How many countries are in Asia?
There are 47 countries in Asia.
That is 46 UN member states and Palestine (a UN observer state).
Not counted: Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao.
Each country is counted in one continent: Russia and Cyprus in Europe, and Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in Asia.
Map of Asia colored by region
| Central Asia | 5 |
| Eastern Asia | 5 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 11 |
| Southern Asia | 9 |
| Western Asia | 17 |
| Total | 47 |
All 47 countries in Asia
Central Asia5
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
Eastern Asia5
- China
- Japan
- Mongolia
- North Korea
- South Korea
South-Eastern Asia11
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Vietnam
Southern Asia9
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- India
- Iran
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
Western Asia17
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Georgia
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Palestine
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Syria
- Türkiye
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
Facts about Asia
- What is the largest country in Asia?
- China, at 9,706,961 km².
- What is the smallest country in Asia?
- The Maldives, at 300 km².
- Which country in Asia has the most people?
- India, with about 1.46 billion people (World Bank estimate).
- How many countries in Asia are landlocked?
- 12: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.