Asian Countries and their capital, population, currency and GDP

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 most extensive continent with the highest population density on planet Earth.

Asia is often divided into Southeast Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, North Asia, East Asia, and West Asia. The GDP of Asia is 28 trillion out of 56.4 trillion of the global total. The Post is large, maybe you want to use CTRL+F to search for the country you want to see the details.

Asian countries and their capital, currency and gdp
Just an illustrative map of Asia focusing on Japan and the Koreas.

Russia - North/Northern Asia

  • Capital of Russia: Moscou
  • Population of Russia: 144.000.000
  • Russian language: Russian
  • Currency of Russia: Rublo
  • Territorial extension of Russia: 17,098,240 km²
  • Russia's GDP: $ 2.2 trillion
  • East Asia - East Asia

China

  • Capital of China: Beijing
  • Population of China: 1.390.080.000
  • Chinese language: Mandarin
  • Currency of China: Renminbi
  • Territorial extension of China: 9,600,000.5 km²
  • China's GDP: $ 10.982 trillion

Japan

  • Capital of Japan: Tokyo
  • Population of Japan: 126.710.000
  • Language of Japan: Japanese
  • Currency of Japan: Iene
  • Territorial extension: from Japan 377,947 km²
  • GDP: from Japan $ 5.4 trillion

South Korea

  • Capital of South Korea: Seoul
  • Population of South Korea: 51.450.000
  • South Korea Language: Korean
  • South Korea currency: Won
  • South Korea's territorial extension: 99,900 km²
  • South Korea's GDP: $ 1.4 trillion

North Korea

  • Capital of North Korea: Pyongyang
  • North Korea population: 25.490.000
  • North Korea Language: Korean
  • North Korea currency: North Korean won
  • North Korea's territorial extension: 120,540 km²
  • North Korea's GDP: 40.000

Taiwan

  • Capital of Taiwan: Taipei
  • Taiwanese population: 23.570.000
  • Taiwan language: Mandarin
  • Taiwanese currency: New Taiwan dollar
  • Taiwan's territorial extension: 35,980 km²
  • Taiwan's GDP: 1,021 trillion

Mongólia

  • Mongolian capital: Ulan Bator
  • Mongolia Population: 3.180.000
  • Mongolian Language: Mongol
  • Mongolian currency: Tugrik
  • Mongolia's territorial extension: 1,564,120 km²
  • Mongolia GDP: 1,400

Southeast Asia

Brunei

  • Capital of Brunei: Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Population of Brunei: 0.430.000
  • Brunei language: Malay
  • Currency of Brunei: Brunei dollar
  • Brunei territorial extent: 5,770 km²
  • Brunei GDP: 5,721

Cambodia

  • Capital of Cambodia: Phnom Penh
  • Population of Cambodia: 16.000.000
  • Cambodia Language: Knmer
  • Currency of Cambodia: Riel
  • Cambodia's territorial extension: 181,040 km²
  • Cambodia GDP: 4,583

Philippines

  • Capital of the Philippines: Manila
  • Population of the Philippines: 104.900.000
  • Philippines language: Filipino and English
  • Currency of the Philippines: Philippine Peso
  • Territorial extension of the Philippines: 300 km²
  • Philippines GDP: 92,586

Indonésia

  • Capital of Indonesia: Jakarta
  • Indonesian population: 261.900.000
  • Indonesian language: Indonesian
  • Indonesian currency: Rupee
  • Territorial extent of Indonesia: 1,904,570 km²
  • Indonesia's GDP: $ 1 trillion

Laos

  • Capital of Laos: Vientiane
  • Population of Laos: 6.860.000
  • Lao Language: Laothian
  • Currency of Laos: team
  • Laos territorial extent: 236,800 km²
  • Laos GDP: 12,646

Malaysia

  • Capital of Malaysia: Putrajava / Kuala Lumpur
  • Malaysian population: 32.050.000
  • Malaysian language: Malay
  • Malaysian currency: Ringgit
  • Malaysian territorial extent: 330,800 km²
  • Malaysian GDP: 127,942

Myanmar

  • Myanmar Capital: Naypyidaw / Yangon
  • Myanmar Population: 53.370.000
  • Myanmar language: Burmese
  • Myanmar currency: kyate
  • Myanmar's territorial extension: 676,590 km²
  • Myanmar GDP: 8,867

Singapore

  • Singapore Capital: Singapore City
  • Singapore Population: 5.610.000
  • Singapore Language: Malay, Mandarin, Tamil and English
  • Singapore Currency: Singapore Dollar
  • Singapore's territorial extension: 710 km²
  • Singapore GDP: 116,326

thailand

  • Capital of Thailand: bangkok
  • Population of Thailand: 66.190.000
  • Thailand language: Tai
  • Thailand currency: Baht
  • Thailand's territorial extension: 513,120 km²
  • Thailand's GDP: 174,545

