List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia
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This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia. It includes fully recognized states, states with limited but substantial international recognition, de facto states with little or no international recognition, and dependencies of both Asian and non-Asian states. In particular, it lists (i) 49 generally recognized sovereign states, all of which are members of the United Nations; (ii) two states with substantial but not general international recognition, one of which is a United Nations General Assembly non-member observer state; (iii) four largely unrecognized de facto states; and (iv) six dependent and other territories.
The 49 generally recognized sovereign states listed here include two countries that are generally classified as European or African nations but with portions of their territory being in Asia, while the two states with substantial but not general recognition are both fully encompassed in Asia. Though a majority of the Russian Federation's land area is located within Asia, it is generally considered a European country because of its historical, cultural, ethnic, and political ties to Europe. Its capital and largest city, Moscow is located within Europe, and the vast majority of its population lives within its European part. In addition, while Egypt extends into Asia through the Sinai Peninsula, it is generally considered to be an African country because most of its population and geographic area is in Africa.
Geographical boundaries of Asia
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The divisions between Asia and Europe occur at the Ural Mountains, Ural River, and Caspian Sea in the east, the Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea, Bosporus Sea of Marmara, Dardanelles and the Aegean Sea in the south. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey all have territory in both Asia and Europe. Armenia and Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia but are socio-politically European countries and members of the Council of Europe, with Cyprus also being a member of the European Union.[citation needed]
The division between Asia and Africa is normally considered to be the Suez Canal, placing the Sinai peninsula (which is part of Egypt) in Asia. Therefore, Egypt, an African country, may also be considered to be a country in Asia.
The division between Southeast Asia and Australia/Oceania is disputed and currently placed somewhere between Java and New Guinea. Indonesia spans both areas, but is ordinarily considered to be an Asian country.[1] East Timor is sometimes considered to be part of Australasia or Melanesia, but due to its being surrounded by Indonesia, and its once being politically part of Indonesia, it is generally considered to be in Southeast Asia. Papua New Guinea is occasionally thought of as a Southeast Asian country,[2][3][4] but it is generally considered to be part of Australasia or Melanesia. The division between East Asia and Oceania is usually placed somewhere between the Japanese archipelago and the Northern Mariana Islands of Micronesia.[5] Certain Japanese islands are often categorized as being within Micronesia due to non-continental geology and similar biogeography.[6][7] The division between Asia and North America is considered to be the Bering Strait. Some of the Aleutian Islands, however, may be considered to be in Asia.[citation needed]
Sovereign states
[edit]A sovereign state is a political organization with effective sovereignty over a population for whom it makes decisions in its interest.[8] According to the Montevideo convention, a state must have a permanent population, a defined territory, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other states.
These states were categorized accordingly independent of our endorsement or opposition to their statehood and is based solely on their de facto and de jure statuses[9]
United Nations member states
[edit]There are 49 Asian states or states with substantial territory in Asia in this list. All are members of the United Nations.[10]
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Domestic short and formal name(s) [11][12] |
Capital [13][15][16] |
Population 2021 [17][18] |
Area [19] |
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Afghanistan Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan AFG |
