Asia Flashcards
Armenia
Yerevan ( Southwestern Asia, between Turkey (to the west) and Azerbaijan )
Afghanistan
Kabul ( southern Asia, northwest of Pakistan, east of Iran )
Azerbaijan
Baku ( Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range )
Bahrain
Manama ( Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia )
Bangladesh
Dhaka ( Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India )
Bhutan
Thimphu ( Southern Asia, between China and India )
British Indian Ocean Territory
Not a Country: archipelago in the Indian Ocean, South of India, about halfway between Africa and Indonesia
Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan ( Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia )
Burma
Rangoon ( Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladash and Thailand )
Cambodia
Phnom Penh ( Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos
China
Beijing ( Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam )
Christmas Island *
The Settlement (Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands *
West Island ( Southeastern Asia, group of islands along the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka )
Cyprus
Nicosia ( Middle East, island of Mediterranean Sea, South of Turkey )
Czech Republic
Prague ( Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria )
Dhekelia *
Episkopi Cantonment ( Eastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta )
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa ( Eastern Africa, west of Somalia )
Gaza Strip *
Not a Country
Georgia
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 )
Hong Kong ?
No Capital ( Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China )
India
New Delhi ( Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan )
Indonesia
Jakarta ( Southern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Ocean )
Iran
Tehran ( Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan )
Iraq
Baghdad ( Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iran and Kuwait )
Israel
Jerusalem ( Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon )
Japan
Tokyo ( Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula )
Jordan
Amman ( Middle East, northwest of Saudi Arabia, between Israel (to the east) and Iraq )
Kazakhstan
Astana ( Central Asia, northwest if China, a small portion west of Ural (Zhayyq) River in the eastern-most Europe )
Korea, North
Pyongyang ( Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korean Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea )
Korea, South
Seoul ( Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea )
Kuwait
Kuwait City ( Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia )
Kyrgyztan
Bishkek ( Central Asia, west of China, south of Kazakhstan )
Laos
Vientiane ( Southeastern Asia, northeast if Thailand, west of Vietnam )
Lebanon
Beirut ( Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria )
Macau *
Not a Country ( Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China )
Malaysia
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 )
Maldives *
Male ( Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India )
Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar ( Northern Asia, between China and Russia )
Nepal
Kathmandu ( Southern Asia, between China and India )
Oman
Muscat ( Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, and Persian Gulf, between Yemen and UAE )
Pakistan
Islamabad ( Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the North )
Paracel Islands *
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 )
Philippines
Manila ( Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam )
Qatar
Doha ( Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia )
Russia
Moscow ( North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean, extending from Europe (the portion west of Urals) to the North Pacific Ocean )
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh ( Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen )
Singapore
Singapore ( Southern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia )
Sri Lanka
Colombo ( Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India )
Syria
Damascus ( Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey )
Taiwan
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 )
Tajikistan
Dushanbe ( Central Asia, west of China, south of Kyrgyzstan )
Thailand
Bangkok ( Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, south Burma )
Timor-Leste *
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 )
Turkmenistan
Ashgabat ( Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan )
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi ( Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia )
Uzbekistan
Tashkent ( Central Asia, north of Turkmenistan, south of Kazakhstan )
Vietnam
Hanoi ( Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and the South China Sea, Laos, and Cambodia )
West Bank *
Not a Country ( Middle East, west of Jordan, east of Israel )
Yemen
Sanaa ( Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and the Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia )