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What are the countries making up Asia?

Asia is the largest continent in the world, stretching from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south. It is home to over 4 billion people and includes a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions.

The following is a list of the countries that are generally considered to be part of Asia:

- Afghanistan

- Armenia

- Azerbaijan

- Bahrain

- Bangladesh

- Bhutan

- Brunei

- Cambodia

- China

- Cyprus

- East Timor

- Georgia

- India

- Indonesia

- Iran

- Iraq

- Israel

- Japan

- Jordan

- Kazakhstan

- Kuwait

- Kyrgyzstan

- Laos

- Lebanon

- Malaysia

- Maldives

- Mongolia

- Myanmar

- Nepal

- North Korea

- Oman

- Pakistan

- Philippines

- Qatar

- Russia (part of)

- Saudi Arabia

- Singapore

- South Korea

- Sri Lanka

- Syria

- Taiwan

- Tajikistan

- Thailand

- Turkey (part of)

- Turkmenistan

- United Arab Emirates

- Uzbekistan

- Vietnam

- Yemen

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