Countries in Asia
All 48 countries in Asia, from the ones everyone names first to the ones few people think of, with each country’s region and capital.
- 44 Plankton
- 4 Too Clever
- 0 Schooler
- 0 Rare
- 0 Deep Cut
- 0 One in a Krillion
All 48 countries in Asia
Sorted by search interest, most familiar first. The last column is average monthly US Google searches.
Showing all 48. Tap a name to copy it.
| Name | What it is | Region | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country in Southern Asia. Capital: Tehran. | Southern Asia | Plankton | 6.1M | |
| Country in Western Asia. | Western Asia | Plankton | 1.2M | |
| Country in Southern Asia. Capital: New Delhi. | Southern Asia | Plankton | 1M | |
| Country in Eastern Asia. Capital: Beijing. | Eastern Asia | Plankton | 823K | |
| Country in Eastern Asia. Capital: Tokyo. | Eastern Asia | Plankton | 823K | |
| Country in South-eastern Asia. Capital: Singapore. | South-eastern Asia | Plankton | 673K | |
| Country in Western Asia. Capital: Beirut. | Western Asia | Plankton | 550K | |
| Country in Southern Asia. Capital: Kathmandu. | Southern Asia | Plankton | 550K | |
| Country in South-eastern Asia. Capital: Manila. | South-eastern Asia | Plankton | 550K | |
| Country in Southern Asia. Capital: Malé. | Southern Asia | Plankton | 450K | |
| Country in Western Asia. Capital: Doha. | Western Asia | Plankton | 450K | |
| Country in South-eastern Asia. Capital: Bangkok. | South-eastern Asia | Plankton | 450K | |
| Country in South-eastern Asia. Capital: Hanoi. | South-eastern Asia | Plankton | 450K | |
| Country in South-eastern Asia. Capital: Jakarta. | South-eastern Asia | Plankton | 368K | |
| Country in Central Asia. Capital: Astana. | Central Asia | Plankton | 368K | |
| Country in Eastern Asia. Capital: Pyongyang. | Eastern Asia | Plankton | 368K | |
| Country in Western Asia. Capital: Riyadh. | Western Asia | Plankton | 368K | |
| Country in Central Asia. Capital: Tashkent. | Central Asia | Plankton | 368K | |
| Country in Southern Asia. Capital: Kabul. | Southern Asia | Plankton | 301K | |
| Country in Western Asia. Capital: Manama. | Western Asia | Plankton | 301K | |
| Country in Southern Asia. Capital: Islamabad. | Southern Asia | Plankton | 301K | |
| also State of Palestine | UN observer state in Western Asia. | Western Asia | Plankton | 301K |
| Country in Eastern Asia. Capital: Seoul. | Eastern Asia | Plankton | 301K | |
| Country in Western Asia. Capital: Yerevan. | Western Asia | Plankton | 246K | |
| Country in Western Asia. Capital: Baku. | Western Asia | Plankton | 246K | |
| Country in Southern Asia. Capital: Dhaka. | Southern Asia | Plankton | 246K | |
| Country in South-eastern Asia. Capital: Kuala Lumpur. | South-eastern Asia | Plankton | 246K | |
| Country in Southern Asia. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the capital and Colombo the largest city. | Southern Asia | Plankton | 246K | |
| Country in Western Asia. Capital: Sana'a. | Western Asia | Plankton | 246K | |
| Country in South-eastern Asia. Capital: Phnom Penh. | South-eastern Asia | Plankton | 201K | |
| Country in Western Asia. Capital: Nicosia. | Western Asia | Plankton | 201K | |
| Country in Western Asia. Capital: Tbilisi. | Western Asia | Plankton | est. | |
| Country in Western Asia. Capital: Baghdad. | Western Asia | Plankton | 201K | |
| Country in Western Asia. Capital: Kuwait City. | Western Asia | Plankton | 201K | |
| Country in Eastern Asia. Capital: Ulaanbaatar. | Eastern Asia | Plankton | 201K | |
| also Burma | Country in South-eastern Asia. Capital: Naypyidaw. | South-eastern Asia | Plankton | 201K |
| Country in Western Asia. Capital: Damascus. | Western Asia | Plankton | 201K | |
| also UAE | Country in Western Asia. Capital: Abu Dhabi. | Western Asia | Plankton | 201K |
| Country in Central Asia. Capital: Bishkek. | Central Asia | Plankton | 165K | |
| Country in Western Asia. Capital: Muscat. | Western Asia | Plankton | 165K | |
| Country in Southern Asia. Capital: Thimphu. | Southern Asia | Plankton | 135K | |
| Country in South-eastern Asia. Capital: Vientiane. | South-eastern Asia | Plankton | 135K | |
| also Türkiye | Country in Western Asia. Capital: Ankara. | Western Asia | Plankton | est. |
| Country in Central Asia. Capital: Ashgabat. | Central Asia | Plankton | 110K | |
| Country in South-eastern Asia. Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan. | South-eastern Asia | Too Clever | 91K | |
| Country in Central Asia. Capital: Dushanbe. | Central Asia | Too Clever | 91K | |
| Country in Western Asia. Capital: Amman. | Western Asia | Too Clever | est. | |
| also East Timor | Country in South-eastern Asia. Capital: Dili. | South-eastern Asia | Too Clever | 50K |
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Questions about countries in Asia
How many countries are in Asia?
RareList lists 48 countries in Asia: 47 UN member states plus Palestine, a UN observer state. We follow the UN M49 regions; other lists may count a few border countries differently.
What are the best-known countries in Asia?
The most searched are Iran, Israel, India, China and Japan.
Which country in Asia is the least searched?
Timor-Leste, with about 50K US searches a month. Country in South-eastern Asia. Capital: Dili.
Which letters do countries in Asia start with?
I, S and T are tied as the most common first letters, with 5 countries each. No country in Asia starts with D, E, F, H, R, W, X and Z.
The list is the 193 member states of the United Nations plus its two observer states, the Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine. Territories whose status is disputed, such as Kosovo and Taiwan, and dependent territories, such as Greenland and Puerto Rico, are not included. Continents follow the UN M49 regions, with the Americas split into North America (including Central America and the Caribbean) and South America.