Countries of Asia
Explore 46 countries in the Asia set, from the mainland to island groups. Learn their locations, then try an untimed or timed map quiz.
About this selection46 places included
46 UN member states in the Asia set.
How this set is defined
Country quizzes use the 193 UN member states. The Holy See and the State of Palestine are non-member observer states and are not included. Each member appears in one regional set: Russia and Cyprus are in Europe; Türkiye, the Caucasus states and Kazakhstan are in Asia. North America includes Central America and the Caribbean. These groupings define the quiz, not a position on statehood or disputed borders.
Not included
- The Holy See (UN non-member observer State)
- The State of Palestine (UN non-member observer State)
- Other non-member entities
- Dependent territories as separate answers
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Read the guideStudy this set
Work through western, central, southern, eastern and southeastern Asia in smaller groups before trying the full map.
This set places Türkiye, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan in Asia. Russia and Cyprus are in the Europe set.
Places and answers
Choose a place from this set. Typed answers accept its listed English name and alternatives; historical names and unlisted abbreviations are not accepted automatically.
| Place | Accepted names | Place notes |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Afghanistan | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. The flag image shows the republic black-red-green tricolor, rather than the white flag used by the de facto authorities. Identify the displayed design; it does not imply government recognition. |
| Armenia | Armenia | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. Included in the Asia quizzes. Regional groupings vary between sources. |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. Included in the Asia quizzes. Regional groupings vary between sources. |
| Bahrain | Bahrain | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Bhutan | Bhutan | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Brunei | Brunei; Brunei Darussalam | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Cambodia | Cambodia | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| China | China | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Georgia | Georgia | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. Included in the Asia quizzes. Regional groupings vary between sources. |
| India | India | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. For the capital transition, read the role in the question and the dated Nusantara source note. |
| Iran | Iran; Islamic Republic of Iran | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Iraq | Iraq | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Israel | Israel | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. Government-seat naming does not resolve disputed sovereignty over Jerusalem. |
| Japan | Japan | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Jordan | Jordan | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. Included in the Asia quizzes. Regional groupings vary between sources. |
| Kuwait | Kuwait | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Laos | Laos; Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Lao PDR | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Maldives | Maldives | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Mongolia | Mongolia | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Myanmar | Myanmar | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Nepal | Nepal | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| North Korea | North Korea; Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; DPRK | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Oman | Oman | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Philippines | Philippines | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Qatar | Qatar | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Singapore | Singapore | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| South Korea | South Korea; Republic of Korea | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Syria | Syria; Syrian Arab Republic | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Tajikistan | Tajikistan | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Thailand | Thailand | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Timor Leste | Timor Leste; East Timor | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Türkiye | Türkiye; Turkey; Turkiye | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. Included in the Asia quizzes. Regional groupings vary between sources. |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Vietnam | Vietnam; Viet Nam | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
| Yemen | Yemen | Included in this site’s 193 UN member-state set. Map outlines are simplified. |
Sources and map notes
equirectangular; regional standard parallel; US inset transforms when stated. Generalized Natural Earth geography; public domain. Coordinate projection is an equirectangular study view with standard-parallel scaling. Boundaries are not a political-status claim. Small or unrepresented polygons use explicitly marked representative points. Use the text list as an equivalent answer method.
- United Nations current Member States
- Natural Earth vector data
- GeoNames country information
- UN non-member observer States
Last scope review: 2026-10-21
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