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Armenia

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Yerevan ( Southwestern Asia, between Turkey (to the west) and Azerbaijan )

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Afghanistan

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Kabul ( southern Asia, northwest of Pakistan, east of Iran )

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Azerbaijan

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Baku ( Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range )

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Bahrain

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Manama ( Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia )

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Bangladesh

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Dhaka ( Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India )

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Bhutan

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Thimphu ( Southern Asia, between China and India )

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British Indian Ocean Territory

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Not a Country: archipelago in the Indian Ocean, South of India, about halfway between Africa and Indonesia

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Brunei

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Bandar Seri Begawan ( Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia )

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Burma

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Rangoon ( Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladash and Thailand )

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Cambodia

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Phnom Penh ( Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos

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China

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Beijing ( Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam )

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Christmas Island *

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The Settlement (Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia)

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Cocos (Keeling) Islands *

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West Island ( Southeastern Asia, group of islands along the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka )

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Cyprus

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Nicosia ( Middle East, island of Mediterranean Sea, South of Turkey )

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Czech Republic

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Prague ( Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria )

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Dhekelia *

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Episkopi Cantonment ( Eastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta )

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Ethiopia

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Addis Ababa ( Eastern Africa, west of Somalia )

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Gaza Strip *

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Not a Country

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Georgia

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Tbilisi ( Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia, with a sliver of land noth of Caucasus extending into Europe; note-Georgia views itself as part of Europe )

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Hong Kong ?

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No Capital ( Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China )

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India

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New Delhi ( Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan )

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Indonesia

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Jakarta ( Southern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Ocean )

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Iran

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Tehran ( Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan )

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Iraq

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Baghdad ( Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait )

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Israel

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Jerusalem ( Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon )

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Japan

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Tokyo ( Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula )

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Jordan

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Amman ( Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia, between Israel (to the east) and Iraq )

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Kazakhstan

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Astana ( Central Asia, northwest if China, a small portion west of Ural (Zhayyq) River in the eastern-most Europe )

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Korea, North

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Pyongyang ( Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korean Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea )

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Korea, South

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Seoul ( Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea )

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Kuwait

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Kuwait City ( Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia )

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Kyrgyztan

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Bishkek ( Central Asia, west of China, south of Kazakhstan )

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Laos

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Vientiane ( Southeastern Asia, northeast if Thailand, west of Vietnam )

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Lebanon

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Beirut ( Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria )

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Macau *

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Not a Country ( Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China )

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Malaysia

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Kuala Lumpur ( Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern 1/3 of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam )

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Maldives *

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Male ( Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India )

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Mongolia

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Ulaanbaatar ( Northern Asia, between China and Russia )

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Nepal

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Kathmandu ( Southern Asia, between China and India )

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Oman

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Muscat ( Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE )

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Pakistan

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Islamabad ( Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the North )

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Paracel Islands *

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Not a country ( Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about 1/3 of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines )

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Philippines

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Manila ( Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam )

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Qatar

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Doha ( Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia )

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Russia

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Moscow ( North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Europe (the portion west of Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean )

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Saudi Arabia

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Riyadh ( Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen )

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Singapore

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Singapore ( Southern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia )

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Sri Lanka

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Colombo ( Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India )

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Syria

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Damascus ( Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey )

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Taiwan

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Taipei ( Eastern Asia, islands bordering the China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China )

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Tajikistan

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Dushanbe ( Central Asia, west of China, south of Kyrgyzstan )

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Thailand

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Bangkok ( Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, south Burma )

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Timor-Leste *

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Dili ( Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the Eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note- Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion if the island Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco )

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Turkmenistan

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Ashgabat ( Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan )

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United Arab Emirates

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Abu Dhabi ( Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia )

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Uzbekistan

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Tashkent ( Central Asia, north of Turkmenistan, south of Kazakhstan )

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Vietnam

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Hanoi ( Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and the South China Sea, Laos, and Cambodia )

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West Bank *

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Not a Country ( Middle East, west of Jordan, east of Israel )

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Yemen

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Sanaa ( Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and the Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia )