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This is a list of island countries. An island is a landmass (smaller than a continent ) that is surrounded by water. [ 1 ] Many island countries are spread over an archipelago , as is the case with Indonesia , Japan , and the Philippines —these countries consist of thousands of islands.
This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia. It includes fully recognized states, states with limited but substantial international recognition, de facto states with little or no international recognition, and dependencies of both Asian and non-Asian states. In particular, it lists (i) 49 generally recognized sovereign states, all of which are members of the United ...
1.3 Asia. 1.4 Europe. 1.5 North America. 1.6 Oceania. 1.7 South America. 2 Lists of islands by continent. ... List of island countries; List of islands by area;
Archipelagoes of Asia by country (15 C) A. Islands of Armenia (1 P) Islands of Azerbaijan (2 C, 21 P) B. ... Islands of the United Arab Emirates (4 C, 8 P)
This is a list of countries by number of islands, with figures given for the numbers of islands within their territories. In some cases, this figure is approximate and may vary slightly between sources depending on which islands are counted. The criteria for inclusion appear to differ considerably between the countries so they are not necessarily directly comparable. Different languages use ...
Indonesian Archipelago (Island country) Asia Islands; Ayu Islands; Bacan Islands; Balabalagan Islands; ... Philippine Islands (Island nation) Baco Islands; Batanes ...
River islands of Asia (12 C, 10 P) K. Islands of Korea (2 C, 2 P) N. New Guinea (10 C, 5 P) P. Islands of the Persian Gulf (6 C, 36 P) R. Islands of the Russian Far ...
[16] [17] The Malay Archipelago lies on the continental shelf of Asia; Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands (both adjacent to the Malay Archipelago) lie on the Australian tectonic plate, and are not politically associated with Asia. The Bonin Islands, which have been politically integrated into Japan, are not geologically associated ...