Map Pop
Asia Map Quiz
Find all 48 countries of Asia, from Turkey to Japan.
A free Asia map quiz
Asia is the biggest continent, and its map runs from the Mediterranean coast of Turkey to the islands of Japan and Indonesia. This quiz asks 48 countries one at a time; tap each one and it pops into color.
The tricky parts are Central Asia's five "-stans", the small Gulf states and the islands of Southeast Asia. Zoom in whenever you need to: Singapore, Bahrain and the Maldives get a marker you can tap.
How to play
- Read the nameA country, capital or flag appears at the top of the screen.
- Tap the countryFind it on the map and tap it. Zoom with two fingers, the mouse wheel or the + button.
- Watch it popRight first time fills it with color and grows your combo. Three wrong taps and the map shows you the answer.
- Beat your timeYour score is the share of points you got. Share it and a friend gets the same countries in the same order.
Four ways to play every map: Countries (tap the country that is named), Capitals (tap the country of the capital), Flags (tap the country of the flag) and Type it (type the name of the country that lights up). Explore the map lets you tap around and read every name first.
All 48 countries of Asia and their capitals
| Country | Capital |
|---|---|
 Kazakhstan | Astana |
 Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek |
 Tajikistan | Dushanbe |
 Turkmenistan | Ashgabat |
 Uzbekistan | Tashkent |
| Country | Capital |
|---|---|
 China | Beijing |
 Japan | Tokyo |
 Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar |
 North Korea | Pyongyang |
 South Korea | Seoul |
 Taiwan | Taipei |
| Country | Capital |
|---|---|
 Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan |
 Cambodia | Phnom Penh |
 Indonesia | Jakarta |
 Laos | Vientiane |
 Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur (Putrajaya is the seat of government) |
 Myanmar | Naypyidaw |
 Philippines | Manila |
 Singapore | Singapore |
 Thailand | Bangkok |
 Timor-Leste | Dili |
 Vietnam | Hanoi |
| Country | Capital |
|---|---|
 Afghanistan | Kabul |
 Bangladesh | Dhaka |
 Bhutan | Thimphu |
 India | New Delhi |
 Iran | Tehran |
 Maldives | Malé |
 Nepal | Kathmandu |
 Pakistan | Islamabad |
 Sri Lanka | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Colombo is the largest city) |
| Country | Capital |
|---|---|
 Armenia | Yerevan |
 Azerbaijan | Baku |
 Bahrain | Manama |
 Georgia | Tbilisi |
 Iraq | Baghdad |
 Israel | Jerusalem (disputed; most embassies are in Tel Aviv) |
 Jordan | Amman |
 Kuwait | Kuwait City |
 Lebanon | Beirut |
 Oman | Muscat |
 Palestine | Ramallah (administrative centre; East Jerusalem is the claimed capital) |
 Qatar | Doha |
 Saudi Arabia | Riyadh |
 Syria | Damascus |
 Turkey | Ankara |
 United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi |
 Yemen | Sanaa |
Tips to learn the map faster
- Anchor on the giants first: China, India, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Indonesia.
- Of the five "-stans" in Central Asia, Kazakhstan is the huge one. Turkmenistan is by the Caspian Sea, Uzbekistan is in the middle, and Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are the mountain countries in the east.
- Mainland Southeast Asia from west to east: Myanmar, Thailand, Laos (no coast), Cambodia, then Vietnam along the coast.
- On the Persian Gulf, from the north: Kuwait, then Bahrain (an island), Qatar (a peninsula), the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
- North Korea and South Korea share a peninsula. South Korea is the southern half, closer to Japan.
Questions people ask
How many countries are in Asia?
Lists vary between 48 and 51. This quiz asks 48, including Turkey, Taiwan and Palestine. Russia spans Europe and Asia; it is asked in the Europe quiz and shown here in grey.
What is the largest country in Asia?
China is the largest country entirely in Asia, at about 9.6 million square kilometers. Russia is bigger, but most of its people live in Europe.
What is the smallest country in Asia?
The Maldives, a chain of islands in the Indian Ocean covering about 300 square kilometers.
Which country in Asia has the most people?
India, which passed China in 2023. Both have more than 1.4 billion people.
Which Asian countries are landlocked?
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan border the Caspian Sea, which is a lake.
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Maps: Natural Earth (public domain), via the world-atlas package. Borders follow Natural Earth's lines and are not a statement on any dispute. Flags: flag-icons by Panayiotis Lipiridis, MIT licence. Fonts: Lilita One by Juan Montoreano and Nunito by Vernon Adams, Cyreal and Jacques Le Bailly, both under the SIL Open Font License. The game, sounds and artwork are made by Pixel & Oak.