List of Asian countries by area

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Below is a list of all the Asian countries and territories, in order of geographical area. Asia's total geographical area is 44,526,316 km².

Note: Some of these countries are transcontinental or have part of their territory located in a continent other than Asia. These countries are marked with an asterisk (*).

Rank Country Area Notes Facts
km² sq mi
1  Russia* 13,129,142 5,069,190 17,098,242 km2 (6,601,668 sq mi) including European Russia.[1]
2  China 9,615,222 3,712,458 Excluding Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, and other disputed areas. Largest country by population in Asia as well as in the World.
3  India 3,287,263 1,269,219
4  Kazakhstan* 2,544,900 982,600 2,724,900 km2 (1,052,100 sq mi) including European part. Largest landlocked country in Asia and in the world.
5  Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 830,000
6  Iran 1,648,195 636,372
7  Mongolia 1,564,110 603,910
8  Indonesia 1,502,029 579,937 1,904,569 km2 (735,358 sq mi) including the Indonesian New Guinea in Oceania. Largest island country in Asia as well as in the World.
9  Pakistan 881,913 340,509
10  Turkey* 759,592 293,280 783,562 km2 (302,535 sq mi) including European Turkey.
11  Myanmar 676,578 261,228
12  Afghanistan 652,230 251,830 Largest landlocked country by population in Asia.
13  Yemen 527,968 203,850
14  Thailand 513,120 198,120
15  Turkmenistan 488,100 188,500
16  Uzbekistan 447,400 172,700
17  Iraq 438,317 169,235
18  Japan 377,930 145,920
19  Vietnam 331,212 127,882
20  Malaysia 330,803 127,724
21  Oman 309,500 119,500
22  Philippines 300,000 120,000
23  Laos 236,800 91,400
24  Kyrgyzstan 199,951 77,202
25  Syria 185,180 71,500 Including the Golan Heights.
26  Cambodia 181,035 69,898
27  Bangladesh 147,570 56,980
28  Nepal 147,181 56,827
29  Tajikistan 143,100 55,300
30  North Korea 120,538 46,540
31  South Korea 100,210 38,690
32  Jordan 89,342 34,495
33  United Arab Emirates 83,600 32,300
34  Azerbaijan* 79,640 30,750 86,600 km2 (33,400 sq mi) including European part. Located in the Caucasus, between Europe and Asia.
35  Georgia* 67,272 25,974 69,700 km2 (26,900 sq mi) including European part. Located in the Caucasus, between Europe and Asia.
36  Sri Lanka 65,610 25,330
37  Egypt* 60,000 23,000 1,010,408 km2 (390,121 sq mi) including African part.
38  Bhutan 38,394 14,824 Smallest landlocked country by population in Asia.
39  Taiwan 36,193 13,974
40  Armenia* 29,843 11,522 Located in the Armenian highlands and the Caucasus, between Europe and Asia. Smallest landlocked country in Asia.
41  Israel 22,072 8,522 Excluding the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights.
42  Kuwait 17,818 6,880
43  East Timor 14,874 5,743
44  Qatar 11,586 4,473
45  Lebanon 10,452 4,036
46  Cyprus* 9,251 3,572 Including Northern Cyprus.
47  Palestine 6,020 2,320 Including the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
48  Brunei 5,765 2,226
49  Bahrain 780 300
50  Singapore 725 280 Smallest country in Asian Mainland.
51  Maldives 300 120 Smallest country by area and population in Asia.
Total 44,526,316 17,191,707

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References[]

  1. ^ "The World Factbook - Central Asia - Russia". CIA World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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