The entire globe consists of oceans and several continents, which, in turn, are divided into regions, countries and cities. The largest continent is Eurasia, here are the countries of Asia (and their capitals), Europe, which borders on Africa. There is also North and South America, isolated Australia and Antarctica.
Asian countries: list
Asia is a part of the world where almost half of the world's population lives, where there are countries with a high level of development, such as Japan (the capital is Tokyo), and those where most people live below the poverty line.
It is difficult to calculate how many countries there are in this part of the world today, since not all of them are officially recognized, such as Taiwan, which separated from China. However, Asia occupies an important place in the global economy, and the industry and finance of China and Japan are among the largest.
Interesting things about Asian countries
The whole of Asia is divided into 6 parts depending on the location: east, west, north and south, as well as central and southeast.
In total, there are 48 countries, three of them are unrecognized (Waziristan, located in Pakistan, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic in Azerbaijan, the Shan state in Myanmar). There are also Asian countries (and their capitals, respectively) that are partially recognized, and there are 6 such states:
- Abkhazia (Sukhumi) in Georgia.
- Azad Kashmir (Muzaffarabad) in India.
- Taiwan (Taipei) in the People's Republic of China.
- The State of Palestine (Ramallah) in Israel.
- Northern Cyprus (Levkosha) in Cyprus.
- South Ossetia (Tskhinvali) in Georgia.
It is worth noting separately that there are countries that are located in two parts of the world at once: these include Russia, as well as Kazakhstan, Turkey, which are located in Europe, Indonesia, a large area of which belongs to Oceania, and the countries of Yemen and Egypt (part of the territory belongs to Africa).
The largest countries in Asia
Asian countries and their capitals are located mainly in the eastern hemisphere and are washed by three oceans at once: the Pacific, the Indian and the Arctic. Countries occupy almost 30% of the entire territory of the globe, almost 4 billion people live there.
The largest country in terms of area is China (the main city is Beijing), which covers about ten million square kilometers. In second place is India (Delhi), whose area is more than 3 million square meters. kilometers, and on the third - Kazakhstan (Astana) (about 3 million square kilometers).
Asian countries and their capitals are the largest in terms of population. China and India are leading the way. Thus, almost 1.5 billion people live in China, and 1.2 billion people live in India. In third place is Indonesia, but the number of inhabitants here isonly 255 million people.
