The Islamic Republic of Iran, commonly known as Iran and known to outsiders as Persia for a long period of its history until 1501, is located in West Asia, a Middle Eastern country, the northern part of which is bordered by the Caspian Sea and the southern part by the Persian Gulf and the Arabian …
The Republic of Iraq, commonly known as Iraq, is a republic located in the West Asia-Middle East region. Iraq shares borders with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in the south, Turkey in the north, Syria in the northwest, Iran in the east, and Jordan in the west. Iraq is located in a region also known historically …
Afghanistan, a landlocked country located in south-central Asia, is situated in the heart of Asia. According to the different definitions of geographical divisions, Afghanistan is considered to be in South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, and the Middle East.
Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistan) is a landlocked country in southwestern Central Asia, bordered by the Caspian Sea to the west and Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Iran to the north and southeast, respectively.
The Republic of Uzbekistan, commonly known as Uzbekistan, is a landlocked country located in Central Asia.
The Republic of Tajikistan, or Tajikistan for short, is one of the Central Asian countries, located between Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and the People’s Republic of China, and has the smallest land area among the Central Asian countries.
The Kyrgyz Republic, commonly known as Kyrgyzstan, is a landlocked country located in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest, and China to the east.
The Republic of Kazakhstan, commonly known as Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country, spanning both Europe and Asia, located mainly in northern Central Asia, with a small part of its territory west of the Urals River in Europe.
The Republic of Maldives, commonly known as the Maldives, is located about 500 km southwest of Sri Lanka and India in the waters of the Indian Ocean, and is part of the South Asian region.
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, commonly known as Sri Lanka and before 1972 as Ceylon, is an island nation located off the southeast of the South Asian-Indian subcontinent and belongs to Asia.