Dari: امارت اسلامی افغانستان – افغانستان (Afghānistān – Imārat-i Islāmī-yi Afghānistān) Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي امارت – فغانستان (Afġānistān – Də Afġānistān Islāmī Imārat) |
Kabul Dari and Pashto: کابل (Kābəl) |
40,099,462 | 652,230 km2 (251,827 sq mi) |
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Armenia Republic of Armenia ARM |
Armenian: Հայաստան – Հայաստանի Հանրապետությու (Hayastan – Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun) | Yerevan Armenian: Երևան (Yerevan) |
2,790,974 | 29,743 km2 (11,484 sq mi) |
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Azerbaijan[a] Republic of Azerbaijan AZE |
Azerbaijani: Azǝrbaycan – Azǝrbaycan Respublikası | Baku Azerbaijani: Bakı |
10,312,992 | 86,600 km2 (33,436 sq mi) |
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Bahrain Kingdom of Bahrain BHR |
Arabic: مملكة البحرين – البحرين (Al Baḩrayn – Mamlakat al Baḩrayn) | Manama Arabic: المنامة (Al Manāmah) |
1,463,265 | 760 km2 (293 sq mi) |
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Bangladesh People's Republic of Bangladesh BGD |
Bengali: বাংলাদেশ – গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ (Bānglādesh – Gaṇaprajātantrī Bānglādesh) | Dhaka Bengali: ঢাকা (Ḍhākā) |
169,356,251 | 147,570 km2 (56,977 sq mi) |
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Bhutan Kingdom of Bhutan BTN |
Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ་ – འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་ (Druk Yul – Druk Gyalkhapb) | Thimphu Dzongkha: ཐིམ་ཕུ (Thimphu) |
777,486 | 38,394 km2 (14,824 sq mi) |
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Brunei Brunei Darussalam BRN |
Malay: Brunei – Negara Brunei Darussalam (بروني – نڬارا بروني دارالسلام) | Bandar Seri Begawan Malay: Bandar Seri Begawan (بندر سري بڬاوان) |
460,356 | 5,765 km2 (2,226 sq mi) |
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Cambodia Kingdom of Cambodia KHM |
Khmer: កម្ពុជា – ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា (Kâmpŭchéa – Preăhréachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchéa) | Phnom Penh Khmer: ភ្នំពេញ (Phnum Pénh) |
16,589,023 | 181,035 km2 (69,898 sq mi) |
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China[b] People's Republic of China CHN |
Chinese: 中国 – 中华人民共和国 (Zhōngguó – Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó) | Beijing Chinese: 北京 (Běijīng) |
1,425,893,465 | 9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi) |
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Cyprus[b] Republic of Cyprus CYP |
Greek: Κύπρος – Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Kýpros – Kypriakí Dimokratía) Turkish: Kıbrıs – Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti |
Nicosia Greek: Λευκωσία (Lefkosía) Turkish: Lefkoşa |
1,244,188 | 9,251 km2 (3,572 sq mi) |
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East Timor[a] Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste TLS |
Portuguese: Timor-Leste – República Democrática de Timor-Leste Tetum: Timor Lorosa'e – Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e |
Dili Portuguese: Díli Tetum: Díli |
1,320,942 | 14,874 km2 (5,743 sq mi) |
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Egypt[c] Arab Republic of Egypt EGY |
Arabic: مصر – جمهورية مصر العربية (Miṣr—Jumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyya) | Cairo Arabic: القاهرة (al-Qāhirah) |
109,262,178 | 1,001,449 km2 (386,662 sq mi) |
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Georgia[a][b] GEO |
Georgian: საქართველო (Sak'art'velo) | Tbilisi / T'bilisi Georgian: თბილისი (T'bilisi) |
3,757,980 | 69,700 km2 (26,911 sq mi) |
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India Republic of India IND |
English: India – Republic of India Hindi: भारत – भारत गणराज्य (Bhārat – Bhārat Gaṇarājya) |
New Delhi English: New Delhi Hindi: नई दिल्ली (Naī Dillī) |
1,407,563,842 | 3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi) |
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Indonesia[a] Republic of Indonesia IDN |
Indonesian: Indonesia – Republik Indonesia | Jakarta Indonesian: Jakarta – DKI Jakarta |
273,753,191 | 1,904,569 km2 (735,358 sq mi) |
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Iran Islamic Republic of Iran IRN |
Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ایران – ایران (Īrān – Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān) | Tehran Persian: تهران (Tehrān) |
