1. INTRODUCTION
Below you can find a list with all the current Asian countries and their capitals (2023).
I hope you find the information interesting.
2. ASIAN COUNTRIES AND THEIR CAPITALS (48)
- Afghanistan: Kabul
- Armenia (*): Yerevan
- Azerbaijan (*): Baku
- Bahrain: Manama
- Bangladesh: Dhaka
- Bhutan: Thimphu
- Brunei: Bandar Seri Begawan
- Burma / Myanmar: Naipyido
- Cambodia: Nom Pen
- China: Beijing
- Cyprus (*): Nicosia
- East Timor: Dili
- Georgia (*): Tbilisi
- India: New Delhi
- Indonesia: Jakarta
- Iran: Tehran
- Iraq: Baghdad
- Israel: Jerusalem
- Japan: Tokyo
- Jordan: Amman
- Kazakhstan (*): Astana
- Kuwait: Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan: Biskek
- Laos: Vientiane
- Lebanon: Beirut
- Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur
- Maldives: Malé
- Mongolia: Ulan Bator
- Nepal: Kathmandu
- North Korea: Pionyang
- Oman: Muscat
- Pakistan: Islamabad
- Philippines: Manila
- Qatar: Doha
- Russia (*): Moscow
- Saudi Arabia: Riad
- Singapore: Singapore
- South Korea: Seoul
- Sri Lanka: Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
- Syria: Damascus
- Tajikistan: Dushanbe
- Thailand: Bangkok
- Turkey (*): Ankara
- Turkmenistan: Ashgabat
- United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi
- Uzbekistan: Tashkent
- Vietnam: Hanoi
- Yemen: Sana’a
(*) Those countries with an asterisk are geographically or politically Eurasian countries. More information [HERE].
3. MAP WITH THE LOCATION OF THE ASIAN COUNTRIES
4. NOTES AND CLARIFICATIONS.
- Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia: geographically they are Eurasian countries (located in the Caucasus, imaginary limit between Europe and Asia).
- Cyprus: geographically, it is an Asian country2 and 3; politically it can be considered an European country (it is a member state of the European Union¹),
- Kazakhstan: Politically, it is usually considered an Asian country2 and 3; geographically it is a Eurasian country (the majority of the country is located in Asia except for the western part located west of the Ural River).
- Russia: politically it has influence both in Europe and in Asia (the European Union considers it a European country¹, the RSA considers it Eurasian3); geographically it has 60% of its territory in Asia.
- Turkey: geographically the majority of the country is located in Asia with the exception of the East Thrace region; politically it can be considered an European country (it is a candidate member to join the European Union¹)
5. REFERENCES
- European Union (2023). Member States, candidates and other European countries. Available [HERE].
- United Nations (2023). Geographic regions. Available [HERE].
- Royal Spanish Academy (2010). The Orthography of the Spanish Language. Pages 721-728. Document not available online.
- Saberespractico.com (2023). Países y capitales de Asia. Text in Spanish. Avaliable [HERE].
- D-maps.com (2019). Map with the location of all the countries in Asia. Avaliable [HERE].