East Timor

  • Capital of East Timor: Dili
  • East Timor Population: 1.300.000
  • East Timor Language: English and Tetum
  • East Timor currency: American dollar
  • Territorial extension of East Timor: 14,870 km²
  • East Timor's GDP: 332

Vietnam

  • Capital of Vietnam: Hanói
  • Population of Vietnam: 95.500.000
  • Vietnamese language: Vietnamese
  • Currency of Vietnam: Dongue
  • Territorial extension of Vietnam: 331,051 km²
  • Vietnam GDP: 47,111

Central Asia

Kazakhstan

  • Capital of Kazakhstan: Astana
  • Kazakhstan Population: 17.920.000
  • Kazakh language: Kazakh
  • Kazakhstan currency: Tenge
  • Kazakhstan's territorial extension: 2,724,900 km²
  • Kazakhstan GDP: 51,876

kyrgyzstan

  • Kyrgyz capital: Bisqueque
  • Kyrgyz Population: 6.140.000
  • Kyrgyz language: Quirguiz
  • Kyrgyzstan currency: Sound
  • Kyrgyzstan's territorial extension: 199,949 km²
  • Kyrgyz GDP: 2,290

Tajikistan

  • Tajikistan capital: shower
  • Population of Tajikistan: 8.900.000
  • Tajikistan language: Tajik
  • Tajikistan currency: Somonil
  • Territorial extent of Tajikistan: 142,550 km²
  • Tajikistan GDP: 2,338

Turkmenistan

  • Capital of Turkmenistan: Ashgabat
  • Population of Turkmenistan: 5.760.000
  • Turkmen language: Turkmen
  • Turkmenistan currency: Turkmen manat
  • Turkmenistan territorial extension: 488,100 km²
  • Turkmenistan GDP: 13,846

uzbekistan

  • Capital of Uzbekistan: Tashkent
  • Population of Uzbekistan: 32.700.000
  • Uzbekistan Language: Uzbek
  • Currency of Uzbekistan: Uzbek sound
  • Territorial extension of Uzbekistan: 447,400 km²
  • Uzbekistan GDP: 11,002

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South Asia

Bangladesh

  • Capital of Bangladesh: Dhaka
  • Bangladesh Population: 161.800.000
  • Bangladesh language: Bengali
  • Bangladeshi currency: Taka
  • Bangladesh's territorial extension: 144 km²
  • Bangladesh GDP: 61,944

Bhutan

  • Capital of Bhutan: Thimphu
  • Bhutan population: 797.765
  • Bhutan Language: Zoncá
  • Bhutan's currency: Ngultrum
  • Bhutan's territorial extension: 38,394 km²
  • Bhutan's GDP: 769

Índia

  • Capital of India: Nova Dheli
  • Population of India: 1.283.600.000
  • Language of India: Hindi and English
  • Currency of India: Indian Rupee
  • Territorial extension of India: 3,287,260 km²
  • India's GDP: $ 4 trillion

Maldives

  • Capital of Maldives: Malé
  • Population of Maldives: 430.000
  • Maldives language: Dhivehi
  • Maldives currency: Rupee
  • Territorial extent of the Maldives: 300 km²
  • Maldives GDP: 828

Nepal

  • Capital of Nepal: Kathmandu
  • Nepal's population: 29.300.000
  • Nepal language: Nepali
  • Currency of Nepal: Rupee
  • Nepal's territorial extension: 147,180 km²
  • Nepal's GDP: 6,680

Pakistan

  • Capital of Pakistan: Islamabad
  • Population of Pakistan: 200.160.000
  • Pakistan language: Urdu
  • Currency of Pakistan: Rupee
  • Pakistan's territorial extension: 796,100 km²
  • Pakistan GDP: 90,282

Sri Lanka

  • Capital of Sri Lanka: Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte / Colombo
  • Sri Lankan population: 21.440.000
  • Sri Lankan language: Sinhala and Tamil
  • Sri Lankan currency: Sri Lanka Rupee
  • Sri Lanka's territorial extension: 65,610 km²
  • Sri Lankan GDP: 22,351

West Asia

Afghanistan

  • Capital of Afghanistan: Kabul
  • Population of Afghanistan: 29.700.000
  • Afghanistan Language: Pachto and Dari
  • Currency of Afghanistan: afghani
  • Territorial extent of Afghanistan: 652,230 km²
  • Afghanistan's GDP: 61,689

Saudi Arabia

  • Capital of Saudi Arabia: Riyadh
  • Population of Saudi Arabia: 32.610.000
  • Saudi Arabian Language: Arabic
  • Currency of Saudi Arabia: Rial
  • Territorial extent of Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km²
  • Saudi Arabia's GDP: 307,770

