Countries of the World

ASIA

Afghanistan

Population-25,838,797

Language-Pashtu, Dari

Religion-Sunni Muslims, Shi’a Muslims

Government-No functioning central government, administered by factions

Armenia

Population-3,344,336

Language-Armenian, Russian

Religion-Armenian Orthodox

Government-Republic

Azerbaijan

Population-7,748,163

Language-Azeri, Russian, Armenian

Religion-Muslim, Russian Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox

Government-Republic

Bahrain

Population-634,137

Language-Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu

Religion-Shi’a Muslims, Sunni Muslims

Government-Traditional monarchy

Bangladesh

Population-129,194,224

Language-Bangala, English

Religion-Muslims, Hindu

Government-Republic

Bhutan

Population-2,005,222

Language-Dzongkha

Religion-Laimaistic Buddhist, Indian and Nepalese influenced Hinduism

Government-Monarchy, special treaty with India

Brunei

Population-336,376

Language-Malay, English, Chinese

Religion-Muslim, Buddhist, Christian

Government-Constitutional sultanate

Cambodia

Population-12,212,306

Language-Khmer, French, English

Religion-Theravada Buddhist

Government-Multiparty liberal democracy under a constitutional monarchy

established in September 1993

China

Population-1,261,832,482

Language-Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Shanghaiese, Fuzhou, Taiwanese

Religion- Taoist, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist

Government-Communist state

Georgia

Population-5,019,538

Language- Georgian, Russian, Armenian, Azeri

Religion-Georgian Orthodox, Muslim, Russian Orthodox, Armenian Apostolic

Government-Republic

India

Population-1,014,003,817

Language-Tongue, Bengali, English, Tamil, Malayalam, Urdu

Religion-Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jains

Government-Federal republic

Indonesia

Population-224,784,210

Language-Bahasa Indonesia, English, Dutch

Religion-Muslim, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Hindu, Buddhist

Government-Republic

Iran

Population-65,619,636

Language-Pursian, Turkic, Kurdish, Luri, Balochi, Arabic, Turkish

Religion-Shi’a Muslim, Sunni Muslim, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, Baha’i

Government-Theocratic republic

Iraq

Population-22,675,617

Language-Arabic, Kurdish, Assyrian, Armenian

Religion-Muslim, Christian

Government-Republic

Israel

Population-5,842,454

Language-Hebrew, Arabic, English

Religion-Jewish, Muslim, Christian

Government-Parliamentary democracy

Japan

Population-126,549,976

Language-Japanese

Religion-Buddhist, Shinto, Christian

Government-Constitutional monarchy

Jordan

Population-4,998,564

Language-Arabic, English

Religion-Sunni Muslim, Christian

Government-Constitutional monarchy

Kazakhstan

Population-16,733,227

Language-Russian, Kazakh

Religion-Muslim, Russian Orthodox, Protestant

Government-Republic

Korea, North

Population-21,687,550

Language-Korean

Religion-Buddhist, Confucianism, Christian, Syncretic Chondogyo

Government-Autoritarian socialist, one-man dictatorship

Korea, South

Population-47,470,969

Language- Korean, English

Religion-Buddhist, Confucianism, Christian, Shamanism, Chondogyo

Government-

Kuwait

Population-1,973,572

Language-Arabic, English

Religion-Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Parsi

Government-Nominal constitutional monarchy

Kyrgyzstan

Population-4,685,230

Language-Russian, Kyrgyz

Religion-Muslim, Russian Orthodox

Government-Republic

Laos

Population-5,497,459

Language-Lao, French, English

Religion-Buddhist, Animist

Government-Communist state

Lebanon

Population-3,578,036

Language-Arabic, French, English, Armenian

Religion-Muslim, Christian, Jewish

Government-Republic

Malaysia

Population-21,793,293

Language-Bahasa Melayu, English, Chinese, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi

Religion-Islam, Buddhism, Daoism, Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism, Shamanism

Government-Constitutional monarchy

Maldives

Population-301,475

Language-Maldivian Dhivehi, English

Religion-Sunni Muslim

Government-Republic

Mongolia

Population-2,650,952

Language-Khalkha Mongol, Turkic, Russian

Religion-Tibetan Buddhist, Muslim

Government-Republic

Nepal

Population-24,702,119

Language-Nepali

Religion-Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim

Government-Parliamentary democracy

Oman

Population-2,533,389

Language-Arabic, English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects

Religion-Ibadhi Muslim, Sunni Muslim, Shi’a Muslim, Hindu

Government-Monarchy

Pakistan

Population-141,553,775

Language-Punjabi, Sindhi, Siraiki, Pashtu, Urdu

Religion-Muslim, Christian, Hindu

Government-Federal republic

Philippines

Population-81,159,644

Language-Filipino, English

Religion-Roman Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Buddhist

Government-Republic

Qatar

Population-744,483

Language-Arabic, English

Religion-Muslim

Government-Traditional monarchy

Russia

Population-146,001,176

Language-Russian

Religion-Russian Orthodox, Muslim

Government-Federation

Saudi Arabia

Population-22,023,506

Language-Arabic

Religion-Muslim

Government-Monarchy

Singapore

Population-4,151,264

Language-Chinese, English, Malay, Tamil

Religion-Buddhist, Taoist, Muslim, Christian, Hindu

Government-Parliamentary republic

Sri Lanka

Population-19,238,575

Language-Sinhala, Tamil, English

Religion-Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, Muslim

Government-Republic

Syria

Population-16,305,659

Language-Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian

Religion-Sunni Muslim, Druze, Christian

Government-Republic under military regime since March 1963

Taiwan

Population-22,191,087

Language-Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese

Religion-Buddhist, Confucian, Christian, Taoist

Government-Multiparty democratic regime headed by popularly elected president

Tajikistan

Population-6,440,732

Language-Russian, Tajik

Religion-Sunni Muslim, Shi’a Muslim

Government-Republic

Thailand

Population-61,230,874

Language-Thai, English

Religion-Buddhism, Muslim, Christianity, Hinduism

Government-Constitutional monarchy

Turkey

Population-65,666,677

Language-Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek

Religion-Muslim

Government-Republican parliamentary democracy

Turkmenistan

Population-4,518,268

Language-Russian, Turkmen, Uzbek

Religion-Muslim, Eastern Orthodox

Government-Republic

U.A.E.

Population-2,369,153

Language-Arabic, English, Persian, Hindu

Religion-Muslim, Christian, Hindu

Government-federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates

Uzbekistan

Population-24,755,519

Language-Russian, Uzbek

Religion-Muslim, Eastern Orthodox

Government-republic; effectively authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch; executive power concentrated in the presidency

Vietnam

Population-78,773,873

Language-Vietnamese, Chinese, English, French

Religion-Buddhist, Taoist, Roman Catholic, Muslim, Protestant, Cao Dai, Hoa Hao

Government-Communist state

Yemen

Population-17,479,206

Language-Arabic

Religion-Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Hindu

Government-Republic

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