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In all of Asia, 46 independent countries and eight dependent divisions.

The total area of Asia is 43 534.6 km ²

The total number of people in Asia (in July 1, 2002) - 3 782 600.8 people

There are several options to divide Asia:
Traditional to an affected space:
East (PRC, PRC, South Korea, Japan, as well as Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and other dependencies)
Southeast (Indonesia, Malaysia, East Timor, Brunei, Philippines, Singapore)
IndoChinese (Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar)
South (India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan)
Central (Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan)
South-Western (Yemen, Cyprus)
Middle East (Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan)
Persian Zatak (Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, OE, Oman, Bahraan, Catar)
Caucasus (Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan)
And Russia and Turkey.
Asia region accepted in English-speaking countries:
Asia-Pacific region (PRC, PRC, Republic of Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Oriental Timor, Brunei, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Maldives, Bhutan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Mongolia, and Hong Kong, and Hong Kong, and Chinatown, and Taiwan, and the rest of Taiwan.
Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Kuight, Iraq, Iran, Oman, Oman, Bahraine, Catar, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Yemen, Yemen, Hebrew, Cyprus)
Central, Eastern Europe and AlDS countries (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia)
Asia share accepted by the U.N.:
East (PRC, PRC, Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Japan, as well as Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and other dependencies)
Southeast (Indonesia, Malaysia, East Timor, Brunei, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar)
South (India, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Central (Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan)
West (Saudi Arabia, Kuwight, Iraq, Iran, Oman, Oman, Bahraine, Qatar, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Yemen, Hebrew, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia)
North (= Eastern Europe: Russia)

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Unrecognized Regions
South Ossetia: 3 900 km ², 7000 people (2004), the capital of Tskhinvali, November 28, 1991 of Georgia
Abkhazia (8 600 km ^ 2, 250,000 persons (2000), capital of Sujuana) - 23rd of July 1992 of Georgia
Massive Karabah (NQA: 4400 km ², 145,000 people (2002), Stapakert Capital, December 10, 1991 of Azerbaijan
The Northern Cyprius Republic (THRES: 3 355 km ², 264 172 (2006), Capital, Nicosia (Northern) - November 15, 1983 of Cyprus
Republic of China (Taiwan, and the Pacific Islands, Isles: Kinmen, Matthew, etc.: 35 980 km ², 23 036 087 (2006), Capital of Taipea) - December 7th, 1949 by PRC
Iraqi Kurdian (80,000 km ², 5,000 people (2005), tables