Asian Countries

ASIA
Countries	Capital	Language	Currency	Emblems	Parliament & Government	Religion
Afghanistan	Kabul	Pasthu, Dari	Afghani		Loya Jirga (Grand Assembly)	Islam# (Sunni 84%, Shiite 15%)
Bahrain	Al-Manama	Arabic	Bahrain Dollar		bicameral – Shura  Council and House of Deputies; Constitutional Monarchy	Shiite 70%, Sunni 30%
Bangladesh	Dhaka	Bangla	Taka	Bengal Tiger, Water Lily	Jatiya Sangsad (National Assembly) – Democracy	Islam 83%, Hindu 16%
Bhutan	Thimphu	Dzongkha	Ngultrum ≡ Indian Rupee	Dragon	Tshogdu (National Assembly) Monarchy	Buddhist 75%, Hindu 25%
Brunei Darussalam	Bandar Seri Begawan	Malay	Brunei dollar		Majlis Masyuarat Megeri (consultative capacity) - Sultanate	Islam 67%, Buddhist 12%, Christianity 9%
Cambodia (Kampuchea)	Phnom Penh	Khmer	Riel		bicameral – Senate and National Assembly; Constitutional Monarchy	Buddhism 95%
China	Beijing	Chinese	Yuan	Dragon	National People's Congress Communist State	Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Atheist
East Timor	Dilli	Tetum, Portuguese	US Dollar		Democratic	Christianity 94%
India	New Delhi	Hindi & 22 State languages	Rupee	Lion Capital, Royal Bengal Tiger, Lotus, Peacock	bicameral – Rajya Sabha (Council of States), Lok Sabha (House of the People); Democratic Republic	Hinduism 82% Islam 13%
Indonesia	Djakarta	Bahasa Indonesia	Rupiah		Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (House of Representatives) Republic	Islam 87%, Christianity 9%
Iran	Tehran	Farsi (Persian)	Rial	Rose	Majlis – Islamic Theocracy	Islam# (Shiite 95%)
Iraq	Baghdad	Arabic	Iraqi Dinar		National Assembly	Shiite 60%, Sunni 37%
Israel	Jerusalem	Hebrew	Shekel	Candelabrum	Knesset - Democratic	Judaism 82%
Japan	Tokyo	Japanese	Yen	Chrysanthemum, Cherry Blossom	Diet or Kokkai consists of House of Councillors (Sangi-in) and House of Representatives (Shugi-in) - Constitutional Monarchy	Shintoism, Buddhism
Jordan	Amman	Arabic	Jordanian Dinar		bicameral  Majlis al-'Umma (National Assembly) – Constitutional   Monarchy	Islam 92%
Kazakhstan	Astana	Kazak, Russian	Tenge		bicameral – Senate and the Majlis; Republic	Islam 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%
Kuwait	Kuwait City	Arabic	Kuwaiti Dinar	Arfaj	Majlis al-Umma (National Assembly) - Constitutional Monarchy	Sunni 45%, Shiite 30%
Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	Kyrgyz	Som		bicameral Zhogorku Kenesh (Supreme Council) – Republic	Islam 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%
Laos	Vientiane	Lao	New Kip		National Assembly – Communist State	Buddhist 85%
Lebanon	Beirut	Arabic	Lebanese Pound	Cedar Tree	Majlis Alnuwab (National Assembly) – Republic	Islam 60%, Christian 40%
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Bahasa Melayu or Malay	Ringgit	Hibiscus	bicameral – Dewan Negara (Senate) & Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives	Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus
Maldives	Male	Dhivehi	Rufiyaa		Majlis (Peoples Council); Republic	Sunni Islam
Mongolia	Ulan Bator	Mongolian	Tugrik	Soyombo	The Great Hural – Republic	Tibetan Buddhist
Myanmar (Burma)	Yangon (Rangoon)	Burmese	Kyat		Pyithu Hluttaw (People’s Assembly) - Military Regime	Buddhist 90%
Nepal	Kathmandu	Nepali	Nepalese Rupee		Rashtriya Panchayat - Constitutional Monarchy	Hindu 90%, Buddhist 5%
North Korea	Pyongyang	Korean	Won	Kimjongilia	Supreme People’s Assembly – Dictatorship	Buddhism, Confucianism
Oman	Muscat	Arabic	Omani Rial		bicameral Majlis Oman consists of Majlis al-Dawla (upper chamber) and Majlis al-Shura (lower chamber) – Absolute  Monarchy	Islam
Pakistan	Islamabad	Urdu	Pakistani Rupee	Crescent & Star	bicameral  Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) consists of the Senate and the National Assembly; Nominal Democracy	Sunni Islam#
Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	English	Kina	Bird of Paradise	National Parliament –Constitutional  Monarchy	Christianity 50%, Indigenous 50%
Philippines	Manila	Filipino, English	Peso		bicameral Kongreso (Congress) – Senate and the House of Representatives; Republic	Christian 95%
Qatar	Doha	Arabic, English	Qatari Riyal		Majlis al-Shura (Advisory Council) – Monarchy	Islam 95%
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Arabic, English	Riyal		Majlis al-Shura (Consultative Council ) – Monarchy	Islam
Singapore	Singapore City	Malay, Chinese, Tamil, English	Singapore Dollar		Parliament – Republic	Islam, Buddhist, Hindu, Christian
South Korea	Seoul	Korean	Won	Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus)	Kukhoe (National Assembly) – Republic	Buddhism 48%, Christianity 48%
Sri Lanka	Colombo	Sinhalese, Tamil	Sri Lankan Rupee	Lion	Parliament – Republic	Buddhist 70%, Hindu 20%
Syria	Damascus	Arabic	Syrian Pound	Eagle	Majlis al-Shaab (People's Council) – under Military Rule	Islam 90%
Taiwan	Taipei	Chinese	Taiwan Dollar		Legislative Yuan – Democracy	Buddhism, Taoism
Tajikistan	Dushanbe	Tajik	Tajik Ruble		bicameral Majlisi Oli (Supreme Assembly) – Republic	Sunni Islam 80%
Thailand	Bangkok	Thai, Chinese, English	Baht		bicameral Rathasapha (National Assembly) – Constitutional  Monarchy	Buddhist 95%
Turkey	Ankara	Turkish	Turkish Lira	Tulip; Crescent & Star	Grand National Assembly of Turkey – Democracy	Islam 98%
Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	Turkmen, Russian, Uzbek	Manat		Halk Maslahaty (People's Council) & Majlis (Assembly) – Republic	Islam 89%
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Arabic, English	UAE Dirham		Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (Federal National Council)	Sunni 80%, Shiite 16%
Uzbekistan	Tashkent	Uzbek, Russian	Uzbekistani Sum		Oliy Majlis (Supreme Assembly) – Republic	Islam 88%
Vietnam	Hanoi	Vietnamese	Dong		Quoc-Hoi (National Assembly)  Communist  State	Buddhist, Catholic
Yemen	Sana’a	Arabic	Rial		bicameral – Shura  Council & House of Representatives Republic	Islam

# State Religion