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Asia Is a Continent With Many Countries

Not a single country.

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Asia Is a Continent With Many Countries
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Hearing people refer to Asia as a single country and disregarding the fact that while one can certainly be from the continent of Asia, their nationality is separate from that and is usually tied to their country of origin.

For one reason or the other, many don't really know the difference between continent and country either. This misconception manifests in thinking of Asia as a single country with the same cultural trends, traditions, politics, history everywhere.

Asia, however, is a continent with many countries. In fact, it is the largest continent on Earth. With its 48 countries and several dependent and unrecognized territories, it is also the most populous one. Being the vast portion of land that it is, Asia has seen massively different things happen to its different regions in terms of history, culture, religion, language, demographics, nature, etc.

People who identify as coming from an Asian country often hear ignorant remarks, especially in the West, about "Asian cuisine," or "Asian culture", false and often offensive generalizations about Asian countries and ethnicities. In this video, a Tumblr user explains an example of the frustrations they frequently face.

To recap: Asia is a huge continent with many different countries. Here they are, in alphabetical order.

1. Afghanistan

2. Abkhazia


The Republic of Abkhazia is claimed as an autonomous region of Georgia and recognized by 4 UN states.

3. Armenia

4. Azerbaijan

5. Bahrain

6. Bangladesh

7. Bhutan


8. Brunei

9. Cambodia








10. China


China is the most populous country on Earth!

11. Cyprus

Cyprus is an island in the Mediterranean which has a Greek and a Turkish part.

12. Georgia

13. India

India is the second most populous country in Earth!

14. Indonesia


15. Iran


16. Iraq

17. Israel

18. Japan

19. Jordan

20. Kazakhstan

21. North Korea

22. South Korea

23. Kuwait

24. Kyrgyzstan

25. Laos

26. Lebanon

27. Malaysia

28. Maldives

29. Mongolia

30. Myanmar

31. Nagorno-Karabakh

Nagorno-Karabakh is claimed as part of Azerbaijan and recognized by 3 non-UN states.

32. Nepal

33. Oman

34. South Ossetia


South Ossetia is claimed as part of Georgia and recognized by 4 UN states.

35. Pakistan

36. Palestine

Palestine is a state with limited recognition.

37. Philippines

38. Qatar

39. Russia

Russia is the largest country on Earth!

40. Saudi Arabia

41. Singapore

42. Sri Lanka

43. Syria

44. Taiwan

Taiwan is claimed as part of China and recognized as an autonomous region by 21 UN states.

45. Tajikistan

46. Thailand

47. East Timor (Timor-Leste)

48. Turkey

49. Turkmenistan

50. United Arab Emirates


51. Uzbekistan

52. Vietnam

53. Yemen


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