Asia includes 49 generally recognized sovereign states, all of which are members of the United Nations. There are four largely unrecognized de facto states, and six dependent and other territories.
There are two states with substantial but not general international recognition, Palestine which is a UN observer state, and Taiwan.
Armenia and Cyprus are located entirely in Western Asia.
They are socio-politically European countries, with Cyprus also being a member of the European Union.
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Turkey, and Kazakhstan all have territory in both Asia and Europe.
In Asia there are four largely unrecognized de facto states, Abkhazia, Northern Cyprus, and South Ossetia.
While Egypt extends into Asia through the Sinai Peninsula, it is generally considered to be an African country because most of its population and geographic area is in .Africa.
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Asia includes 49 generally recognized sovereign states, states with limited but substantial international recognition, de facto states with little or no international recognition, and dependencies of both Asian and non‑Asian states.
There are four largely unrecognized de facto states, and six dependent and other territories.
There are two states with substantial but not general international recognition, Palestine, a UN observer state, and Taiwan, which is claimed by China.
China, officially the Peoples Republic of China, has a population exceeding 1.4 billion (17% of the world's population).
Armenia and Cyprus are located entirely in Western Asia. They are socio-politically European countries, with Cyprus also being a member of the European Union.
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Turkey, and Kazakhstan all have territory in both Asia and Europe.
Russia is a nation whose immense, flat geography, particularly the North European Plain, has historically rendered its western border vulnerable to invasion, forcing a strategic emphasis on outward expansion as a defensive measure. A critical and persistent geopolitical weakness is Russia's lack of warm-water ports with direct, unfettered access to global oceans, which limits its naval power and global trade capabilities. Despite these challenges, Russia leverages its vast energy resources (oil and gas) as a powerful tool in foreign policy, and its perception of NATO's eastward expansion as an existential threat has driven recent aggressive actions in its "near abroad," particularly in Ukraine and Georgia.
It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest.
While Egypt extends into Asia through the Sinai Peninsula, it is generally considered to be an African country because most of its population and geographic area is in .Africa.
