Countries of Asia (list and map)

1. INTRODUCTION

#Question: How many countries are there in Asia?

Below you can find a list and a map with the current 48 sovereign states of this continent (2023).

I hope you find the information interesting.

(*) Those countries with an asterisk are geographically or politically Eurasian countries. More information [HERE].

Location of the Asian countries.

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 country^{2 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 country^{2 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)

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].