Below is a list of countries in Asia by area.[1] Russia is the largest country in Asia and the world, even after excluding its European portion. The Maldives is the smallest country in Asia.

Country / dependency %
total		 Asia area
in km2 (mi2)
1  Russia 29.3% 13,083,100 (5,051,400) [a]
2  China 21.5% 9,596,961 (3,705,407) [b]
3  India 7.4% 3,287,263 (1,269,219)
4  Kazakhstan 5.8% 2,600,000 (1,000,000) [c]
5  Saudi Arabia 4.8% 2,149,690 (830,000)
6  Iran 3.7% 1,648,195 (636,372)
7  Mongolia 3.5% 1,564,110 (603,910)
8  Indonesia 3.3% 1,488,509 (574,717) [d]
9  Pakistan 2.0% 881,913 (340,509)
10  Turkey 1.7% 759,805 (293,362) [e]
11  Myanmar 1.5% 676,578 (261,228)
12  Afghanistan 1.5% 652,867 (252,073)
13  Yemen 1.2% 555,000 (214,000)
14  Thailand 1.2% 513,120 (198,120)
15  Turkmenistan 1.1% 488,100 (188,500)
16  Uzbekistan 1.0% 447,400 (172,700)
17  Iraq 1.0% 438,317 (169,235)
18  Japan 0.8% 377,976 (145,937)
19  Vietnam 0.7% 331,212 (127,882)
20  Malaysia 0.7% 330,803 (127,724)
21  Oman 0.7% 309,500 (119,500)
22  Philippines 0.7% 300,000 (120,000)
23  Laos 0.5% 236,800 (91,400)
24  Kyrgyzstan 0.4% 199,951 (77,202)
25  Syria 0.4% 185,180 (71,500) [f]
26  Cambodia 0.4% 181,035 (69,898)
27  Bangladesh 0.3% 148,460 (57,320)
28    Nepal 0.3% 147,516 (56,956)
29  Tajikistan 0.3% 143,100 (55,300)
30  North Korea 0.3% 120,540 (46,540)
31  South Korea 0.2% 100,210 (38,690)
32  Jordan 0.2% 89,342 (34,495)
33  United Arab Emirates 0.2% 83,600 (32,300)
34  Azerbaijan 0.2% 79,640 (30,750) [g]
35  Georgia 0.2% 69,700 (26,900) [h]
36  Sri Lanka 0.1% 65,610 (25,330)
37  Egypt 0.1% 61,000 (24,000) [i]
38  Bhutan 0.1% 38,394 (14,824)
39  Taiwan 0.1% 36,193 (13,974) [j]
40  Armenia 0.1% 29,743 (11,484) [k]
41  Israel 0.05% 22,070 (8,520) [l]
42  Kuwait 0.04% 17,818 (6,880)
43  East Timor 0.03% 14,919 (5,760)
44  Qatar 0.03% 11,586 (4,473)
45  Lebanon 0.02% 10,452 (4,036)
46  Cyprus 0.02% 9,251 (3,572) [m]
47  Palestine 0.01% 6,220 (2,400) [n]
48  Brunei 0.01% 5,765 (2,226)
 Hong Kong (China) 0.01% 2,755 (1,064)
49  Bahrain 0.002% 786 (303)
50  Singapore 0.002% 728 (281)
51  Maldives 0.001% 300 (120) [o]
 Macao (China) 0.0003% 115 (44)
Total 100% 44,664,340 (17,245,000)

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Notes

  1. ^ Figure is for the 3 districts in Northern Asia.[2] Total area is 17,098,246 (6,601,670) including European Russia. Largest country in the world by area.
  2. ^ Excluding Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
  3. ^ Nine districts totaling 122,176 (47,172) are entirely in Europe and four districts totaling 52,638 (20,324) are partially in Europe. The Asia figure given includes entire districts with significant portions in Asia, with significant figures reduced to reflect the uncertainty.[3] Total area is 2,724,900 (1,052,100) including European part, west of the Ural River. Largest landlocked country in the world.
  4. ^ Figure excludes two districts in Western New Guinea.[4] Total area is 1,904,569 (735,358) including Western New Guinea in Oceania. Largest island country in the world.
  5. ^ Figure excludes 3 provinces and 28 districts in Europe.[5] Total area is 783,562 (302,535) including European Turkey.
  6. ^ Including the Golan Heights.
  7. ^ Figure excludes the Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region.[6] Total area is 86,600 (33,400) including European part. Located in the Caucasus, between Europe and Asia.
  8. ^ Located in the Caucasus, between Europe and Asia. Varying definitions place Georgia almost entirely within either continent. Includes Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
  9. ^ Figure is for the Sinai Peninsula.[7] Total area is 1,010,408 (390,121) including African part.
  10. ^ Total area under the jurisdiction of the free area of the Republic of China.
  11. ^ Located in the Caucasus, between Europe and Asia. Smallest landlocked country in Asia.
  12. ^ Excluding the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights.
  13. ^ Including Northern Cyprus.
  14. ^ Including West Bank[8] and Gaza Strip.[9]
  15. ^ Smallest country by area in Asia.

References

  1. ^ Source unless otherwise specified: Demographic Yearbook – Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density (PDF) (Report). United Nations Statistics Division. 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2023. Entries in this table giving figures other than the figures given in this source are explained in the associated Note.
  2. ^ "Russia: Administrative Division". City Population. 8 Oct 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Kazakhstan: Administrative Division". City Population. 11 Dec 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Indonesia: Administrative Division". City Population. 2 Apr 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Turkey: Administrative Division". City Population. 12 Feb 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Azerbaijan". City Population. 10 Aug 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Sinai Peninsula". Britannica. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  8. ^ "West Bank". CIA World Factbook. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Gaza Strip". CIA World Factbook. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
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