency of Mongolia: Tugrik
- Land area of Mongolia: 1,564,120 km²
- GDP of Mongolia: 1,400
Southeast Asia
Brunei
- Capital of Brunei: Bandar Seri Begawan
- Population of Brunei: 0.430.000
- Language of Brunei: Malay
- Currency of Brunei: Brunei Dollar
- Land area of Brunei: 5,770 km²
- GDP of Brunei: 5,721
Cambodia
- Capital of Cambodia: Phnom Penh
- Population of Cambodia: 16,000,000
- Language of Cambodia: Khmer
- Currency of Cambodia: Riel
- Land area of Cambodia: 181,040 km²
- GDP of Cambodia: 4,583
Philippines
- Capital of the Philippines: Manila
- Population of the Philippines: 104,900,000
- Language of the Philippines: Filipino and English
- Currency of the Philippines: Philippine Peso
- Land area of the Philippines: 300 km²
- GDP of the Philippines: 92,586
Indonesia
- Capital of Indonesia: Jakarta
- Population of Indonesia: 261,900,000
- Language of Indonesia: Indonesian
- Currency of Indonesia: Rupiah
- Land area of Indonesia: 1,904,570 km²
- GDP of Indonesia: $1 trillion
Laos
- Capital of Laos: Vientiane
- Population of Laos: 6,860,000
- Language of Laos: Lao
- Currency of Laos: Kip
- Land area of Laos: 236,800 km²
- GDP of Laos: 12,646
Malaysia
- Capital of Malaysia: Putrajaya / Kuala Lumpur
- Population of Malaysia: 32,050,000
- Language of Malaysia: Malay
- Currency of Malaysia: Ringgit
- Land area of Malaysia: 330,800 km²
- GDP of Malaysia: 127,942
Myanmar
- Capital of Myanmar: Naypyidaw / Yangon
- Population of Myanmar: 53,370,000
- Language of Myanmar: Burmese
- Currency of Myanmar: Kyat
- Land area of Myanmar: 676,590 km²
- GDP of Myanmar: 8,867
Singapore
- Capital of Singapore: Singapore City
- Population of Singapore: 5,610,000
- Language of Singapore: Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, and English
- Currency of Singapore: Singapore Dollar
- Land area of Singapore: 710 km²
- GDP of Singapore: 116,326
Thailand
- Capital of Thailand: Bangkok
- Population of Thailand: 66,190,000
- Language of Thailand: Thai
- Currency of Thailand: Baht
- Land area of Thailand: 513,120 km²
- GDP of Thailand: 174,545
Timor-Leste
- Capital of Timor-Leste: Dili
- Population of Timor-Leste: 1,300,000
- Language of Timor-Leste: Portuguese and Tetum
- Currency of Timor-Leste: US Dollar
- Land area of Timor-Leste: 14,870 km²
- GDP of Timor-Leste: 332
Vietnam
- Capital of Vietnam: Hanoi
- Population of Vietnam: 95,500,000
- Language of Vietnam: Vietnamese
- Currency of Vietnam: Dong
- Land area of Vietnam: 331,051 km²
- GDP of Vietnam: 47,111
Central Asia
Kazakhstan
- Capital of Kazakhstan: Astana
- Population of Kazakhstan: 17,920,000
- Language of Kazakhstan: Kazakh
- Currency of Kazakhstan: Tenge
- Land area of Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km²
- GDP of Kazakhstan: 51,876
Kyrgyzstan
- Capital of Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek
- Population of Kyrgyzstan: 6,140,000
- Language of Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz
- Currency of Kyrgyzstan: Som
- Land area of Kyrgyzstan: 199,949 km²
- GDP of Kyrgyzstan: 2,290
Tajikistan
- Capital of Tajikistan: Dushanbe
- Population of Tajikistan: 8,900,000
- Language of Tajikistan: Tajik
