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Asian countries and their capital, population, currency, and GDP

In this article, we will share a list of Asian countries, their capitals, GDP, population, currency and other interesting information. The continent of Asia has about 50 countries and is considered the most extensive continent with the highest population density on planet Earth.

Asia is often divided into Southeast Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, North Asia, East Asia, and West Asia. The GDP of Asia is 28 trillion out of 56.4 trillion of the global total. The Post is large, maybe you want to use CTRL+F to search for the country you want to see the details.

Asian countries and their capital, currency and gdp
Just an illustrative map of Asia focusing on Japan and the Koreas.

Russia - North/Northern Asia

  • Capital of Russia: Moscow
  • Population of Russia: 144,000,000
  • Language of Russia: Russian
  • Currency of Russia: Ruble
  • Territorial extent of Russia: 17,098,240 km²
  • GDP of Russia: $2.2 trillion
  • East Asia - East Asia

China

  • Capital of China: Beijing
  • Population of China: 1,390,080,000
  • Language of China: Mandarin
  • Currency of China: Renminbi
  • Territorial extension of China: 9,600,000.5 km²
  • China's GDP: 10.982 trillion $

Japan

  • Capital of Japan: Tokyo
  • Population of Japan: 126,710,000
  • Language of Japan: Japanese
  • Currency of Japan: Yen
  • Territorial extension of Japan: 377,947 km²
  • Japan's GDP: $5.4 trillion

South Korea

  • Capital of South Korea: Seoul
  • Population of South Korea: 51,450,000
  • Language of South Korea: Korean
  • Currency of South Korea: Won
  • Territorial extension of South Korea: 99,900 km²
  • GDP of South Korea: $1.4 trillion

North Korea

  • Capital of North Korea: Pyongyang
  • Population of North Korea: 25,490,000
  • North Korea's language: Korean
  • North Korean currency: North Korean won
  • Territorial extent of North Korea: 120,540 km²
  • North Korea's GDP: 40,000

Taiwan

  • Capital of Taiwan: Taipei
  • Population of Taiwan: 23,570,000
  • Language of Taiwan: Mandarin
  • Currency of Taiwan: New Taiwan Dollar
  • Territorial area of Taiwan: 35,980 km²
  • GDP of Taiwan: 1.021 trillion

Mongolia

  • Capital of Mongolia: Ulan Bator
  • Population of Mongolia: 3,180,000
  • Language of Mongolia: Mongolian
  • Mongolian currency: Tugrik
  • Territorial extent of Mongolia: 1,564,120 km²
  • Mongolia's GDP: 1,400

Southeast Asia

Brunei

  • Capital of Brunei: Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Population of Brunei: 430,000
  • Language of Brunei: Malay
  • Brunei currency: Brunei Dollar
  • Territorial extension of Brunei: 5,770 km²
  • Brunei's GDP: 5,721

Cambodia

  • Capital of Cambodia: Phnom Penh
  • Population of Cambodia: 16,000,000
  • Language of Cambodia: Khmer
  • Currency of Cambodia: Riel
  • Territorial extent of Cambodia: 181,040 km²
  • GDP of Cambodia: 4,583

Philippines

  • Capital of the Philippines: Manila
  • Population of the Philippines: 104,900,000
  • Language of the Philippines: Filipino and English
  • Philippines currency: Philippine peso
  • Territorial extent of the Philippines: 300 km²
  • GDP of the Philippines: 92,586

Indonesia

  • Capital of Indonesia: Jakarta
  • Population of Indonesia: 261,900,000
  • Language of Indonesia: Indonesian
  • Currency of Indonesia: Rupiah
  • Territorial extension of Indonesia: 1,904,570 km²
  • GDP of Indonesia: $1 trillion

Laos

  • Capital of Laos: Vientiane
  • Population of Laos: 6,860,000
  • Language of Laos: Laotian
  • Laos currency: Kip
  • Territorial extension of Laos: 236,800 km²
  • GDP of Laos: 12,646

Malaysia

  • Capital of Malaysia: Putrajaya / Kuala Lumpur
  • Population of Malaysia: 32,050,000
  • Language of Malaysia: Malay
  • Currency of Malaysia: Ringgit
  • Territorial extension of Malaysia: 330,800 km²
  • GDP of Malaysia: 127,942

Myanmar

  • Capital of Myanmar: Naypyidaw / Yangon
  • Population of Myanmar: 53,370,000
  • Language of Myanmar: Burmese
  • Myanmar Currency: Kyat
  • Territorial extension of Myanmar: 676,590 km²
  • GDP of Myanmar: 8,867

Singapore

  • Capital of Singapore: City of Singapore
  • Population of Singapore: 5,610,000
  • Language of Singapore: Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, and English
  • Singapore currency: Singapore Dollar
  • Territorial area of Singapore: 710 km²
  • GDP of Singapore: 116,326

Thailand

  • Capital of Thailand: Bangkok
  • Population of Thailand: 66,190,000
  • Language of Thailand: Thai
  • Thailand currency: Baht
  • Territorial extension of Thailand: 513,120 km²
  • Thailand's GDP: 174,545