Armênia

  • Capital of Armenia: Yerevan
  • Population of Armenia: 2.980.000
  • Armenian Language: Armenian
  • Armenian currency: drama
  • Armenian territorial extent: 29,740 km²
  • Armenian GDP: 4,213

Azerbaijan

  • Capital of Azerbaijan: Baku
  • Azerbaijan Population: 9.800.000
  • Azerbaijan Language: Azerbaijani
  • Azerbaijan currency: Manat
  • Azerbaijan's territorial extension: 86,600 km²
  • Azerbaijan GDP: 10,751

Bahrain

  • Capital of Bahrain: Manama
  • Bahrain Population: 1.500.000
  • Bahrain Language: Arabic
  • Bahrain Currency: Bahrain Dinar
  • Bahrain's territorial extent: 760 km²
  • Bahrain's GDP: 61,555

Cyprus

  • Cyprus Capital: Nicósia
  • Cyprus Population: 1.170.000
  • Cyprus Language: Greek and Turkish
  • Cyprus Currency: Euro
  • Cyprus territorial extension: 9,250 km²
  • Cyprus GDP: 17,144

United Arab Emirates

  • Capital of the United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi
  • United Arab Emirates Population: 9.400.000
  • United Arab Emirates Language: Arabic
  • United Arab Emirates currency: Dirham
  • Territorial extent of the United Arab Emirates: 83,600 km²
  • United Arab Emirates GDP: 103,006

Geórgia

  • Capital of Georgia: Tbilisi
  • Georgia Population: 3.730.000
  • Georgia Language: Georgian
  • Georgia currency: Lari
  • Georgia's territorial extension: 69,700 km²
  • Georgia GDP: 39,3

Yemen

  • Capital of Yemen: Sana / Aden
  • Yemen population: 28.250.000
  • Yemen language: Arabic
  • Yemen currency: Yemeni Rial
  • Yemen's territorial extension: 527,970 km²
  • Yemen GDP: 15,204

Iraq

  • Capital of Iraq: Baghdad
  • Iraqi population: 38.300.000
  • Iraq language: Arabic
  • Iraq currency: Iraqi dinar
  • Iraq's territorial extension: 435,240 km²
  • Iraq's GDP: 494,453

Will

  • Capital of Iran: tehran
  • Population of Iran: 80.900.000
  • Iran language: Persian
  • Currency of Iran: Iranian Rial
  • Iran's territorial extension: 1,745,150 km²
  • Iran's GDP: 830.7 billion

Israel

  • Capital of Israel: Jerusalém
  • Population of Israel: 8.810.000
  • Language of Israel: Hebrew and Arabic
  • Currency of Israel: New shequel
  • Territorial extension of Israel: 22,070 km²
  • Israel's GDP: 122,987

Jordan

  • Capital of Jordan: Amman
  • Population of Jordan: 10.110.000
  • Jordan Language: Arabic
  • Currency of Jordan: Jordanian dinar
  • Jordan's territorial extension: 89,320 km²
  • Jordan's GDP: 11,928

Kuwait

  • Capital of Kuwait: Kuwait City
  • Kuwait Population: 4.100.000
  • Kuwait language: Arabic
  • Kuwait Currency: Dinar
  • Kuwait's territorial extension: 17,820 km²
  • Kuwait's GDP: 61,469

Lebanon

  • Capital of Lebanon: Beirut
  • Lebanon Population: 6.090.000
  • Lebanon Language: Arabic
  • Currency of Lebanon: Lebanese pound
  • Lebanon territorial extension: 10,450 km²
  • Lebanon GDP: 20,699

Oman

  • Capital of Oman: Peddler
  • Population of Oman: 4.640.000
  • Language of Oman: Arabic
  • Currency of Oman: Rial
  • Oman's territorial extension: 309,500 km²
  • Oman's GDP: 25,038

Palestine

  • Capital of Palestine: East Jerusalem / Ramallah
  • Population of Palestine: 4.950.000
  • Palestine Language: Arabic
  • Currency of Palestine: Jordanian dinar and Israeli shekel
  • Territorial extension of Palestine: 6,220 km²
  • Palestinian GDP: 11,95

Qatar

  • Capital of Qatar: Doha
  • Population of Qatar: 2.640.000
  • Qatar language: Arabic
  • Qatar currency: Rial
  • Territorial extension of Qatar: 11,590 km²
  • Qatar GDP: 31,550

Syria

  • Syrian capital: Damascus
  • Population of Syria: 18.270.000
  • Syrian Language: Arabic
  • Syrian currency: Lb
  • Syrian territorial extent: 185,180 km²
  • Syria's GDP: 25,694

Turkey

  • Capital of Turkey: Ankara
  • Population of Turkey: 79,051.000
  • Turkish Language: Turkish
  • Turkish currency: Turkish Lira
  • Turkey's territorial extension: 783,560 km²
  • Turkey's GDP: 1,116 trillion

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