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This is a list of articles giving brief summaries of each country in Asia. The transcontinental countries situated in both Asia and Europe are also shown. Outline of Abkhazia [ 1 ]
The more common school follows historical convention and treats Europe and Asia as different continents, categorizing East Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East as specific regions for more detailed analysis. Other schools equate the word "continent" to geographical "region" when referring to Europe and Asia in terms of physical geography.
{{Image label begin | image = Australia location map recolored.png | alt = Australia map. Western Australia in the west third with capital Perth, Northern Territory in the north center with capital Darwin, Queensland in the northeast with capital Brisbane, South Australia in the south with capital Adelaide, New South Wales in the northern southeast with capital Sydney, and Victoria in the far ...
List of land and areas in Asia (land in both Europe and Asia highlighted with *): North-Asia Russia; Middle East Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Bahrain Jordan Qatar Israel Yemen Palestine Cyprus* Oman Iraq Iran Kuwait Egypt (Asian part) Syria Lebanon Turkey* Caucasus and Central Asia Kazakhstan* Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan
Physical map of Asia. In ancient times, the Greeks classified Europe (derived from the mythological Phoenician princess Europa) and Asia which to the Greeks originally included Africa [26] (derived from Asia, a woman in Greek mythology) as separate "lands". Where to draw the dividing line between the two regions is still a matter of discussion.
The list includes all countries listed in the List of countries, the French overseas departments, the Spanish and Portuguese overseas regions and inhabited overseas dependencies. See List of extinct countries, empires, etc. and Former countries in Europe after 1815 for articles about countries that are no longer in existence.
Its capital and largest city, Moscow is located within Europe, and the vast majority of its population lives within its European part. In addition, while Egypt extends into Asia through the Sinai Peninsula , it is generally considered to be an African country because most of its population and geographic area is in Africa.
Regions of Asia by country (33 C, 2 P) * Central Asia (24 C, 79 P) East Asia (15 C, 20 P) ... Europe, the Middle East and Africa; Muslim world; N. Najd; Near East ...