Asian countries

China, Japan, Thailand

Countries located on the Asian continent, from the Middle East through South and Southeast Asia to East Asia.

The term groups together nations as diverse as Japan, India, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia.

In casual Western usage, Asian countries sometimes refers more narrowly to East and Southeast Asia: She's traveled to several Asian countries—Japan, Vietnam, Thailand.

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  • MandarinHigh-ranking government official
  • KazakhstanLargest landlocked country
  • GDPNational output abbreviation
  • HindiIndia's official language

Japan · bullet train · tea ceremony · parliamentary democracy · Indonesia · constitutional monarchy · Mughal Empire · Vietnam · Buddhism · South Korea · Great Wall of China · Confucianism · martial arts · authoritarian regime · Thailand · rice paddy · night market · monsoon season

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continental geography

Asian countriesEuropean countries

Sovereign states of Europe

European nations · African countries · Caribbean nations

cultural-civilizational sphere

Asian countriesWestern civilization

Euro-American cultural tradition

Anglosphere · Nordic countries

East-West geopolitical/cultural paradigm

Asian countriescolonial powers

Nations that colonized others

Family

Asia, Asian, Asiatic, country, countries, countryside

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