Asia
Asia Countries
With an area of 44.3 million square kilometers, the Asian continent is the largest in the world with currently 46 independent states. Turkey and Cyprus are (politically) included in Europe.
The People’s Republic of China is the largest country in Asia in terms of both area and population. This makes it the most populous country in the world – in fourth place worldwide. In total, six of the ten most populous countries are in Asia. Also, Turkey is the largest country in Middle East according to Countryaah.
Country | Head of State | Head of Government |
Palestine | President Mahmoud Abbas (elected 2005; Abbas’ term expired in 2009 but as no new elections have been held he has remained in office) | Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh (2019–) |
Afghanistan | President Ashraf Ghani (2014–) | vacant |
Bahrain | King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa | Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa |
Bangladesh | President Abdul Hamid (2013–) | Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (2009–) |
Bhutan | kung HM Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (2006–) | Prime Minister Lotay Tshering (2018–) |
Brunei | Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (1967–) | Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (1967–) |
Burma | tf president Myint Swe (2021–) | Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing (2021–) 2 |
Philippines | President Rodrigo Duterte (2016–) | President Rodrigo Duterte (2016–) |
United Arab Emirates | President Khalifa bin Zayid Al Nahyan, Emir of Abu Dhabi (2004–) | Prime Minister Muhammad bin Rashid Al Maktum, Emir of Dubai (2006–) |
India | President Ram Nath Kovind (2017–) | Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2014–) |
Indonesia | President Joko Widodo (2014–) | President Joko Widodo (2014–) |
Iraq | President Barham Salih (2018–) | Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi (2020–) |
Iran | ayatolla Ali Khamenei (1989–) | President Hassan Rohani (2013–) |
Israel | President Reuven Rivlin (2014–) | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2009-) |
Japan | Emperor Naruhito (2019−) | Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (2020−) |
Yemen | President Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi (2012) | Muin Abd al-Malik Said (2018–) |
Jordan | King Abdullah II | Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh (2020–) |
Cambodia | King Norodom Sihamoni (2004–) | Prime Minister Hun Sen (1985–) |
Kazakhstan | President Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev (2019–) | Prime Minister Askar Mamin (2019–) |
China | President Xi Jinping (2013–) | Prime Minister Li Keqiang (2013–) |
Kyrgyzstan | President Sadyr Japarov (2021–) | Prime Minister Ulukbek Maripov (2021–) |
Kuwait | emir Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (2020–) | Prime Minister Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah (2019–) |
Laos | President Bounnhang Vorachith (2016–) | Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (2016–) |
Lebanon | Michel Aoun (2016–) | Hassan Diab (2020–) |
Malaysia | kung (yang di-pertuan agong) Abdullah Riayatuddin al-Mustafa Billah Shah ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah (2019–) | Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–) |
Maldives | President Ibrahim Muhamed Solih (2018–) | President Ibrahim Muhamed Solih (2018–) |
Mongolia | President Chaltmaagijn Battulga (2017–) | Prime Minister Uchnaagiin Chürelsüch (2017–) |
Nepal | President Bidhya Devi Bhandari (2015–) | Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli (2018–) |
North Korea | Choe Ryong-Hae (2019−) has representative duties while Kim Jong-Un is the “leader” | Kim Tok-Hun (2020) |
Oman | Sultan Qabus bin Said Al Said (1970–) | Sultan Qabus bin Said Al Said (1970–) |
Pakistan | President Arif Alvi (2018–) | Prime Minister Imran Khan (2018–) |
Qatar | emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (2013–) | Prime Minister Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani (2020–) |
Saudi Arabia | King Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (2015–) | King Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (2015–) |
Singapore | President Halimah Yacob (2017–) | Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (2004–) |
Sri Lanka | President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa (2019–) | Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa (2019–) |
South Korea | Moon Jae-In (2017) | Chung Sye-Kyun (2020) |
Syria | President Bashar al-Assad (2000–) | Prime Minister Hussein Arnous (2020–) |
Tajikistan | President Emomalii Rahmon (1992–) | Prime Minister Qohir Rasulzoda (2013–) |
Taiwan | Tsai Ing-wen (2016) | Su Tseng-chang (2019) |
Thailand | kung Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X; 2016–) | Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha (2014–) |
Turkmenistan | President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (2007–) | President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (2007–) |
Uzbekistan | President Shavkat Mirziyev (2016–) | Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov (2016–) |
Vietnam | President Nguyen Phu Trong (2018–) | Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (2016–) |
East Timor | President Francisco Guterres (2017–) | Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak (2018–) |