- Currency of Tajikistan: Somoni
- Land area of Tajikistan: 142,550 km²
- GDP of Tajikistan: 2,338
Turkmenistan
- Capital of Turkmenistan: Ashgabat
- Population of Turkmenistan: 5,760,000
- Language of Turkmenistan: Turkmen
- Currency of Turkmenistan: Turkmen manat
- Land area of Turkmenistan: 488,100 km²
- GDP of Turkmenistan: 13,846
Uzbekistan
- Capital of Uzbekistan: Tashkent
- Population of Uzbekistan: 32,700,000
- Language of Uzbekistan: Uzbek
- Currency of Uzbekistan: Uzbek Som
- Land area of Uzbekistan: 447,400 km²
- GDP of Uzbekistan: 11,002
South Asia
Bangladesh
- Capital of Bangladesh: Dhaka
- Population of Bangladesh: 161,800,000
- Language of Bangladesh: Bengali
- Currency of Bangladesh: Taka
- Land area of Bangladesh: 144 km²
- GDP of Bangladesh: 61,944
Bhutan
- Capital of Bhutan: Thimphu
- Population of Bhutan: 797,765
- Language of Bhutan: Dzongkha
- Currency of Bhutan: Ngultrum
- Land area of Bhutan: 38,394 km²
- GDP of Bhutan: 769
India
- Capital of India: New Delhi
- Population of India: 1,283,600,000
- Language of India: Hindi and English
- Currency of India: Indian Rupee
- Land area of India: 3,287,260 km²
- GDP of India: $4 trillion
Maldives
- Capital of Maldives: Malé
- Population of Maldives: 430,000
- Language of Maldives: Dhivehi
- Currency of Maldives: Rupee
- Land area of Maldives: 300 km²
- GDP of Maldives: 828
Nepal
- Capital of Nepal: Kathmandu
- Population of Nepal: 29,300,000
- Language of Nepal: Nepali
- Currency of Nepal: Rupee
- Land area of Nepal: 147,180 km²
- GDP of Nepal: 6,680
Pakistan
- Capital of Pakistan: Islamabad
- Population of Pakistan: 200,160,000
- Language of Pakistan: Urdu
- Currency of Pakistan: Rupee
- Land area of Pakistan: 796,100 km²
- GDP of Pakistan: 90,282
Sri Lanka
- Capital of Sri Lanka: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte / Colombo
- Population of Sri Lanka: 21,440,000
- Language of Sri Lanka: Sinhala and Tamil
- Currency of Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan Rupee
- Land area of Sri Lanka: 65,610 km²
- GDP of Sri Lanka: 22,351
West Asia
Afghanistan
- Capital of Afghanistan: Kabul
- Population of Afghanistan: 29,700,000
- Language of Afghanistan: Pashto and Dari
- Currency of Afghanistan: Afghani
- Land area of Afghanistan: 652,230 km²
- GDP of Afghanistan: 61,689
Saudi Arabia
- Capital of Saudi Arabia: Riyadh
- Population of Saudi Arabia: 32,610,000
- Language of Saudi Arabia: Arabic
- Currency of Saudi Arabia: Rial
- Land area of Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km²
- GDP of Saudi Arabia: 307,770
Armenia
- Capital of Armenia: Yerevan
- Population of Armenia: 2,980,000
- Language of Armenia: Armenian
- Currency of Armenia: Dram
- Land area of Armenia: 29,740 km²
- GDP of Armenia: 4,213
Azerbaijan
- Capital of Azerbaijan: Baku
- Population of Azerbaijan: 9,800,000
- Language of Azerbaijan: Azerbaijani
- Currency of Azerbaijan: Manat
- Land area of Azerbaijan: 86,600 km²
- GDP of Azerbaijan: 10,751
Bahrain
- Capital of Bahrain: Manama
- Population of Bahrain: 1,500,000
- Language of Bahrain: Arabic
- Currency of Bahrain: Bahraini Dinar
- Land area of Bahrain: 760 km²
