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Asia.

From the Levant to the Pacific — great-power competition, regional alignments, and the world's fastest-growing economies.

Countries

48

5 subregions

Population

4.75B

Sovereign + observers

GDP (nominal)

$39.8T

World Bank, 2025

All states

Countries in Asia

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Country ↑	Subregion	ISO
Afghanistan	South Asia	AFG
Armenia	West Asia	ARM
Azerbaijan	West Asia	AZE
Bahrain	West Asia	BHR
Bangladesh	South Asia	BGD
Bhutan	South Asia	BTN
Brunei	South-East Asia	BRN
Cambodia	South-East Asia	KHM
China	East Asia	CHN
Georgia	West Asia	GEO
India	South Asia	IND
Indonesia	South-East Asia	IDN
Iran	West Asia	IRN
Iraq	West Asia	IRQ
Israel	West Asia	ISR
Japan	East Asia	JPN
Jordan	West Asia	JOR
Kazakhstan	Central Asia	KAZ
Kuwait	West Asia	KWT
Kyrgyzstan	Central Asia	KGZ
Laos	South-East Asia	LAO
Lebanon	West Asia	LBN
Malaysia	South-East Asia	MYS
Maldives	South Asia	MDV
Mongolia	East Asia	MNG
Myanmar	South-East Asia	MMR
Nepal	South Asia	NPL
North Korea	East Asia	PRK
Oman	West Asia	OMN
Pakistan	South Asia	PAK
Palestine	West Asia	PSE
Philippines	South-East Asia	PHL
Qatar	West Asia	QAT
Saudi Arabia	West Asia	SAU
Singapore	South-East Asia	SGP
South Korea	East Asia	KOR
Sri Lanka	South Asia	LKA
Syria	West Asia	SYR
Taiwan	East Asia	TWN
Tajikistan	Central Asia	TJK
Thailand	South-East Asia	THA
Timor-Leste	South-East Asia	TLS
Türkiye	West Asia	TUR
Turkmenistan	Central Asia	TKM
United Arab Emirates	West Asia	ARE
Uzbekistan	Central Asia	UZB
Vietnam	South-East Asia	VNM
Yemen	West Asia	YEM

At a glance

Subregions

How the region is split, and where to start digging in.

Central Asia

5

East Asia

6

South Asia

8

South-East Asia

11

West Asia

18