Asia

Yemen Middle East / Arabian Peninsula Population: ~32 million Capital: Sana’a (de facto: Aden) Official Language: Arabic Important Notice: Yemen

Vietnam Southeast Asia Population: ~100 million Capital: Hanoi Official Language: Vietnamese Time Zone UTC+7 (Indochina Time) No daylight saving time

Uzbekistan Central Asia Population: ~36 million Capital: Tashkent Official Language: Uzbek Time Zone UTC+5 (Uzbekistan Time) No daylight saving time

United Arab Emirates Middle East / Arabian Peninsula Population: ~10 million Capital: Abu Dhabi Official Language: Arabic Time Zone UTC+4

Turkmenistan Central Asia Population: ~6 million Capital: Ashgabat Official Language: Turkmen Time Zone UTC+5 (Turkmenistan Time) No daylight saving time

Turkey Western Asia / Southeastern Europe Population: ~85 million Capital: Ankara Official Language: Turkish Time Zone UTC+3 (Turkey Time) No

Timor-Leste Southeast Asia Population: ~1.3 million Capital: Dili Official Languages: Tetum, Portuguese Time Zone UTC+9 (Timor-Leste Time) No daylight saving

Thailand Southeast Asia Population: ~70 million Capital: Bangkok Official Language: Thai Time Zone UTC+7 (Indochina Time) No daylight saving time

Tajikistan Central Asia Population: ~9.5 million Capital: Dushanbe Official Language: Tajik Time Zone UTC+5 (Tajikistan Time) No daylight saving time

Taiwan East Asia Population: ~23.5 million Capital: Taipei Official Language: Mandarin Chinese Time Zone UTC+8 (National Standard Time) No daylight

Syria Middle East/Western Asia Population: ~17 million Capital: Damascus Official Language: Arabic Time Zone UTC+2 (Eastern European Time) UTC+3 during

Sri Lanka South Asia Population: ~22 million Capital: Colombo (Commercial), Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Administrative) Official Languages: Sinhala, Tamil (English widely

South Korea East Asia Population: ~51.7 million Capital: Seoul Official Language: Korean Time Zone UTC+9 (Korean Standard Time) No daylight

Singapore Southeast Asia Population: ~5.7 million Capital: Singapore (City-state) Official Languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil Time Zone UTC+8 (Singapore Standard

Saudi Arabia Middle East – Arabian Peninsula Population: ~35 million Capital: Riyadh Official Language: Arabic Time Zone UTC+3 (Arabia Standard

Russia Eastern Europe & Northern Asia Population: ~144 million Capital: Moscow Official Language: Russian Time Zone 11 time zones from

Qatar Middle East (Arabian Peninsula) Population: ~2.8 million Capital: Doha Official Language: Arabic Time Zone UTC+3 (Qatar Standard Time) No

Philippines Southeast Asia Population: ~113 million Capital: Manila Official Languages: Filipino (Tagalog), English Time Zone UTC+8 (Philippine Standard Time) No

Palestine Middle East Population: ~5.3 million Declared Capital: East Jerusalem Official Languages: Arabic Note: The political status of Palestine is

Pakistan South Asia Population: ~235 million Capital: Islamabad Official Languages: Urdu, English Time Zone UTC+5 (Pakistan Standard Time) No daylight

Oman Middle East (Arabian Peninsula) Population: ~5.2 million Capital: Muscat Official Language: Arabic Time Zone UTC+4 (Gulf Standard Time) No

North Korea East Asia Population: ~25.8 million Capital: Pyongyang Official Language: Korean Time Zone UTC+9 (Korean Standard Time) Since 2015,

Nepal South Asia – Himalayas Population: ~30 million Capital: Kathmandu Official Language: Nepali Time Zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) One of

Myanmar Southeast Asia Population: ~54 million Capital: Naypyidaw (Administrative), Yangon (Commercial) Official Language: Burmese (Myanmar) Time Zone UTC+6:30 (Myanmar Standard

