48 Asian Countries and Their Currency Symbols

Geographically, Israel belongs to the Asian continent, but it stands at the crossroads between Europe, Africa, and Asia.
As such, it is an Asian country according to the United Nations.

It is also part of the Middle East region. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the west; to the north, it’s bounded by Lebanon and Syria; to the East is Jordan while it shares a border with Egypt to the southwest and to the south is the Red Sea.

Russia is not classified as an Asian country because it is a transcontinental country. It spans Eastern Europe and Northern Asia.

In terms of land area, it is the largest country in the world covering over 17,125,191 square kilometres.

As a transcontinental country, part of Russia’s landmass cut across Asia while most Russians live in the European part of the country.

Data available shows that about 77 per cent of Russian people live in the European territory, including its populous city of Moscow, the country’s capital

By land area and population, Maldives is the smallest country in Asia. It is also a tourist destination in Asia.

China is the largest economy in Asia with 14.72 trillion USD as of 2020 followed by Japan according to the World Bank data

China’s population is 1,439,323,776, representing 18.47 per cent of the world population and making it the most populous Asian country. It is also the most populous country in the World. It is followed by India with a population of 1,380,004,385

The Japanese Yen (JPY) is the third most traded currency in terms of global exchange and foreign reserves held by some central banks of countries around the world.