ASIA

statistics

Here you can find some statistical data concerning the general situation of each country of this continent.
In addition to comprehensive information on the demographical development of each whole country, these data are also given for their administrative divisions and for their important cities.

Note: The Eastern part of Russia, which lies of course in Asia, will be treated as belonging to the continent of Europe.
Turkey and Cyprus will be considered as countries in Asia, thus not lying in Europe.
The West Bank and Gaza Strip are combined as a provisional state called Palestine.
Files of smaller island groups in the South China Sea that are regarded to belong to China (e.g. Paracel and Spratly Islands) are not separately made. These are areas in dispute; some short comments on these islands are found here below.

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Afghanestan ;
see:
AFGHANISTAN

AFGHANISTAN

[Afghanestan] :
- general data

Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Afghanistan
    al-'Arabiyya al-Sa'udiyya ;
    see:
    SAUDI ARABIA

    BAHRAIN

    [Al-Bahrayn ; Bahrein] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Bahrain

    BANGLADESH

    general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Bangladesh
    Bharat ;
    see:
    INDIA

    BHUTAN

    [Druk-Yul] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Bhutan
    Birma ;
    see:
    MYANMAR

    BRUNEI

    general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Brunei
    Burma ;
    see:
    MYANMAR

    CAMBODIA

    [Kâmpuchéa] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Cambodia
    Ceylon ;
    see:
    SRI LANKA

    CHINA

    [Zhongguo] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of China
    Choson ;
    see:
    NORTH KOREA
    Chung-Kuo ;
    see:
    CHINA

    CYPRUS

    [Kípros ; Kypros = Kibris] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Cyprus
    Druk-Yul ;
    see:
    BHUTAN
    East Pakistan ;
    see:
    BANGLADESH

    EAST TIMOR

    [Timor leste, Timor timur] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of East Timor
    Filipinas ;
    see:
    The PHILIPPINES
    Formosa ;
    see:
    TAIWAN
    Gaza Strip ;
    see:
    PALESTINE
    Han Kook ;
    see:
    SOUTH KOREA
    Hoang Sa ;
    see:
    Paracel Islands

    HONG KONG

    [Xianggang] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns
    These seperate files are only placed on this site for reasons of historical comparability.
    This state has been reverted to China on 1997.07.01 ; for later figures see e.g.:
  • CHINA : file of the administrative division ; under municipality : Xianggang (SAR)
    		• flag of China
    al-Imârât al-'Arabîyah al-Muttahidah ;
    see:
    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

    INDIA

    [Bharat] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of India

    INDONESIA

    general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Indonesia
    Irak ;
    see:
    IRAQ

    IRAN

    [Irân] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Iran

    IRAQ

    [Al-'Iraq ; Irak] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Iraq

    ISRAEL

    [Jisra'el ; Yisra'el ; Isra'il] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Israel
    al-Ittihad al-Imarat al-'Arabiyyah ;
    see:
    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

    JAPAN

    [Nihon ; Nippon] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the actual, recent administrative division
  • of the former administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Japan
    Jisra'el ;
    see:
    ISRAEL

    JORDAN

    [Al-Urdun, Urdunn] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Jordan
    Kalayaan ;
    see:
    Spratly Islands
    Kâmpuchéa ;
    see:
    CAMBODIA
    Katar ;
    see:
    QATAR
    Kazachstan ;
    see:
    KAZAKHSTAN

    KAZAKHSTAN

    [Kazachstan] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Kazakhstan
    Kibris ;
    see:
    CYPRUS
    Kípros ;
    see:
    CYPRUS

    KOREA

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country before 1950
  • of the administrative division before 1950

    For information of the both states of Korea after 1950 see:

  • NORTH KOREA [Choson] : - general data

  • SOUTH KOREA [Taehan-min'guk ; Tai Han ; Han Kook] : - general data

    This splitting of the country in different files does not mean any political preference of the compiler.
    		• flag of unified Korea]

    KUWAIT

    [Al-Kuwayt] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Kuwait
    Al-Kuwayt ;
    see:
    KUWAIT
    Kuzey Kibris ;
    see:
    CYPRUS
    Kypros ;
    see:
    CYPRUS
    Kyrgyz Republic ;
    see:
    KYRGYZSTAN

    KYRGYZSTAN

    [Kyrgyzston ; Kyrgyz Republic] :
    general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Kyrgyzstan
    Kyrgyzston ;
    see:
    KYRGYZSTAN
    Lao ;
    see:
    LAOS

    LAOS

    [Lao] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Laos

    LEBANON

    [Lubnan ; Lubnaniyya] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Lebanon
    Lubnan ;
    see:
    LEBANON
    Lubnaniyya ;
    see:
    LEBANON

    MACAU

    [Macao, Aomen] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
    Because this was a city-state there is no separate statistical information of an administrative division or of the town itself.
    These seperate files are only placed on this site for reasons of historical comparability.
    This state has been reverted to China on 1999.12.20 ; for later figures see e.g.:
  • CHINA : file of the administrative division ; under municipality : Macau (SAR)
    		• flag of China