Mongolia Central/East Asia Population: ~3.3 million Capital: Ulaanbaatar Official Language: Mongolian Time Zone UTC+8 (Mongolia Standard Time) Daylight Saving Time

Maldives South Asia (Indian Ocean) Population: ~540,000 Capital: Malé Official Language: Dhivehi Time Zone UTC+5 (Maldives Time) No daylight saving

Malaysia Southeast Asia Population: ~33 million Capital: Kuala Lumpur Official Language: Malay (Bahasa Malaysia) Time Zone UTC+8 (Malaysia Standard Time)

Lebanon Eastern Mediterranean/Middle East Population: ~6.8 million Capital: Beirut Official Languages: Arabic (French and English widely used) Time Zone UTC+2

Laos Southeast Asia (Landlocked) Population: ~7.5 million Capital: Vientiane Official Language: Lao Time Zone UTC+7 (Indochina Time) No daylight saving

Kyrgyzstan Central Asia Population: ~6.7 million Capital: Bishkek Official Languages: Kyrgyz, Russian Time Zone UTC+6 (Kyrgyzstan Time) No daylight saving

Kazakhstan Central Asia Population: ~19 million Capital: Astana Official Languages: Kazakh, Russian Time Zone Western Kazakhstan: UTC+5 (West Kazakhstan Time)

Jordan Middle East Population: ~11 million Capital: Amman Official Language: Arabic Time Zone UTC+2 (Eastern European Time) UTC+3 during Daylight

Japan East Asia Population: ~126 million Capital: Tokyo Official Language: Japanese Time Zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) No daylight saving

Iraq Middle East (Western Asia) Population: ~42 million Capital: Baghdad Official Languages: Arabic, Kurdish (in Kurdistan Region) Time Zone UTC+3

Iran West Asia/Middle East Population: ~87 million Capital: Tehran Official Language: Persian (Farsi) Time Zone UTC+3:30 (Iran Standard Time) UTC+4:30

Indonesia Southeast Asia Population: ~276 million Capital: Jakarta Official Language: Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) Time Zone Three time zones across the

India South Asia Population: ~1.4 billion Capital: New Delhi Official Languages: Hindi, English + 22 others Time Zone UTC+5:30 (Indian

Georgia Caucasus Region (Eastern Europe/Western Asia) Population: ~3.7 million Capital: Tbilisi Official Language: Georgian Time Zone UTC+4 (Georgia Standard Time)

Cyprus Eastern Mediterranean Population: ~1.2 million Capital: Nicosia Official Languages: Greek, Turkish Time Zone UTC+2 (Eastern European Time) UTC+3 during

China East Asia Population: ~1.4 billion Capital: Beijing Official Language: Standard Chinese (Mandarin) Time Zone UTC+8 (China Standard Time) Single

Cambodia Southeast Asia Population: ~17 million Capital: Phnom Penh Official Language: Khmer Time Zone UTC+7 (Indochina Time) No daylight saving

Brunei Darussalam Southeast Asia – Borneo Population: ~450,000 Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan Official Language: Malay Time Zone UTC+8 (Brunei Darussalam

Bhutan South Asia – Himalayas Population: ~780,000 Capital: Thimphu Official Languages: Dzongkha Time Zone UTC+6 (Bhutan Time) No daylight saving

Bangladesh South Asia Population: ~170 million Capital: Dhaka Official Language: Bengali (Bangla) Time Zone UTC+6 (Bangladesh Standard Time) No daylight

Azerbaijan South Caucasus Population: ~10.1 million Capital: Baku Official Language: Azerbaijani Time Zone UTC+4 (Azerbaijan Time) Currency Azerbaijani Manat (AZN)

Bahrain Middle East Population: ~1.7 million Capital: Manama Official Language: Arabic Time Zone UTC+3 (Arabian Standard Time) Currency Bahraini Dinar

Afghanistan South Asia Population: ~40.8 million Capital: Kabul Official Languages: Pashto, Dari Time Zone UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time) Currency Afghan Afghani