List of the Asian Continent Countries with their capitals, major cities, and currencies

Asian Continent Counties

List of the Asian Continent Countries with their capitals, major cities, and currencies:

Central Asia:                                        

Kazakhstan

Capital: Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana)

Major Cities: Almaty, Karaganda, Shymkent

Currency: Kazakhstani tenge (KZT)

Kyrgyzstan

Capital: Bishkek

Major Cities: Osh, Jalal-Abad, Karakol

Currency: Kyrgyzstani som (KGS)

Tajikistan

Capital: Dushanbe

Major Cities: Khujand, Kulob, Qurghonteppa

Currency: Tajikistani somoni (TJS)

Turkmenistan

Capital: Ashgabat

Major Cities: Türkmenabat, Daşoguz, Mary

Currency: Turkmenistan manat (TMT)

Uzbekistan

Capital: Tashkent

Major Cities: Samarkand, Namangan, Andijan

Currency: Uzbekistani soʻm (UZS)

Eastern Asia:

China

Capital: Beijing

Major Cities: Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen

Currency: Renminbi (CNY)

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China

Capital: Hong Kong

Major Cities: Kowloon, Tsuen Wan, Yuen Long

Currency: Hong Kong dollar (HKD)

Macao Special Administrative Region, China

Capital: Macau

Major Cities: Taipa, Coloane

Currency: Macanese pataca (MOP)

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)

Capital: Pyongyang

Major Cities: Hamhung, Chongjin, Nampo

Currency: North Korean won (KPW)

Japan

Capital: Tokyo

Major Cities: Osaka, Kyoto, Yokohama

Currency: Japanese yen (JPY)

Mongolia

Capital: Ulaanbaatar

Major Cities: Darkhan, Erdenet, Choibalsan

Currency: Mongolian tögrög (MNT)

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

Capital: Seoul

Major Cities: Busan, Incheon, Daegu

Currency: South Korean won (KRW)

Southern Asia:

Afghanistan

Capital: Kabul

Major Cities: Herat, Kandahar, Mazar-i-Sharif

Currency: Afghan afghani (AFN)

Bangladesh

Capital: Dhaka

Major Cities: Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi

Currency: Bangladeshi taka (BDT)

Bhutan

Capital: Thimphu

Major Cities: Phuntsholing, Punakha, Paro

Currency: Bhutanese ngultrum (BTN)

India

Capital: New Delhi

Major Cities: Mumbai (Bombay), Bangalore, Kolkata (Calcutta)

Currency: Indian rupee (INR)

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Capital: Tehran

Major Cities: Mashhad, Isfahan, Tabriz

Currency: Iranian rial (IRR)

Maldives

Capital: Malé

Major Cities: Addu City, Fuvahmulah, Kulhudhuffushi

Currency: Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR)

Nepal

Capital: Kathmandu

Major Cities: Pokhara, Lalitpur, Bharatpur

Currency: Nepalese rupee (NPR)

Pakistan

Capital: Islamabad

Major Cities: Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad

Currency: Pakistani rupee (PKR)

Sri Lanka

Capital: Colombo

Major Cities: Kandy, Galle, Jaffna

Currency: Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)

South-Eastern Asia:

Brunei Darussalam

Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan

Major Cities: Kuala Belait, Seria, Tutong

Currency: Brunei dollar (BND)

Cambodia

Capital: Phnom Penh

Major Cities: Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, Battambang

Currency: Cambodian riel (KHR)

Indonesia

Capital: Jakarta

Major Cities: Surabaya, Bandung, Medan

Currency: Indonesian rupiah (IDR)

Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos)

Capital: Vientiane

Major Cities: Luang Prabang, Savannakhet, Pakse

Currency: Lao kip (LAK)

Malaysia

Capital: Kuala Lumpur

Major Cities: George Town, Ipoh, Johor Bahru

Currency: Malaysian ringgit (MYR)

Myanmar (Burma)

Capital: Naypyidaw

Major Cities: Yangon (Rangoon), Mandalay, Naypyidaw

Currency: Burmese kyat (MMK)

Philippines

Capital: Manila

Major Cities: Quezon City, Davao City, Cebu City

Currency: Philippine peso (PHP)

Singapore

Capital: Singapore

Major Cities: Jurong West, Woodlands, Tampines

Currency: Singapore dollar (SGD)

Thailand

Capital: Bangkok

Major Cities: Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Phuket City

Currency: Thai baht (THB)

Timor-Leste (East Timor)

Capital: Dili

Major Cities: Baucau, Maliana, Suai

Currency: United States dollar (USD), Timor-Leste centavo coins (USc)

Vietnam

Capital: Hanoi

Major Cities: Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Hanoi, Da Nang

Currency: Vietnamese đồng (VND)

Western Asia:

Armenia

Capital: Yerevan

Major Cities: Gyumri, Vanadzor, Ejmiatsin

Currency: Armenian dram (AMD)

Azerbaijan

Capital: Baku

Major Cities: Ganja, Sumqayit, Lankaran

Currency: Azerbaijani manat (AZN)

Bahrain

Capital: Manama

Major Cities: Riffa, Muharraq, Hamad Town

Currency: Bahraini dinar (BHD)

Cyprus

Capital: Nicosia

Major Cities: Limassol, Larnaca, Famagusta

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Georgia

Capital: Tbilisi

Major Cities: Kutaisi, Batumi, Rustavi

Currency: Georgian lari (GEL)

Iraq

Capital: Baghdad

Major Cities: Mosul, Basra, Erbil

Currency: Iraqi dinar (IQD)

Israel

Capital: Jerusalem (de facto)

Major Cities: Tel Aviv, Haifa, Rishon LeZion

Currency: Israeli new shekel (ILS)

Jordan

Capital: Amman

Major Cities: Zarqa, Irbid, Aqaba

Currency: Jordanian dinar (JOD)

Kuwait

Capital: Kuwait City

Major Cities: Al Ahmadi, Hawalli, Al Farwaniyah

Currency: Kuwaiti dinar (KWD)

Lebanon

Capital: Beirut

Major Cities: Tripoli, Sidon, Tyre

Currency: Lebanese pound (LBP)

Oman

Capital: Muscat

Major Cities: Salalah, Sohar, Nizwa

Currency: Omani rial (OMR)

Qatar

Capital: Doha

Major Cities: Al Wakrah, Al Khor, Al Rayyan

Currency: Qatari riyal (QAR)

Saudi Arabia

Capital: Riyadh

Major Cities: Jeddah, Mecca, Medina

Currency: Saudi riyal (SAR)

Palestine

Capital: Ramallah (de facto)

Major Cities: Gaza City, Hebron, Nablus

Currency: Israeli new shekel (ILS) alongside Jordanian dinar (JOD) and Egyptian pound (EGP) in Gaza Strip

Syrian Arab Republic (Syria)

Capital: Damascus

Major Cities: Aleppo, Homs, Hama

Currency: Syrian pound (SYP)

Turkey

Capital: Ankara

Major Cities: Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa

Currency: Turkish lira (TRY)

United Arab Emirates

Capital: Abu Dhabi

Major Cities: Dubai, Sharjah, Al Ain

Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham (AED)

Yemen

Capital: Sana'a (de jure), Aden (de facto)

Major Cities: Taiz, Al Hudaydah, Mukalla

Currency: Yemeni rial (YER)

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