    MALAYSIA

    general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Malaysia

    The MALDIVES

    general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of the Maldives
    Mongol Arat Ulus ;
    see:
    MONGOLIA
    Mongol Ard Uls ;
    see:
    MONGOLIA
    Mongol Uls ;
    see:
    MONGOLIA

    MONGOLIA

    [Mongol Uls ; Mongol Ard Uls ; Mongol Arat Ulus] :
    general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Mongolia
    Muang Thai ;
    see:
    THAILAND

    MYANMAR

    [Burma ; Birma] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Myanmar
    Nan-sha Dao ;
    see:
    Spratly Islands

    NEPAL

    general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Nepal
    Nihon ;
    see:
    JAPAN
    Nippon ;
    see:
    JAPAN
    North Cyprus ;
    see:
    CYPRUS

    NORTH KOREA

    [Choson] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of North Korea

    OMAN

    [Uman] ; general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Oman

    PAKISTAN

    general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Pakistan

    PALESTINE

    [West Bank & Gaza Strip] :
    general data of this provisional state

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
    There is no detailed information available yet of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of PALESTINE

    PARACEL ISLANDS

    or: Xisha Qundao (in Chinese), or: Hoang Sa (in Vietnamese)

    This group of about 130 barren low coral islands and reefs is situated in the South China Sea; position: c. 17 00N and 112 00 E. Ownership of the archipelago is disputed between China, the Philippines and Vietnam; but it is regarded as belonging to the province Hainan of China. The islands are divided in two groups: Crescent on the west and Amphitrite - with main island Woody Island - on the east. Main sources are fish, guano and oil deposits.

    The PHILIPPINES

    [Pilipinas ; Filipinas] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of the Philippines
    Pilipinas ;
    see:
    The PHILIPPINES
    Prades Thai ;
    see:
    THAILAND
    Prathet Thai ;
    see:
    THAILAND

    QATAR

    [Katar] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division in municipalities
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Qatar

    SAUDI ARABIA

    [al-'Arabiyya al-Sa'udiyya] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Saudi Arabia
    Siam ;
    see:
    THAILAND

    SINGAPORE

    general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
    Because this is a city-state there is no separate statistical information of an administrative division.
  • of some urban centers



    		•  flag of Singapore
    Souriyya ;
    see:
    SYRIA

    SOUTH KOREA

    [Taehan-min'guk ; Tai Han ; Han Kook] :
    general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of South Korea

    SPRATLY ISLANDS

    or: Nan-sha Dao (in Chinese), or: Kalayaan (in Tagalog), or: Truong Sa (in Vietnamese)

    This island group is formed of low coral reefs and sandbars and it is situated in the South China Sea; position from 12° N to 04° N and from 110° E to 118° E. The archipelago is regarded to belong to the Hainan province of China, but the ownership is also claimed by the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. The main islands are: Taiping Island (Itu Aba Island), Nanwei Dao (Spratly Island), and Yuya Ansha (Investigator Shoal) . Main sources are oil deposits, developed by the Philippines.

    SRI LANKA

    [Ceylon] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Sri Lanka
    Suriyya ;
    see:
    SYRIA

    SYRIA

    [Suriyya ; Souriyya] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Syria
    Tadzhikiston ;
    see:
    TAJIKISTAN
    Taehan-min'guk ;
    see:
    SOUTH KOREA
    Tai Han ;
    see:
    SOUTH KOREA

    TAIWAN

    [T'aiwan] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Taiwan

    TAJIKISTAN

    [Tojikiston ; Tadzhikiston] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Tajikistan

    THAILAND

    [Prathet Thai ; Prades Thai ;
    Muang Thai ; Siam] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Thailand
    Timor leste ;
    see:
    EAST TIMOR
    Timor timur ;
    see:
    EAST TIMOR
    Tojikiston ;
    see:
    TAJIKISTAN
    Truong Sa ;
    see:
    Spratly Islands

    TURKEY

    [Türkiye] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division of state of Turkey after 1920
  • of the administrative division of the Ottoman Empire
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Turkey
    Türkiye ;
    see:
    TURKEY
    Türkmenistan ;
    see:
    TURKMENISTAN

    TURKMENISTAN

    [Türkmenistan] : general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Turkmenistan
    Uman ;
    see:
    OMAN

    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

    [al-Imarat al-'Arabiyyah al-Muttahidah ;
    al-Ittihad al-Imarat al-'Arabiyyah] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of the United Arab Emirates
    Al-Urdun ;
    see:
    JORDAN
    Urdunn ;
    see:
    JORDAN

    UZBEKISTAN

    [Uzbekiston] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Uzbekistan
    Uzbekiston ;
    see:
    UZBEKISTAN
    Viet Nam ;
    see:
    VIETNAM

    VIETNAM

    [Viet Nam] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Vietnam
    West Bank ;
    see:
    PALESTINE
    Xisha Qundao ;
    see:
    Paracel Islands
    Al-Yaman ;
    see:
    YEMEN
    Yamaniyyah ;
    see:
    YEMEN

    YEMEN

    [Al-Yaman ; Yamaniyyah] :
    - general data

    Specific information of the historical demographic development:
  • of the whole country
  • of the administrative division
  • of some important towns

    		•  flag of Yemen
    Yisra'el ;
    see:
    ISRAEL
    Zhongguo ;
    see:
    CHINA

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