Bansa

Kapital

Pera

Kazakhstan

Astana

Kazakhst
ani tenge

Continen
tal

Uzbekistan

Tashkent

Uzbekista
n som

Turkmenistan

Ashgabat

Iran

Klima

National
Resourc
es

Nationali
ty

Religio
n

Language
(Most Common)

(Most
Common

Type of
Goverme
nt

President

Kazakh

Musli
m

*Kazakh
*Russian

Republic

President
Nursultan
Nazarbayev

Dec.16,199
1

Continen
tal

major
deposits of
petroleum,
natural gas,
coal
natural gas,
petroleum,
coal, gold

Uzbek

Musli
m

*Uzbek

Republic

Sep.1,1991

Turkmen
new
manat

Coninent
al

petroleum,
natural gas,
sulfur

Turkmen
Or
Turkoma
n

Musli
m

*Turkmen

Secular
democrac
y

President
Islam
Karimov
President
Gurbanguly
Berdimuham
edow

Tehran

Iranian
rial

Dry

petroleum ,
natural gas,
coal,
chromium

Iranian

Musli
m

*Persian

Theocrati
c
Republic

President
Hassan
Rouhani

April 1

Iraq

Baghdad

Iraqi dinar

Dry

petroleum,
natural gas,
phosphates

Iraqi

Musli
m

*Arabic
*Kurdish

President
Fuad Masum

Oct.3,1932

Bahrain

Manama

Bahraini
dinar

Arid

Bahraini

Musli
m

*Arabic

Hamad bin
Isa Al Khalifa

Dec.16,197
1

Israel

Jerusalem

Tropical

Arab

Jewdais
m

*Hebrew
*Arabic

Parliamenta
ry
democracy

President
Reuven
Rivlin

Apr.15 or
May.15,194
8

Jordan

Amman

Musli
m
Musli
m

*Arabic

Constitution
al monarchy

King
Abdullah II

May
25,1946

Riyadh

phosphates ,
potash, shale
oil
petroleum,
natural gas,
iron ore,
gold, copper

Jordanian

Saudi Arabia

Israeli
new
shekel
Jordanian
dinar
Saudi
riyal

oil,
associated
and
nonassociate
d natural gas
imber,
potash,
copper ore,
natural gas

Parliamenta
ry
democracy
constitution
al monarchy

*Arabic

Monarchy

King and
Prime
Minister

Sep.23,199
0

Dry
Desert

Saudi
Arabian

Oct.27,199
1

Indep

Abdullah

India

New Delhi

Indian
Rupee

Tropical
&Alpine

coal (fourthlargest
reserves in
the world),
iron ore,
manganese
arable land,
extensive
natural gas
reserves,
limited
petroleum
quartz ,
water,
timber,
hydropower,
scenic
beauty,
Timber,
hydropower,
gypsum,
calcium
carbonate