87,923,432 | 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi) |
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Iraq Republic of Iraq IRQ |
Arabic: العراق – جمهورية العراق (Al 'Irāq – Jumhūrīyat al 'Irāq) | Baghdad Arabic: بغداد (Baghdād) |
43,533,592 | 438,317 km2 (169,235 sq mi) |
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Israel State of Israel ISR |
Hebrew: יִשְרָאֵל – מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisra'el – Medinat Yisra'el) Arabic: إسرائيل – دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل (Isrā'īl – Dawlat Isrā'īl) |
Jerusalem (Claimed and de facto)[d] Hebrew: ירושלים (Yerushalayim) Arabic: القُدس (Al Quds) |
8,900,059 | 20,770 km2 (8,019 sq mi) |
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Japan JPN |
Japanese: 日本 – 日本国 (Nihon / Nippon – Nihon-koku / Nippon-koku) | Tokyo Japanese: 東京 (Tōkyō) |
124,612,530 | 377,915 km2 (145,914 sq mi) |
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Jordan Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan JOR |
Arabic: اﻷرُدن – المملكة الأردنية الهاشميه (Al Urdun – Al Mamlakah al Urdunīyah al Hāshimīyah) | Amman Arabic: عمان (Ammān) |
11,148,278 | 89,342 km2 (34,495 sq mi) |
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Kazakhstan[a] Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ |
Kazakh: Қазақстан – Қазақстан Республикасы (Qazaqstan – Qazaqstan Respýblıkasy) Russian: Казахстан – Республика Казахстан (Kazahstan – Respublika Kazahstan) |
Astana Kazakh: Астана (Astana) Russian: Астана (Astana) |
19,196,465 | 2,724,900 km2 (1,052,090 sq mi) |
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North Korea Democratic People's Republic of Korea PRK |
Korean: 조선 – 조선민주주의인민공화국 (Chosŏn – Chosŏn-minjujuŭi-inmin-konghwaguk) | Pyongyang Korean: 평양 (Phyŏngyang) |
25,971,909 | 120,538 km2 (46,540 sq mi) |
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South Korea Republic of Korea KOR |
Korean: 한국 – 대한민국 (Hanguk – Daehan Minguk) | Seoul Korean: 서울 (Seoul) |
51,830,139 | 99,720 km2 (38,502 sq mi) |
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Kuwait State of Kuwait KWT |
Arabic: دولة الكويت – اﻟﻜﻮﻳت (Al Kuwayt – Dawlat al Kuwayt) | Kuwait City Arabic: الكويت (Al Kuwayt) |
4,250,114 | 17,818 km2 (6,880 sq mi) |
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Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz Republic KGZ |
Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан – Кыргыз Республикасы (Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Respublikasy) Russian: Кыргызстан – Кыргызская Республика (Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyzskaja Respublika) |
Bishkek Kyrgyz: Бишкек (Bishkek) Russian: Бишкек (Biškek) |
6,527,743 | 199,951 km2 (77,202 sq mi) |
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Laos Lao People's Democratic Republic LAO |
Lao: ປະເທດລາວ – ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ (PathetLao – Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao) | Vientiane Lao: ວຽງຈັນ (Viangchan) |
7,425,057 | 236,800 km2 (91,429 sq mi) |
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Lebanon Lebanese Republic LBN |
Arabic: لبنان – الجمهورية اللبنانية (Lubnān – Al Jumhūrīyah al Lubnānīyah) | Beirut Arabic: بيروت (Bayrūt) |
5,592,631 | 10,452 km2 (4,036 sq mi) |
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Malaysia MYS |
Malay: Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur[e] Malay: Kuala Lumpur |
33,573,874 | 329,847 km2 (127,355 sq mi) |
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Maldives Republic of Maldives MDV |
Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ – ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ (Dhivehi Raajje – Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa) | Malé / Male' Dhivehi: މާލެ (Maale) |
521,457 | 298 km2 (115 sq mi) |
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Mongolia MNG |
Mongolian: Монгол – Монгол улс (Mongol – Mongol uls) | Ulaanbaatar Mongolian: Улаанбаатар (Ulaanbaatar) |
3,347,782 | 1,564,116 km2 (603,909 sq mi) |
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Myanmar Republic of the Union of Myanmar MMR |
Burmese: မြန်မာ – ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် (Myanma – Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw) | Nay Pyi Taw Burmese: နေပြည်တော် (Nay Pyi Taw) |
53,798,084 | 676,578 km2 (261,228 sq mi) |
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Nepal Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal NPL |
Nepali: सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल (Nepāl – Saṅghīya Loktāntrik Gaṇatantra Nepāl) | Kathmandu Nepali: काठमाडौं (Kāṭhmāḍaũ) |
30,034,989 | 147,516 km2 (56,956 sq mi) |
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Oman Sultanate of Oman OMN |
Arabic: عُمان – سلطنة عُمان ('Umān – Salţanat 'Umān) | Muscat Arabic: مسقط (Masqaţ) |
4,520,471 | 309,500 km2 (119,499 sq mi) |
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Pakistan Islamic Republic of Pakistan PAK |
English: Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan Urdu: پَاکِسْتَان – اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان (Pākistān —Islāmī Jamhuriyah-e-Pākistān) |
Islamabad English: Islamabad Urdu: اسلام آباد (Islāmābād) |
231,402,117 | 881,913 km2 (340,509 sq mi) |
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Philippines Republic of the Philippines PHL |
English: Philippines – Republic of the Philippines Filipino: Pilipinas – Republika ng Pilipinas |
Manila English: Manila Filipino: Maynila |
113,880,328 | 343,448 km2 (132,606 sq mi) |
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Qatar State of Qatar QAT |
Arabic: قطر – دولة قطر (Qatar – Dawlat Qatar) | Doha Arabic: الدوحة (Ad Dawḩah) |
2,688,235 | 11,586 km2 (4,473 sq mi) |
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Russia[20][a] Russian Federation RUS |
Russian: Росси́я – Российская Федерация (Rossija – Rossijskaja Federacija) | Moscow[21] Russian: Москва (Moskva) |
145,102,755 (including Crimea) | 17,098,242 km2 (6,601,668 sq mi) |
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Saudi Arabia Kingdom of Saudi Arabia SAU |
Arabic: السعودية – المملكة العربية السعودية (As Su‘ūdīya – Al Mamlakah al 'Arabīyah as Su‘ūdīyah) | Riyadh Arabic: الرياض (Ar Riyāḑ) |
35,950,396 | 2,149,690 km2 (830,000 sq mi) |
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Singapore Republic of Singapore SGP |
Chinese: 新加坡 – 新加坡共和国 (Xīnjiāpō – Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó) English: Singapore – Republic of Singapore Malay: Singapura – Republik Singapura Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் – சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு (Chiṅkappūr – Chiṅkappūr Kuṭiyarachu) |
Singapore Chinese: 新加坡 (Xīnjiāpō) English: Singapore Malay: Singapura Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் (Chiṅkappūr) |
5,941,060 | 697 km2 (269 sq mi) |
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Sri Lanka Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka LKA |
Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාව – ශ්රී ලංකා ප්රජාතාන්ත්රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (Shrī Laṁkā – Shrī Laṁkā Prajātāntrika Samājavādī Janarajaya) Tamil: இலங்கை – இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு (Ilaṅkai – Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Choṣhalichak Kuṭiyarachu) |
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Sinhala: ශ්රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ (Shrī Jayavardhanapura Koṭṭe) Tamil: ஶ்ரீ ஜெயவர்த்தனபுர கோட்டை (Shrī Jĕyavarttaṉapura Koṭṭai) |
21,773,441 | 65,610 km2 (25,332 sq mi) |
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Syria Syrian Arab Republic SYR |
Arabic: سورية / سوريا – الجمهورية العربية السورية (Sūrīyah / Sūriyā – Al Jumhūrīyah al 'Arabīyah as Sūrīyah) | Damascus Arabic: دمشق (Dimashq) |
21,324,367 | 185,180 km2 (71,498 sq mi) |
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Tajikistan Republic of Tajikistan TJK |
Tajik: Тоҷикистон – Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон (Tojikiston – Jumhurii Tojikiston) Russian: Таджикистан – Таджикистан Республика (Tajikistan – Tažikistan Respublika) |
Dushanbe Tajik: Душанбе (Dushanbe) |
9,750,064 | 143,100 km2 (55,251 sq mi) |
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Thailand Kingdom of Thailand THA |
Thai: ไทย – ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Thai – Ratcha Anachak Thai) | Bangkok Thai: กรุงเทพมหานคร (Krung Thep Maha Nakhon) |
71,601,103 | 513,120 km2 (198,117 sq mi) |
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Turkey[a] Republic of Turkey TUR |
Turkish: Türkiye – Türkiye Cumhuriyeti | Ankara Turkish: Ankara |
84,775,404 | 783,562 km2 (302,535 sq mi) |
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Turkmenistan TKM |
