Asia, Northern

Afghanistan

Country located north and west of Pakistan, and east of Iran. The capital is Kabul.

Asia

The largest of the continents. It was known to the Romans more specifically as what we know today as Asia Minor. The name comes from at leas…

Asia, Central

The geographical area of Asia comprising KAZAKHSTAN; KYRGYZSTAN; TAJIKISTAN; TURKMENISTAN; and UZBEKISTAN. The desert region of Kara Kum (Qa…

Asia, Eastern

A geographic area of east and southeast Asia encompassing CHINA; HONG KONG; JAPAN; KOREA; MACAO; MONGOLIA; and TAIWAN.

Asia, Southeastern

The geographical area of Asia comprising BORNEO; BRUNEI; CAMBODIA; INDONESIA; LAOS; MALAYSIA; the MEKONG VALLEY; MYANMAR (formerly Burma), t…

Asia, Southern

The geographical designation for the countries of AFGHANISTAN; BANGLADESH; BHUTAN; INDIA; MALDIVES; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; and SRI LANKA.

Asia, Western

The geographical designation for the countries of the MIDDLE EAST and the countries BANGLADESH; BHUTAN; INDIA; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; and SRI LANK…

Bahrain

An independent state, an archipelago in the western Persian Gulf, northwest of Qatar. It comprises low-lying islands of Bahrain (the largest…