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Azerbaijan, Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey all have territory in both Asia and Europe. Armenia and Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia but are socio-politically European countries and members of the Council of Europe, with Cyprus also being a member of the European Union. [citation needed] The division between Asia and Africa ...
Asia. Asia ( / ˈeɪʒə / ⓘ AY-zhə, UK also / ˈeɪʃə / AY-shə) is the largest continent [ note 1][ 10][ 11] in the world by both land area and population. [ 11] It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometers, [ note 2] about 30% of Earth 's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area.
This is a list of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme, including 193 UN member states, two UN observer states (the Holy See [note 1] and the State of Palestine), two states in free association with New Zealand (the Cook Islands and Niue), and 49 non-sovereign dependencies or territories, as well as Western Sahara (a disputed territory whose sovereignty is contested) and ...
This category has the following 68 subcategories, out of 68 total. Countries in Asia by region (6 C) Former countries in Asia (20 C, 21 P) Buildings and structures in Asia by country (69 C) Culture of Asia by country (59 C) Economies of Asia by country (68 C) Education in Asia by country (53 C) Environment of Asia by ...
Below is a list of countries in Asia by area. [ 1] Russia is the largest country in Asia and the world, even after excluding its European portion. The Maldives is the smallest country in Asia. Country / dependency. %.
The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, [1] two UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The sovereignty dispute column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states ...
Lists of sovereign states and dependent territories. This is a list of lists of countries and territories by various criteria. A country or territory is a geographical area, either in the sense of nation (a cultural entity) or state (a political entity). [ 1]
Third largest country in Asia (after Russia and China). Includes all disputed territories. Delhi Sultanate: 3,200,000 Size at greatest extent in 1312. German Colonial Empire: 3,199,015: Size at greatest extent in 1912. Arabian Peninsula: 3,189,612: A geographic region of the Middle East. India (non-disputed areas) 3,166,414