Asia is the most populous part of the world. On its territory there are some of the most developed cities in the world - these are, of course, the capitals of Asia. At the same time, there are extremely poor regions here. This is the side of contrasts, where luxury and poverty coexist, huge cities and small villages, ancient historical monuments and modern megacities, the highest mountains and the deepest depressions.
Asia is a unique part of the world
Asia is recognized as the largest part of the world. Its territory is so large that it occupies from north to south climatic zones from the Arctic to the equatorial, from the Arctic Ocean to the Indian Ocean, from east to west - from the Pacific Ocean to the seas of the Atlantic, that is, Asia touches all the oceans of the Earth.
From the point of view of geography, Asia is also interesting because about two-thirds of its territory is occupied by mountains and plateaus. The uniqueness of this part of the world also lies in the extraordinary diversity of its fauna: polar bears and pandas, seals and elephants, Ussuri tigers and Borneos, snow leopards and Gobi cats, loons and peacocks. The geography of Asia is unique, as are the peoples living on its territory. The countries and capitals of Asia are multinational and multicultural.
Asia: countries
The list of Asian countries varies depending on the criteria by which the classification is carried out. Thus, Georgia and Azerbaijan belong either to Europe or to Asia, which is associated with different variants of the border between the two parts of Eurasia. Russia is both a European country and an Asian one, since the main part of the population lives in the European part, and most of the territory is located in the Asian part. The debatable countries of Asia and their capitals, the list of which is given in the table, are located on the border of the two cardinal points.
| Country | Capital | Part of the world |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | Europe/Asia |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | Europe/Asia |
| Egypt | Cairo | Asia/Africa |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Asia/Oceania |
| Yemen | Sana | Asia/Africa |
| Kazakhstan | Astana | Europe/Asia |
| Russia | Moscow | Europe/Asia |
| Turkey | Ankara | Europe/Asia |
In Asia, there are countries that are partially recognized (North Ossetia, the Republic of China, Palestine, Abkhazia and others) or unrecognized (the Shan State, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Waziristan), there are territories dependent on other states (Coconut islands, Christmas Island, Hong Kong, Macau and others).
Asian countries and their capitals: list
There are 57 states in Asia, 3 of them are not recognized, 6 are partially recognized. A generalized list of countries with different statuses is given in the table below, with capitals listed in alphabetical order.
| Asian capitals | Foundation date | Asian countries |
| Abu Dhabi | 18 c. AD | United Arab Emirates |
| Amman | 13 c. BC | Jordan |
| Ankara | 5 c. BC | Turkey |
| Astana | 19 c. AD | Kazakhstan |
| Ashgabat | 19 c. AD | Turkmenistan |
| Baghdad | 8 c. AD | Iraq |
| Baku | 5-6 c. AD | Azerbaijan |
| Bangkok | 14 c. AD | Thailand |
| Bandar Seri Begawan | 7 c. AD | Brunei |
| Beirut | 15 c. BC | Lebanon |
| Bishkek | 18 c. AD | Kyrgyzstan |
| Vana | 19 c. AD | Waziristan (unrecognized) |
| Vientiane | 9 c. AD | Laos |
| Dhaka | 7 c. AD | Bangladesh |
| Damascus | 15 c. BC | Syria |
| Jakarta | 4 c. AD | Indonesia |
| Dili | 18 c. AD | EasternTimor |
| Doha | 19 c. AD | Qatar |
| Dushanbe | 17 c. AD | Tajikistan |
| Yerevan | 7 c. BC | Armenia |
| Jerusalem | 4th millennium BC | Israel |
| Islamabad | 20 c. AD | Pakistan |
| Kabul | 1 c. BC | Afghanistan |
| Kathmandu | 1 c. AD | Nepal |
| Kuala Lumpur | 18 c.c. | Malaysia |
| Lefkosha | 11 c. BC | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (partially recognized) |
| Male | 12 AD | Maldives |
| Manama | 14 c. AD | Bahrain |
| Manila | 14 c. AD | Philippines |
| Muscat | 1 c. AD | Oman |
| Moscow | 12 c. AD | Russian Federation |
| Muzaffarabad | 17 AD | Azad Kashmir (partially recognized) |
| Neypyidaw | 21 c. AD | Myanmar |
| Nicosia | 4000 BC | Cyprus |
| New Delhi | 3 c. BC | India |
| Beijing | 4 c. BC | People's Republic of China |
| Phnom Penh | 14 c. AD | Cambodia |
| Pyongyang | 1 c. AD | Korean FolkDemocratic Republic |
| Ramallah | 16 c. AD | Palestine (partially recognized) |
| Sana | 2 c. AD | Yemen |
| Seoul | 1 c. BC | Korea |
| Singapore | 19 c. AD | Singapore |
| Stepanakert | 5 c. AD | Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (unrecognized) |
| Sukhum | 7 c. BC | Abkhazia (partially recognized) |
| Taipei | 18 c. AD | Republic of China (partially recognized) |
| Townji | 18 c. AD | Shang (unrecognized) |
| Tashkent | 2 c. BC | Uzbekistan |
| Tbilisi | 5 c. AD | Georgia |
| Tehran | 12 c. AD | Iran |
| Tokyo | 12 AD | Japan |
| Thimphu | 13 c. AD | Bhutan |
| Ulaanbaatar | 17 c. AD | Mongolia |
| Hanoi | 10 c. AD | Vietnam |
| Tskhinvali | 14 AD | South Ossetia (partially recognized) |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | 13 c. AD | Sri Lanka |
| Kuwait City | 18 c. AD | Kuwait |
| Riyadh | 4-5 c. AD | Saudi Arabia |
Ancient cities of Asia
Asia is the sideworld, where ancient civilizations actively developed. And the territory of Southeast Asia, presumably, is the ancestral home of ancient man. Ancient documents testify to the prosperity of some cities as early as several millennia BC. So, the city on the Jordan River was founded approximately in the 8th millennium BC, and it has never been empty.
The city of Byblos on the Lebanese coast of the Mediterranean Sea dates back to the 4th millennium BC. Asia is called mysterious for a reason: many Asian capitals keep ancient history and exceptional culture.
Largest cities and capitals
Asia is not only exceptional ancient civilizations. These are leading modern industrial centers.
The most developed and largest cities and capitals of Asia, which are listed below, are important points in the global financial industry. These are Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Moscow, Tokyo, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangkok, Abu Dhabi, Istanbul, Riyadh and some others. All of these major cities in Asia are cities of millions.