Indian

Hindu

*Hindi
*English

Federal
Republic

President
Pranab
Mukherjee

Aug.15,194
7

Pakistan

Islamabad

Pakistani
Rupee

Hot

Pakistani

Musli
m

*Urdu
*English

Federal
Republic

President
Mamnoon
Hussain

Aug.14,194
7

Nepal

Kathmandu

Nepalese
rupee

Tropical

Nepalese

Hindu

*Nepali

Federal
democratic
Republic

President
Ram Baran
Yadav

none

Bhutan

Thimphu

Bhutanes
e
ngultrum

SubTropical

Bhutane
se

Buddhi
st

*Bhutane
se

Constitutiona
l monarchy

King Jigme
Khesar
Namgyel
Wangchuck

Aug.8,1949

Maldives

Male

Maldivian
rufiyaa

Tropical

Fish

Maldivia
n

Musli
m

Republic

Abdulla
Yameen

Jul.26,1965

Sri
Lankan
rupee

Tropical

imestone,
graphite,
mineral
sands, gems

Sri
Lankan

Buddhi
st

*Maldavia
n
Dhivehi
*Sinhala
*Tamil

Sri Lanka

Colombo
Kotte

Republic

President
Mahinda
Rajapaksa

Feb.4,1948

Tsina

Beijing

Renminbi

Tropical
&Subart
ic

coal , iron
ore,
petroleum,
natural gas,
mercury, tin,

Chinese

Athies
t

Communi
st
State

President Xi
Jinping

none

Tokyo

Yen

Temperat

Neligible

Japanese

Shinto

*Standard
Chinese
*Mandari
n
*Japanese

Japan

Emperor

Jan.11

mineral
resources,
fish

parliamentar
y
government/
constitutional
monarchy

Akihito

660 B.C

Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia
n tgrg

Continen
tal

Oil, coal,
copper,
molybdenum
,

Mongolia
n

Buddhi
st

*Khalka
Mongol

Parliamenta
ry

President
Tsakhiagiin
Elbegdorj

Dec.19,191
1

North Korea

P'yongyang

North
Korean
won

Continen
tal
&
Oceanic

coal , lead,
tungsten,
zinc,
graphite,

North
Korean

Buddhi
st

*Korean

Communist
state

Kim Yongnam

Sep.9,1948

South Korea

Seoul

Coal,
tungsten,
graphite,
molybdenum

South
Korean

Buddhi
st

*Korean

Republic

President
Park Geunhye

Aug.15,194
5

Taiwan

Taipei

South
Korean
won
New
Taiwan
dollar

small
deposits of
coal, natural
gas,
limestone

Taiwanes
e

Buddhi
st

*Chinese
Mandarin

Multiparty
Democrac
y

President Ma
Ying-jeou

Oct.10,191
1

Mongolia

Humid

Brunei

Bandar Seri
Begawan

Brunei
dollar

Tropical&
Subtropic
al

Cambodia

Phnom Penh

Cambodia
n riel

Moonsoo
n

Indonesia

Jakarta

Rupiah

Tropical

Malaysia

Kuala
Lumpur

Ringgit

Tropical
Rainfore
st

Petroleum,
deposits of
coal, natural
gas,
limestone
oil and gas,
timber,
gemstones

Bruneian

Musli
m

*Malay
*English

Malay
Islamic
Monarchy

Cambodi
an

Buddhis
t

*Khmer

Multiparty
democracy/
constitutional
monarchy

Petroleum,
tin, natural
gas, nickel,
timber,
bauxite
Tin,
petroleum,
timber,
copper, iron
ore, natural
gas, bauxite

Indonesi
an

Musli
m

*Bahasa
Indonesia

Malaysia
n

Musli
m

*Malaya
Melayu

Prime
Minister
Hassanal
Bolkiah
King
Norodom
Sihamoni

Jan.1

Republic

President
Suliso
Bambang
Yudhono

Aug.
5

Constitution
al monarchy

Yang diPertuan Agong

Abdul Halim

Aug.
7

Nov.9

Myanmar

Naypyidaw

Kyat

Pilipinas

Manila

Philippine
Peso

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore
dollar

East Timor

Dili

US Dollar

Tropical
Moonsoo
n
Tropical

gems,
industrial
minerals, oil

Burmese

Buddhi
st

*Burmese

Timber,
petroleum,
nickel, cobalt

Filipino

Catholi *Filipino
c
*English

Tropical
Rainfore
st
Dry

fish,
deepwater
ports

Singapori
an

Buddhi
st

Gold,
petroleum,
natural gas,
manganese,
marble

Timorese

Catholi *Tetum
c
*Portuges
e

*Chinese
*Malay

Constitution
al Republic

President
Thein Sein

Jan.4

Republic

President
Benigno
Aquino III
President
Tony Tan

Jun.1

President
Taur Matan
Ruak

May.
2

Parliamenta
ry Republic

Republic

Aug.
5