Editing Asia (section)

== List of states and territories ==
{{Main|List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia}}
{{Asia Labelled Map}}
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! style="line-height:95%; width:2em" class="unsortable" scope="col" | Symbol
! style="line-height:95%; width:2em" class="unsortable" scope="col" | Flag
! Name
! [[List of countries by population|Population]]{{UN Population|ref}}<br />({{UN Population|Year}})
! [[List of countries and dependencies by area|Area]]<br />(km<sup>2</sup>)
! Capital
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Arms of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Afghanistan|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Afghanistan|link=Flag of Afghanistan}}
| [[Afghanistan]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Afghanistan}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 652,864
| [[Kabul]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Armenia|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Armenia}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Armenia|link=Flag of Armenia}}
| [[Armenia]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Armenia}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 29,743
| [[Yerevan]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Azerbaijan|text=none|link=National emblem of Azerbaijan}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Azerbaijan|link=Flag of Azerbaijan}}
| [[Azerbaijan]]{{NoteTag|name=transcon|[[Transcontinental country]]}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Azerbaijan}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 86,600
| [[Baku]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Bahrain|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Bahrain}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Bahrain|link=Flag of Bahrain}}
| [[Bahrain]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Bahrain}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 760
| [[Manama]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:National emblem of Bangladesh.svg|20px|link=National Emblem of Bangladesh|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Bangladesh|link=Flag of Bangladesh}}
| [[Bangladesh]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Bangladesh}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 147,570
| [[Dhaka]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Bhutan.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Bhutan|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Bhutan|link=Flag of Bhutan}}
| [[Bhutan]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Bhutan}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 38,394
| [[Thimphu]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Brunei.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Brunei|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Brunei|link=Flag of Brunei}}
| [[Brunei]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Brunei Darussalam}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 5,765
| [[Bandar Seri Begawan]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Royal arms of Cambodia.svg|20px|link=Royal arms of Cambodia|alt=Arms]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Cambodia|link=Flag of Cambodia}}
| [[Cambodia]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Cambodia}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 181,035
| [[Phnom Penh]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:National Emblem of the People's Republic of China (2).svg|20px|link=National Emblem of the People's Republic of China|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|China|link=Flag of China}}
| [[China]] (PRC)
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|China}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 9,596,961
| [[Beijing]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Cyprus|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Cyprus}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Cyprus|link=Flag of Cyprus}}
| [[Cyprus]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Cyprus}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 9,251
| [[Nicosia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Egypt|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Egypt}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Egypt|link=Flag of Egypt}}
| [[Egypt]]{{NoteTag|name=transcon|[[Transcontinental country]]}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Egypt}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,001,449
| [[Cairo]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Georgia (country)|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Georgia (country)}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Georgia (country)|link=Flag of Georgia (country)}}
| [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]{{NoteTag|name=transcon}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Georgia}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 69,700
| [[Tbilisi]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of India.svg|20px|link=State Emblem of India|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|India|link=Flag of India}}
| [[India]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|India}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 3,287,263
| [[New Delhi]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Pancasila.svg|20px|link=National emblem of Indonesia|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Indonesia|link=Flag of Indonesia}}
| [[Indonesia]]{{NoteTag|name=transcon}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Indonesia}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,904,569
| [[Jakarta]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Iran.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Iran|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Iran|link=Flag of Iran}}
| [[Iran]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Iran (Islamic Republic of)}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,648,195
| [[Tehran]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Iraq|text=none|link=Emblem of Iraq}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Iraq|link=Flag of Iraq}}
| [[Iraq]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Iraq}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 438,317
| [[Baghdad]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Israel|text=none|link=Emblem of Israel}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Israel|link=Flag of Israel}}
| [[Israel]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Israel}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 20,770
| [[Jerusalem]] ([[Status of Jerusalem|limited recognition]])
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Imperial Seal of Japan.svg|20px|link=Imperial Seal of Japan|alt=Seal]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Japan|link=Flag of Japan}}
| [[Japan]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Japan}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 377,915
| [[Tokyo]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Jordan|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Jordan}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Jordan|link=Flag of Jordan}}
| [[Jordan]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Jordan}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 89,342
| [[Amman]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Kazakhstan.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Kazakhstan|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Kazakhstan|link=Flag of Kazakhstan}}
| [[Kazakhstan]]{{NoteTag|name=transcon}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Kazakhstan}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 2,724,900
| [[Astana]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Kuwait|text=none|link=Emblem of Kuwait}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Kuwait|link=Flag of Kuwait}}
| [[Kuwait]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Kuwait}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 17,818
| [[Kuwait City]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Kyrgyzstan.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Kyrgyzstan|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Kyrgyzstan|link=Flag of Kyrgyzstan}}
| [[Kyrgyzstan]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Kyrgyzstan}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 199,951
| [[Bishkek]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Laos.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Laos|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Laos|link=Flag of Laos}}
| [[Laos]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Lao People's Democratic Republic}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 236,800
| [[Vientiane]]
|-
|
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Lebanon|link=Flag of Lebanon}}
| [[Lebanon]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Lebanon}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 10,400
| [[Beirut]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Arms of Malaysia.png|20px|link=Coat of arms of Malaysia|alt=Arms]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Malaysia|link=Flag of Malaysia}}
| [[Malaysia]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Malaysia}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 329,847
| [[Kuala Lumpur]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Maldives.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Maldives|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Maldives|link=Flag of Maldives}}
| [[Maldives]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Maldives}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 298
| [[Malé]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:State emblem of Mongolia.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Mongolia|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Mongolia|link=Flag of Mongolia}}
| [[Mongolia]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Mongolia}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,564,116
| [[Ulaanbaatar]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:State seal of Myanmar.svg|20px|link=State Seal of Myanmar|alt=Seal]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Myanmar|link=Flag of Myanmar}}
| [[Myanmar]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Myanmar}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 676,578
| [[Naypyidaw]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Nepal (alternative).svg|20px|link=Emblem of Nepal|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Nepal|link=Flag of Nepal}}
| [[Nepal]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Nepal}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 147,181
| [[Kathmandu]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of North Korea.svg|20px|link=Emblem of North Korea|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|North Korea|link=Flag of North Korea}}
| [[North Korea]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Dem. People's Republic of Korea}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 120,538
| [[Pyongyang]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:National emblem of Oman.svg|20px|link=National emblem of Oman|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Oman|link=Flag of Oman}}
| [[Oman]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Oman}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 309,500
| [[Muscat]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Pakistan|text=none|link=State emblem of Pakistan}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Pakistan|link=Flag of Pakistan}}
| [[Pakistan]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 211,103,000
| style="text-align:right;"| 881,913
| [[Islamabad]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Philippines|text=none|link=Coat of arms of the Philippines}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Philippines|link=Flag of the Philippines}}
| [[Philippines]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Philippines}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 343,448
| [[Manila]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Qatar (2022–present).svg|20px|Link=Emblem of Qatar|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Qatar|link=Flag of Qatar}}
| [[Qatar]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Qatar}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 11,586
| [[Doha]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Russia|text=none|link=Coat of arms of Russia}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Russia|link=Flag of Russia}}
| [[Russia]]{{NoteTag|Russia is a [[transcontinental country]] located in [[Eastern Europe]] and [[North Asia]], but is considered European historically, culturally, ethnically, and politically, and the vast majority of its population (78%) lives within its [[European Russia|European part]].}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Russian Federation}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 17,098,242
| [[Moscow]]{{NoteTag|Moscow is located in [[Europe]].}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Saudi Arabia.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Saudi Arabia|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Saudi Arabia|link=Flag of Saudi Arabia}}
| [[Saudi Arabia]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Saudi Arabia}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 2,149,690
| [[Riyadh]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Shield_of_Singapore.svg|20px|link=Coat of arms of Singapore|alt=Arms]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Singapore|link=Flag of Singapore}}
| [[Singapore]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Singapore}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 697
| [[Singapore]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of South Korea.svg|20px|link=Emblem of South Korea|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|South Korea|link=Flag of South Korea}}
