Mark Pettitt's Asian Countries and Capitals
China
3rd largest country in the world, with the world's highest population.
Kabul
Capital of Afghanistan
Dhaka
Capital of Bangladesh
Beijing
Capital of China
New Delhi
Capital of India
Jakarta
Capital of Indonesia
Tehran
Capital of Iran
Baghdad
Capital of Iraq
Jerusalem
Capital of Israel, a small country on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
Tokyo
Capital of Japan
Islamabad
Capital of Pakistan
Riyadh
Capital of Saudi Arabia
Seoul
Capital of South Korea
Colombo
Capital of Sri Lanka
Bangkok
Capital of Thailand
Ankara
Capital of Turkey
Manila
Capital of the Philippines
Pakistan
Country between Afghanistan and India. Its capital is Islamabad.
Afghanistan
Country between Iran and Pakistan. The UK has had troops there between 2005 and 2014. Its capital is Kabul.
Iran
Country between Iraq and Afghanistan, whose capital is Tehran.
Iraq
Country immediately north of Saudi Arabia, and west of Iran, whose capital is Baghdad.
Thailand
Country in south-east Asia, whose capital is Bangkok
Philippines
Country of islands between the South China Sea and the Pacific. Its capital is Manila.
Indonesia
Fourth most populated country in the world. whose capital is Jakarta.
Himalayas
Highest mountains in the world
Japan
Island country off the east coast of Asia, whose capital is Tokyo.
Sri Lanka
Island country to the south east of India. Its capital is Colombo.
Turkey
Large country partly in Europe, but mainly in Asia, whose capital is Ankara.
Shanghai
Large port at the mouth of the Yangtze
Kolkata
Large port on the north east corner of India
Yangtze
Longest river in Asia
Indian
Ocean below Asia
Pacific
Ocean to the east of Asia, the largest in the world.
Arctic
Ocean to the north of Asia
Saudi Arabia
Oil rich country, the largest on the Arabian peninsula.
Dubai
Part of the U.A.E. Extremely rich territory on the east coast of Saudi Arabia
Ganges
River running through northern India and Bangladesh. It floods every year because of snowmelt from the Himalayas.
India
Seventh largest country in the world, whose capital is New Delhi
Red Sea
Shallow sea between Egypt and Saudi Arabia, famous for beautiful fish life.
Bangladesh
Small country to the east of India, which the Ganges flows through and floods annually. Its capital is Dhaka.
Singapore
Small island country at the bottom of Malaysia
South Korea
Small peninsula country to the north-East of China. Seoul is its capital.
Israel
Tiny country in the Middle East to the east of the Mediterranean. Jerusalem is its capital.
