Asian Countries Map Quiz

Asia has 49 countries in this sovereign-country count, including transcontinental countries such as Russia, Turkey, and Kazakhstan. Taiwan is self-governed and partially recognized, so it is discussed as a special case rather than counted here. East Timor, independent since 2002, is the newest country in Asia.

This quiz uses a sovereign-country count for Asia, then treats Taiwan separately because it is self-governed and partially recognized. Some geography quizzes show a higher number when they include Taiwan in the main count, so this page makes the counting rule explicit instead of hiding the difference.

Central Asia usually means Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in a 49-country quiz. Afghanistan and Pakistan also end in "-stan," but most classroom maps group them with South Asia.

Asia's sovereign island or mostly island nations include Bahrain, Brunei, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and East Timor. Indonesia is the largest island country by population, while Maldives is the lowest-lying and easiest to miss on a map.

Asia has 12 landlocked countries in this set: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. They are useful practice because you must read neighbors, mountains, and inland borders instead of coastlines.

Russia is the largest country with territory in Asia and the largest country on Earth by area. If you count only countries fully inside Asia, China is the largest by area. By population, India is the largest country in Asia and the world.