Map of Asia

Asia is home to 49 sovereign countries with a combined population of about 4,717,961,180 people—roughly 59% of the world total—and a total land area of about 32,061,285 km² (12,378,931 sq mi), some 24% of the world’s land. Its most populous nation is India (around 1,417,492,000 people), while the least populous is Brunei.

The largest country in Asia by area is China at about 9,706,961 km², and the smallest is Maldives at about 300 km². Of the 49 countries, 12 are landlocked and 8 are island nations with no land borders. The continent is bordered by the Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean.

On average each country in Asia covers about 654,312 km² and is home to about 96,284,922 people, though the real spread is wide. The three most populous—India, China and Indonesia—together account for roughly 66% of everyone living on the continent.

The countries of Asia use 50 different official currencies and recognise 42 languages between them; the most widely shared is the Indian rupee (INR, ₹), official in 2 of them. At the smaller end of the scale, the three least populous countries are Brunei, Maldives and Bhutan.

Taken together, Asia has an average population density of about 147 people per km², and 37 of its 49 countries have a sea coastline. Local clocks across the continent run from UTC+02:00 to UTC+09:00. The country sharing land borders with the most neighbours is China, with 14.

Asia’s countries span from roughly -9° to 48° latitude and 33° to 138° longitude, giving the continent its particular reach across the globe. Every nation is listed below in alphabetical order with its capital city. Start typing in the search box to filter the list instantly, or browse the other continents and the world’s oceans to compare regions across the planet. Open any Asia country below to see its own interactive map, capital, land borders and complete set of facts.