Turkmen: Türkmenistan | Ashgabat Turkmen: Aşgabat |
6,341,855 | 488,100 km2 (188,456 sq mi) |
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United Arab Emirates ARE |
Arabic: اﻹﻣﺎرات – دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Al Imārāt – Al Imārāt al 'Arabīyah al Muttaḩidah) | Abu Dhabi Arabic: أبوظبي (Abu Dhabi) |
9,365,145 | 83,600 km2 (32,278 sq mi) |
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Uzbekistan Republic of Uzbekistan UZB |
Uzbek: Ўзбекистон – Ўзбекистон Республикаси (O‘zbekiston – O‘zbekiston Respublikasi) | Tashkent Uzbek: Тошкент (Toshkent) |
34,081,449 | 447,400 km2 (172,742 sq mi) |
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Vietnam / Viet Nam Socialist Republic of Vietnam VNM |
Vietnamese: Việt Nam – Cộng Hòa Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa Việt Nam | Hanoi Vietnamese: Hà Nội |
97,468,029 | 332,698 km2 (128,455 sq mi) |
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Yemen Republic of Yemen YEM |
Arabic: اليمن – الجمهورية اليمنية (Al Yaman – Al Jumhūrīyah al Yamanīyah) | Sana'a[f] Arabic: صنعاء (Şan‘ā') |
32,981,641 | 527,968 km2 (203,850 sq mi) |
States with limited, but substantial, international recognition
[edit]In this list, Palestine is a state with substantial international recognition and UN General Assembly non-member observer state status but without practical control over tangible territory, while Taiwan is a de facto state with full practical sovereignty over its territory and unofficial ties with most of the international community but not widely recognized de jure. Although a founding member of the United Nations as the Republic of China, since 1971 Taiwan is no longer recognized by the United Nations.
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Palestine State of Palestine PSE |
Recognized by 146 UN member states. See International recognition of the State of Palestine. One of two United Nations General Assembly non-member observer states | Arabic: فلسطين – دولة فلسطين (Filasṭīn – Dawlat Filasṭīn) | Ramallah (de facto) Arabic: رام الله (Rāmāllah) Jerusalem (declared) Arabic: القدس (Al-Quds) |
5,133,392 | 6,220 km2 (2,402 sq mi) |
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Taiwan Republic of China[13] TWN[22] |
Claimed as part of the People's Republic of China. Officially recognized as sovereign by 11 UN member states and the Holy See, which deem it to be the rightful government of all of China. In addition, Taiwan maintains unofficial relations with most other countries and is de facto recognized by most sovereign states. See Political status of Taiwan for more information about the situation. | Traditional Chinese: 臺灣/台灣 – 中華民國 (Táiwān—Zhōnghuá Mínguó) | Taipei[13][15] Traditional Chinese: 台北 (Táiběi) |
23,859,912 | 35,980 km2 (13,892 sq mi)[23] |
De facto states with little or no international recognition
[edit]The three de facto states on this list have little or no international recognition and are not members of the United Nations. All are defined as states by the declarative theory.
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Abkhazia Republic of Abkhazia[24] |
Claimed as an autonomous republic of Georgia.[25] Recognised by 5 UN states.[26][27][28] | Abkhaz: Аҧсуа (Apswa)[24] | Sukhumi / Sukhum[24] Abkhaz: Аҟəа (Akwa)[citation needed] |
250,000[29] | 8,660 km2 (3,344 sq mi)[25] |
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Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus[30] |
Claimed as part of the Republic of Cyprus. Recognised only by Turkey.[30] | Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs – Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti[31] | North Nicosia Turkish: Lefkoşa[32] |
285,356[33] | 3,355 km2 (1,295 sq mi)[23] |
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South Ossetia Republic of South Ossetia - State of Alania |
Claimed as part of Georgia.[34] Recognised by 5 UN states. | Ossetian: Хуссар Ирыстон – Республикӕ Хуссар Ирыстон (Khussar Iryston – Respublikæ Khussar Iryston) Russian: Южная Осетия – Республика Южная Осетия (Yuzhnaya Osetiya – Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya) |
Tskhinvali[34] Ossetian: Цхинвал or Чъреба (Chreba)[citation needed] |
70,000[34] | 3,900 km2 (1,506 sq mi)[35] |
Dependencies and other territories
[edit]The four territories in this list are controlled by a state of which they are not considered to be a part.
