Country Map Of Asia
Surrounded by the arctic ocean from the north by the pacific ocean from the east and by the indian ocean from the south it is separated from africa by suez canal.
Country map of asia. It is the only place where ice glaciers can be found in. They are all still part of the continent of asia. The map is a physical view of the major landforms in the continent such as the himalayas the siberian plain the gobi desert the manchurian plain the arabian peninsula the central siberian plateau zagras mountains the qilian shan and the many islands in the south. The map shows large parts of asia with the exception of some countries in western asia and the middle east asia is the largest of the world s continents it constitutes nearly one third of earth s landmass and is lying entirely north of the equator except for some southeast asian islands.
This map of asia shows the clear demarcation of the nations of the continent disputed boundaries are also shown on the map. It is not a separate country but rather called that because of its political cultural and geographical blending with europe. Finding the smaller ones like bhutan and tajikistan may challenge your geography trivia knowledge a. 5th demonym asian countries 49 un members 1 un observer 5 other states dependencies list akrotiri and dhekelia british indian ocean territory christmas island cocos keeling islands hong kong macau non un states list abkhazia artsakh south ossetia taiwan.
The indonesian archipelago is one of the most volcanically active regions in the world. The world s most populous continent packs a mighty cultural punch. Asia s least populated countries are maldives 341 thousand people brunei 412 thousand people bhutan 771 thousand people and east timor 1 2 million people. 1st gdp per capita 7 350 2019.
Indonesia is the largest country in southeast asia and it also the largest archipelago in the world by size according to the cia world factbook. Not included in this total of countries and listed separately are. List of countries in asia. It is also the most populous with china and india leading the way.
If hong kong and macau are included as countries then macau 647 thousand people becomes the third least populous country in asia. Our map of asia is the perfect place to start. From the seething chaos of megacities like delhi and tokyo to the serenity of southeast asia s hilltop temples and rice paddies it s a colourful often spiritual place that defies expectations and nourishes the soul. Few parts of the world are better suited for adventure.
Asia is connected to africa by the isthmus of suez and borders europe which is part of the same landmass along the ural mountains and across the caspian sea. 1st population density 100 km 2 260 sq mi gdp ppp 65 44 trillion 2019. There are 48 countries in asia today according to the united nations. Asia area 44 579 000 km 2 17 212 000 sq mi 1st population 4 560 667 108 2018.
The full list is shown in the table below with current population and subregion based on the united nations official statistics. In terms of territory asia is the largest region in the world. Geological uplifts in the region have also produced some impressive mountains culminating in puncak jaya in papua indonesia at 5 030 metres 16 503 feet on the island of new guinea. The mediterranean sea and the black sea separate asia from europe farther the overland border runs through the caucasus mountains the caspian sea the ural.
Asia has a coastline in north at the arctic. Countries considered part of the middle east are shown in a lighter shade of green and their names are indicated in red. For reference purposes it is shown above to the west of the dashed line however the entire country as a whole is still considered part of the continent of asia middle east.