East Timor

  • Capital of East Timor: Dili
  • Population of East Timor: 1,300,000
  • Language of East Timor: Portuguese and Tetum
  • Currency of East Timor: US Dollar
  • Territorial extension of East Timor: 14,870 km²
  • GDP of East Timor: 332

Vietnam

  • Capital of Vietnam: Hanoi
  • Population of Vietnam: 95,500,000
  • Language of Vietnam: Vietnamese
  • Vietnamese currency: Dong
  • Territorial extension of Vietnam: 331,051 km²
  • Vietnam's GDP: 47,111

Central Asia

Kazakhstan

  • Capital of Kazakhstan: Astana
  • Population of Kazakhstan: 17,920,000
  • Language of Kazakhstan: Kazakh
  • Currency of Kazakhstan: Tenge
  • Territorial extent of Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km²
  • GDP of Kazakhstan: 51,876

Kyrgyzstan

  • Capital of Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek
  • Population of Kyrgyzstan: 6,140,000
  • Language of Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyz
  • Kyrgyzstan currency: Som
  • Territorial extent of Kyrgyzstan: 199,949 km²
  • GDP of Kyrgyzstan: 2,290

Tajikistan

  • Capital of Tajikistan: Dushanbe
  • Population of Tajikistan: 8,900,000
  • Language of Tajikistan: Tajik
  • Tajikistan currency: Somoni
  • Territorial extension of Tajikistan: 142,550 km²
  • GDP of Tajikistan: 2,338

Turkmenistan

  • Capital of Turkmenistan: Ashgabat
  • Population of Turkmenistan: 5,760,000
  • Language of Turkmenistan: Turkmen
  • Turkmenistan currency: Turkmen manat
  • Territorial extension of Turkmenistan: 488,100 km²
  • GDP of Turkmenistan: 13,846

Uzbekistan

  • Capital of Uzbekistan: Tashkent
  • Population of Uzbekistan: 32,700,000
  • Language of Uzbekistan: Uzbek
  • Currency of Uzbekistan: Uzbek som
  • Territorial extent of Uzbekistan: 447,400 km²
  • GDP of Uzbekistan: 11,002

South Asia

Bangladesh

  • Capital of Bangladesh: Dhaka
  • Population of Bangladesh: 161,800,000
  • Language of Bangladesh: Bengali
  • Currency of Bangladesh: Taka
  • Territorial extension of Bangladesh: 144 km²
  • GDP of Bangladesh: 61,944

Bhutan

  • Capital of Bhutan: Thimphu
  • Population of Bhutan: 797,765
  • Language of Bhutan: Zonka
  • Currency of Bhutan: Ngultrum
  • Territorial extension of Bhutan: 38,394 km²
  • GDP of Bhutan: 769

India

  • Capital of India: New Delhi
  • Population of India: 1,283,600,000
  • Language of India: Hindi and English
  • India's currency: Indian Rupee
  • Territorial extent of India: 3,287,260 km²
  • India's GDP: $4 trillion

Maldives

  • Capital of the Maldives: Malé
  • Maldives population: 430,000
  • Language of the Maldives: Dhivehi
  • Maldives currency: Rupee
  • Territorial extension of the Maldives: 300 km²
  • GDP of the Maldives: 828

Nepal

  • Capital of Nepal: Kathmandu
  • Population of Nepal: 29,300,000
  • Language of Nepal: Nepali
  • Currency of Nepal: Rupee
  • Territorial extent of Nepal: 147,180 km²
  • GDP of Nepal: 6,680

Pakistan

  • Capital of Pakistan: Islamabad
  • Population of Pakistan: 200,160,000
  • Language of Pakistan: Urdu
  • Currency of Pakistan: Rupee
  • Territorial extent of Pakistan: 796,100 km²
  • GDP of Pakistan: 90,282

Sri Lanka

  • Capital of Sri Lanka: Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte / Colombo
  • Population of Sri Lanka: 21,440,000
  • Language of Sri Lanka: Sinhala and Tamil
  • Sri Lanka currency: Sri Lankan Rupee
  • Territorial extent of Sri Lanka: 65,610 km²
  • Sri Lanka's GDP: 22,351

Western Asia

Afghanistan

  • Capital of Afghanistan: Kabul
  • Population of Afghanistan: 29,700,000
  • Language of Afghanistan: Pashto and Dari
  • Currency of Afghanistan: Afghani
  • Territorial extension of Afghanistan: 652,230 km²
  • GDP of Afghanistan: 61,689

Saudi Arabia

  • Capital of Saudi Arabia: Riyadh
  • Population of Saudi Arabia: 32,610,000
  • Language of Saudi Arabia: Arabic
  • Currency of Saudi Arabia: Rial
  • Territorial extent of Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km²
  • GDP of Saudi Arabia: 307,770