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Akrotiri and Dhekelia Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia |
British overseas territory | English: Akrotiri and Dhekelia – Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Greek: Ακρωτήρι και Δεκέλεια – Περιοχές Κυρίαρχων Βάσεων Ακρωτηρίου και Δεκέλειας (Akrotíri ke Dekélia – Periochés Kyríarchon Váseon Akrotiríou ke Dekélias) |
Episkopi Cantonment Greek: Φρουρά Επισκοπής (Frourá Episkopís) |
15,700[37][h] | 254 km2 (98 sq mi) |
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British Indian Ocean Territory IOT |
British overseas territory | English: British Indian Ocean Territory | Camp Justice | 4,000[38][i] | 54,400 km2 (21,004 sq mi) |
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Christmas Island Territory of Christmas Island CXR |
Territory of Australia | English: Christmas Island – Territory of Christmas Island | Flying Fish Cove[13] / The Settlement[15] | 1,843[39] | 135 km2 (52 sq mi) |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands CCK |
Territory of Australia | English: Cocos (Keeling) Islands – Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos Islands Malay: Pulu Kokos (Keeling) |
West Island[15] / Bantam[13] | 544[39] | 14 km2 (5 sq mi) |
Special areas of internal sovereignty
[edit]The following two entities are integral areas of their controlling state, but have a political arrangement that was decided through an international agreement.
| Flag | Map | English short, formal names, and ISO[11][13] | Status[36] | Domestic short and formal names | Capital | Population | Area[23] |
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Hong Kong Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China[13] HKG |
Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | Traditional Chinese: 香港 – 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區 English: Hong Kong – Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China |
Hong Kong | 7,582,000[37] | 2,755 km2 (1,064 sq mi) |
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Macau / Macao Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China[40] MAC |
Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China | Traditional Chinese: 澳門 – 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區 Portuguese: Macau – Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China |
Macau / Macao[13] | 693,000[37] | 28.2 km2 (10.9 sq mi) |
See also
[edit]- List of Asian countries by GDP
- List of predecessors of sovereign states in Asia
- List of states with limited recognition
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Area and population figures given are for the whole state, including areas located outside of Asia. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey all contain territory in Europe. The border between Asia and Oceania is not clearly defined, and Indonesia and East Timor are sometimes placed in Oceania.
- ^ a b c d The area and population of states with separatist regions includes that of the separatist regions.
- ^ Although the majority of Egypt is in Africa, it could be argued that the Sinai Peninsula is geographically a part of Asia.
- ^ Jerusalem was declared the capital of Israel in 1950.[41] The 1980 Jerusalem Law states that "Jerusalem, complete and united, is the capital of Israel", and the city serves as the seat of the government, home to the President's residence, government offices, supreme court, and parliament.[42] United Nations Security Council Resolution 478 declared the Jerusalem Law "null and void" and called on member states to withdraw their diplomatic missions from Jerusalem.[43] Most foreign countries maintain their embassies in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities.[44]
- ^
- ^ Sana'a is the constitutional capital of Yemen, but the city and most of parts of the territory have been placed under Houthi rebel control since 2014 and is administered by the Supreme Political Council. However, Aden, the former capital of South Yemen, was also the de facto capital of its internationally recognized government, is now placed under the administration of the Southern Transitional Council since 2018 and the President of Yemen remains in exile in Saudi Arabia due to the ongoing civil war that is currently ravaging the country.
- ^ Akrotiri and Dhekelia are British military bases, with the population including 8,000 United Kingdom personnel and dependents.[46]
- ^ Although the islands have no remaining indigenous inhabitants, a military base shared between the United Kingdom and the United States is located on the island of Diego Garcia, with a staff of 4,000 people.[38]
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- ^ Moscow is located in Europe.
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