GEO TRIVIA... How many countries in Asia can you name?

[AviatorTom]

Let's see how good your geography knowledge is.

There are 48 countries in Asia.

Without looking it up, name as many countries in Asia as you can.

Tomorrow, we'll try a different continent.

[abc3643]

OK, doing this off the top of my head and more-or-less west-to-east:

Russia
Turkey
Israel
Lebanon
Syria
Jordan
Iraq
Iran
The Transcaucasians:
>> Georgia
>> Azerbaijan
>> Armenia
>>>>> "Republic of Artsahk" - de facto nation that is an unrecognized nation and internationally recognized as legally part of Azerbaijan but with a large Armenian population so it is closely tied to Armenia for support.

The -Stans
>> Kazakhstan
>> Uzbekistan
>> Tajikistan
>> Turkmenistan
>> Kyrgyzstan
>> Afghanistan
>> Pakistan

India
Nepal
Bhutan
China
Mongolia
Bangladesh
Myanmar aka Burma
Thailand
Cambodia
Laos
Vietnam
Malaysia
Singapore
Macao (*)
Hong Kong (*)
North Korea
South Korea
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Island Nations that might not be considered Asia but as part of Oceania
Taiwan (*)
Japan
Indonesia
East Timor
Papua New Guinea
Brunei
Philippines

The rest are surely considered as Oceania.

(*) Considered by China as a part of China or is not a part of China.

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I did that all from memory except I did have to look up the spelling of Artsakh (an Armenian name) which, legally, is called Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan. I did have to look-up that name, but I was aware of this breakaway republic.

[abc3643]

Oh, I forgot the Arabian countries:
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
Oman
Qatar
Bahrain

[abc3643]

Oh, and Sri Lanka - aka Ceylon.

Not sure if the island nations in the Indian Ocean count like Maldives although I'd think that Sri Lanka counts since it is really geologically tied to India.

[abc3643]

Ooops... typo:

(*) Considered by China as a part of China or is NOW a part of China.

[Cool123456789zzzz]

Russia is in Europe. Russia is classified as a European country by the United nation. Russia only colonize Siberia that’s it’s uninhabitable and unpopulated.

[Cool123456789zzzz]

Russia is a European country. Please be smart when you write something.

[abc3643]

@Cool123456789zzzz I am being smart when I write something.
Russia, the legal nation, straddles 11 times zones in EURASIA - Europe and Asia are actually a single continent with the Ural and Caucasus Mountains and straits between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea as the arbitrary boundary between the continents.

[abc3643]

* and the Caspian Sea...

[Cool123456789zzzz]

Nope. Also he said Asian country and Russia is a European country. Russia can have 2 continent but it classified as a European country by the European Union and the United Nations. Russian people are Slavic and they are European. Most of Siberia it’s uninhabitable and unpopulated. New York State has more population than Siberia. Russia is a European country.

[Cool123456789zzzz]

Russia is in Europe. Don’t compare turkey with Russia. Russia only conquered Siberia while turkey only conquered some part of Europe. Also Russian are of European origin “WHITE”. While turkey has no European origin.

[abc3643]

Well @AviatorTom, how did I do?
Miss any?

[Cool123456789zzzz]

Bad Russia is European. Think before you write something he same countries. Siberia is a territory that Russia has. Russia is European country. Russia only conquered Siberia. Following the United nation and the European Union Russia is 100 European. Also Russians are white European.

[OlderAndWiser]

Japan, South Korea, North Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Phillipines, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azjerbajan, Nepal, Tibet. . . uh, it's the end of a long day and I think someone has put alcohol in my rum and coke!

[CrazyGirl2]

China, Vietnam, North Korea, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Guam, Philippines, Tibet, Nepal, Laos, Bangladesh, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, and of course Russia. Im sure I missed a LOT but its been a VERY long week.

[Cool123456789zzzz]

Russia is European country. Russia is classified as a European nation by the United Nations. Be smart please.

[Cool123456789zzzz]

Russia is 100 percent European. Russia only conquered Siberia that is mostly uninhabitable. Denmark is also European even though 99 percent of its territory is in Northern America.

[CrazyGirl2]

@Cool123456789zzzz Russia is politically part of Europe, as is Turkey, but BOTH countries are GEOGRAPHICALLY situated in BOTH Europe AND Asia… Regardless of how “uninhabitable” parts of Siberia may or may not be, the land is still in Asia. Given @AviatorTom specifically stated this was a geography question, I am quite happy with my answer. As for your “Be smart please” comment, maybe you should try being MORE POLITE.

[AviatorTom]

Most Russian people live in Europe, and its capital, Moscow, is in Europe, so Russia IS categorized as a European country. But the question asked for "countries in Asia" and considering that the majority of Russia's land mass is in Asia, it's perfectly legitimate to include Russia in a list of "countries in Asia".

[CrazyGirl2]

@AviatorTom THANK YOU Tom, a very responsible answer, from a very intelligent, well reasoned gentleman. 😉

[Christsdisciple15]

Japan China S Korea and N Korea India Punjab Pakistan Indonesia Sri Lanka Vietnam Laos Malaysia Nepal Bangladesh Philippines Russia?
My mind is blank that’s all I got right now

[Cool123456789zzzz]

Russia is in Europe. Russia only colonized Siberia that’s it’s mostly uninhabitable. Russia is a European country. Russia is classified as a European country by the United nation.

[Christsdisciple15]

@Cool123456789zzzz oh okay!

[Amy10223]

Wow, that's a lot of countries. Here are the ones I know: China, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Viet Nam, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Borneo (I think), India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Laos, Israel, Palestine, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan. That's all I can think it, and I only learned about Israel and Palestine as well as the other middle eastern countries I was not aware were in Asia, this year.

[Potteplante]

Ugh. Haven't thought about geography since elementary school. - at least not this type of geography but here it goes.

Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Irak, Libanon, Syria, part of Russia, Serbien...

& My brain started to slow down, I've to up my geography skills.

[Cool123456789zzzz]

Russia is European country. It only has Siberia that it’s is territory that Russia colonized. Russia is classified as a European by the United nation.

[Potteplante]

@Cool123456789zzzz Russia might be classified as European but it is also located on the Asian continent and therefor I listed it as a country that is located in Asia.

That is at least how my Nordic ass learned it back in elementary school.

[Cool123456789zzzz]

He said countries in Asia and Russia is not included. Russia only conquered the territory. Russia is a European country and its based on the United nation officially website. Also the European Union website.

[Cool123456789zzzz]

Also I learn that Scandinavian are Sami in school that’s most of them are Asian in origin but my opinion is different. They are still considered European like Sweden and Finland.

[Cool123456789zzzz]

Also don’t compare turkey with Russia. Russia is in Europe they spanned east. Turkey is in Asia they only conquered some part of Europe. Russia are Slavic people and turkey has no European origin.

[DizzyDesii]

Is japan, china, and india in asia? Hell if i know lmao 🤣 Thats why if i date a mf from over there he always has to come to me. I’d be lost like fck outside of north america

[AngryCarl2]

It depends. Is Russia in Asia? I'm no longer sure. What about former Soviet countries like Ukraine? It's very tricky.

[Cool123456789zzzz]

Russia is European same as Ukraine. Both of them are classified as a European country by the United nation. That’s official statistics.

[jennifer_bloom]

Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, China, Japan, Korea, Laos, Nepal,

[DeeDeeDeVour]

Probably ALL of 'em.

[NathanDavis]

all of them