Armenia

  • Capital of Armenia: Yerevan
  • Population of Armenia: 2,980,000
  • Language of Armenia: Armenian
  • Armenian currency: Dram
  • Territorial extension of Armenia: 29,740 km²
  • GDP of Armenia: 4,213

Azerbaijan

  • Capital of Azerbaijan: Baku
  • Population of Azerbaijan: 9,800,000
  • Language of Azerbaijan: Azerbaijani
  • Azerbaijan currency: Manat
  • Territorial extension of Azerbaijan: 86,600 km²
  • Azerbaijan's GDP: 10,751

Bahrain

  • Capital of Bahrain: Manama
  • Population of Bahrain: 1,500,000
  • Language of Bahrain: Arabic
  • Currency of Bahrain: Bahraini Dinar
  • Territorial extension of Bahrain: 760 km²
  • Bahrain's GDP: 61,555

Cyprus

  • Capital of Cyprus: Nicosia
  • Population of Cyprus: 1,170,000
  • Language of Cyprus: Greek and Turkish
  • Currency of Cyprus: Euro
  • Territorial extension of Cyprus: 9,250 km²
  • GDP of Cyprus: 17,144

United Arab Emirates

  • Capital of the United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi
  • Population of the United Arab Emirates: 9,400,000
  • Language of the United Arab Emirates: Arabic
  • Currency of the United Arab Emirates: Dirham
  • Territorial extent of the United Arab Emirates: 83,600 km²
  • GDP of the United Arab Emirates: 103,006

Georgia

  • Capital of Georgia: Tbilisi
  • Population of Georgia: 3,730,000
  • Language of Georgia: Georgian
  • Currency of Georgia: Lari
  • Territorial extent of Georgia: 69,700 km²
  • GDP of Georgia: 39.3

Yemen

  • Capital of Yemen: Sana / Aden
  • Population of Yemen: 28,250,000
  • Language of Yemen: Arabic
  • Yemen currency: Yemeni Rial
  • Territorial extension of Yemen: 527,970 km²
  • GDP of Yemen: 15,204

Iraq

  • Capital of Iraq: Baghdad
  • Population of Iraq: 38,300,000
  • Language of Iraq: Arabic
  • Iraq currency: Iraqi dinar
  • Territorial extension of Iraq: 435,240 km²
  • GDP of Iraq: 494,453

Iran

  • Capital of Iran: Tehran
  • Population of Iran: 80,900,000
  • Language of Iran: Persian
  • Iran's currency: Iranian Rial
  • Territorial extension of Iran: 1,745,150 km²
  • Iran's GDP: 830.7 billion

Israel

  • Capital of Israel: Jerusalem
  • Population of Israel: 8,810,000
  • Language of Israel: Hebrew and Arabic
  • Israeli currency: New shekel
  • Territorial extent of Israel: 22,070 km²
  • Israel's GDP: 122,987

Jordan

  • Capital of Jordan: Amman
  • Population of Jordan: 10,110,000
  • Language of Jordan: Arabic
  • Jordanian currency: Jordanian Dinar
  • Territorial extension of Jordan: 89,320 km²
  • GDP of Jordan: 11,928

Kuwait

  • Kuwait's capital: Kuwait City
  • Population of Kuwait: 4,100,000
  • Language of Kuwait: Arabic
  • Kuwait currency: Dinar
  • Territorial extension of Kuwait: 17,820 km²
  • Kuwait's GDP: 61,469

Lebanon

  • Capital of Lebanon: Beirut
  • Population of Lebanon: 6,090,000
  • Language of Lebanon: Arabic
  • Currency of Lebanon: Lebanese pound
  • Territorial extension of Lebanon: 10,450 km²
  • GDP of Lebanon: 20,699

Oman

  • Capital of Oman: Muscat
  • Population of Oman: 4,640,000
  • Language of Oman: Arabic
  • Oman currency: Rial
  • Territorial area of Oman: 309,500 km²
  • Oman's GDP: 25,038

Palestine

  • Capital of Palestine: East Jerusalem / Ramallah
  • Population of Palestine: 4,950,000
  • Language of Palestine: Arabic
  • Currency of Palestine: Jordanian dinar and Israeli shekel
  • Territorial extension of Palestine: 6,220 km²
  • GDP of Palestine: 11.95

Qatar

  • Capital of Qatar: Doha
  • Population of Qatar: 2,640,000
  • Language of Qatar: Arabic
  • Qatar currency: Rial
  • Territorial extension of Qatar: 11,590 km²
  • Qatar's GDP: 31,550

Syria

  • Capital of Syria: Damascus
  • Population of Syria: 18,270,000
  • Language of Syria: Arabic
  • Syrian currency: Pound
  • Territorial area of Syria: 185,180 km²
  • GDP of Syria: 25,694

Turkey

  • Capital of Turkey: Ankara
  • Population of Turkey: 79,051,000
  • Language of Turkey: Turkish
  • Turkish currency: Turkish Lira
  • Territorial extension of Turkey: 783,560 km²
  • GDP of Turkey: 1.116 trillion