- GDP of Bahrain: 61,555
Cyprus
- Capital of Cyprus: Nicosia
- Population of Cyprus: 1,170,000
- Language of Cyprus: Greek and Turkish
- Currency of Cyprus: Euro
- Land area of Cyprus: 9,250 km²
- GDP of Cyprus: 17,144
United Arab Emirates
- Capital of the United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi
- Population of the United Arab Emirates: 9,400,000
- Language of the United Arab Emirates: Arabic
- Currency of the United Arab Emirates: Dirham
- Land area of the United Arab Emirates: 83,600 km²
- GDP of the United Arab Emirates: 103,006
Georgia
- Capital of Georgia: Tbilisi
- Population of Georgia: 3,730,000
- Language of Georgia: Georgian
- Currency of Georgia: Lari
- Land area of Georgia: 69,700 km²
- GDP of Georgia: 39.3
Yemen
- Capital of Yemen: Sana’a / Aden
- Population of Yemen: 28,250,000
- Language of Yemen: Arabic
- Currency of Yemen: Yemeni Rial
- Land area of Yemen: 527,970 km²
- GDP of Yemen: 15,204
Iraq
- Capital of Iraq: Baghdad
- Population of Iraq: 38,300,000
- Language of Iraq: Arabic
- Currency of Iraq: Iraqi Dinar
- Land area of Iraq: 435,240 km²
- GDP of Iraq: 494,453
Iran
- Capital of Iran: Tehran
- Population of Iran: 80,900,000
- Language of Iran: Persian
- Currency of Iran: Iranian Rial
- Land area of Iran: 1,745,150 km²
- GDP of Iran: 830.7 billion
Israel
- Capital of Israel: Jerusalem
- Population of Israel: 8,810,000
- Language of Israel: Hebrew and Arabic
- Currency of Israel: New Shekel
- Land area of Israel: 22,070 km²
- GDP of Israel: 122,987
Jordan
- Capital of Jordan: Amman
- Population of Jordan: 10,110,000
- Language of Jordan: Arabic
- Currency of Jordan: Jordanian Dinar
- Land area of Jordan: 89,320 km²
- GDP of Jordan: 11,928
Kuwait
- Capital of Kuwait: Kuwait City
- Population of Kuwait: 4,100,000
- Language of Kuwait: Arabic
- Currency of Kuwait: Dinar
- Land area of Kuwait: 17,820 km²
- GDP of Kuwait: 61,469
Lebanon
- Capital of Lebanon: Beirut
- Population of Lebanon: 6,090,000
- Language of Lebanon: Arabic
- Currency of Lebanon: Lebanese Pound
- Land area of Lebanon: 10,450 km²
- GDP of Lebanon: 20,699
Oman
- Capital of Oman: Muscat
- Population of Oman: 4,640,000
- Language of Oman: Arabic
- Currency of Oman: Rial
- Land area of Oman: 309,500 km²
- GDP of Oman: 25,038
Palestine
- Capital of Palestine: East Jerusalem / Ramallah
- Population of Palestine: 4,950,000
- Language of Palestine: Arabic
- Currency of Palestine: Jordanian Dinar and Israeli Shekel
- Land area of Palestine: 6,220 km²
- GDP of Palestine: 11.95
Qatar
- Capital of Qatar: Doha
- Population of Qatar: 2,640,000
- Language of Qatar: Arabic
- Currency of Qatar: Rial
- Land area of Qatar: 11,590 km²
- GDP of Qatar: 31,550
Syria
- Capital of Syria: Damascus
- Population of Syria: 18,270,000
- Language of Syria: Arabic
- Currency of Syria: Pound
- Land area of Syria: 185,180 km²
- GDP of Syria: 25,694
Turkey
- Capital of Turkey: Ankara
- Population of Turkey: 79,051,000
- Language of Turkey: Turkish
- Currency of Turkey: Turkish Lira
- Land area of Turkey: 783,560 km²
- GDP of Turkey: 1.116 trillion
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