| [[South Korea]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Republic of Korea}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 100,210
| [[Seoul]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Sri Lanka.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Sri Lanka|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Sri Lanka|link=Flag of Sri Lanka}}
| [[Sri Lanka]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Sri Lanka}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 65,610
| [[Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Coat of arms of Syria.svg|20px|link=Coat of arms of Syria|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Syria|link=Flag of Syria}}
| [[Syria]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Syrian Arab Republic}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 185,180
| [[Damascus]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Tajikistan.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Tajikistan|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Tajikistan|link=Flag of Tajikistan}}
| [[Tajikistan]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Tajikistan}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 143,100
| [[Dushanbe]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Thailand.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Thailand|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Thailand|link=Flag of Thailand}}
| [[Thailand]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Thailand}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 513,120
| [[Bangkok]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|Timor-Leste|text=none|link=National emblem of Timor-Leste}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Timor-Leste|link=Flag of Timor-Leste}}
| [[Timor-Leste]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Timor-Leste}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 14,874
| [[Dili]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| <!-- The Turkish Constitution doesn't specify an official coat of arms -->
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Turkey|link=Flag of Turkey}}
| [[Turkey]]{{NoteTag|Turkey is a [[transcontinental country]] located mainly in [[West Asia]] with a smaller portion in [[Southeastern Europe]].}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Turkey}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 783,562
| [[Ankara]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Turkmenistan.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Turkmenistan|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Turkmenistan|link=Flag of Turkmenistan}}
| [[Turkmenistan]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Turkmenistan}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 488,100
| [[Ashgabat]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of the United Arab Emirates.svg|alt=Emblem|28x28px|link=Emblem of the United Arab Emirates]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|United Arab Emirates|link=Flag of the United Arab Emirates}}
| [[United Arab Emirates]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|United Arab Emirates}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 83,600
| [[Abu Dhabi]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Uzbekistan.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Uzbekistan|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Uzbekistan|link=Flag of Uzbekistan}}
| [[Uzbekistan]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Uzbekistan}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 447,400
| [[Tashkent]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Vietnam.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Vietnam|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Vietnam|link=Flag of Vietnam}}
| [[Vietnam]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Viet Nam}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 331,212
| [[Hanoi]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Insigne Iemeniae.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Yemen|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Yemen|link=Flag of Yemen}}
| [[Yemen]]{{NoteTag|name=transcon}}
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Yemen}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 527,968
| {{ubl|[[Sana'a]] ({{abbr|const.|constitutional capital}}; {{abbrlink|SPC|Supreme Political Council}} control)|[[Aden]] ({{abbr|prv.|provisional}} capital of {{abbrlink|PLC|Presidential Leadership Council}})}}
|}

Within the states mentioned above are several partially recognized countries with [[List of states with limited recognition|limited to no international recognition]]. None of them are members of the [[UN]], however Palestine has [[United Nations General Assembly observers|observer state status]]:
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! style="line-height:95%; width:2em" class="unsortable" | [[National symbol|Symbol]]
! style="line-height:95%; width:2em" class="unsortable" | [[Flag]]
! Name
! [[List of countries by population|Population]]<br />
! [[List of countries and dependencies by area|Area]]<br />(km<sup>2</sup>)
! Capital
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Coat of arms of Abkhazia.svg|20px|link=Emblem of Abkhazia#Republic of Abkhazia|alt=Arms]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Abkhazia|link=Flag of Abkhazia#Republic of Abkhazia}}
| [[Abkhazia]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 242,862
| style="text-align:right;"| 8,660
| [[Sukhumi]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Coat of arms of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg|20px|link=Coat of arms of Cyprus#Northern Cyprus|alt=Arms]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Northern Cyprus|link=Flag of Northern Cyprus}}
| [[Northern Cyprus]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 326,000
| style="text-align:right;"| 3,355
| [[North Nicosia]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Emblem of Palestine.svg|20px|link=Coat of arms of Palestine|alt=Arms]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Palestine|link=Flag of Palestine}}
| [[Palestine]]
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Palestine}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 6,025
| [[Jerusalem]] ([[Status of Jerusalem|limited recognition]])
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|South Ossetia|text=none|link=Coat of arms of South Ossetia#Republic of South Ossetia–the State of Alania}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|South Ossetia|link=Flag of South Ossetia}}
| [[South Ossetia]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 51,547
| style="text-align:right;"| 3,900
| [[Tskhinvali]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:National Emblem of the Republic of China.svg|20px|link=Blue Sky with a White Sun|alt=Emblem]]
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Linkflag|Taiwan|link=Flag of the Republic of China}}
| [[Taiwan]] (ROC)
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN Population|Taiwan}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 36,193
| [[Taipei]]
|}
{{Clear}}