47 Countries
44,6 Million km²
appr. 4 Billion Inhabitants
Biggest cities: Shanghai, Beijing, Karachi
1990-2001 Islamic Sate of Afghanistan
2002-2004 Islamic Transitional State of Afghanistan
since 2004 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
until 1919 Empire of Russia
1919-1991 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
since 1991 Republic of Armenia
until 1919 Empire of Russia
1919-1991 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
since 1991 Republic of Armenia
until 2002 State of Bahrain
since 2002 Kingdom of Bahrain
1961-1999 Isa bin Salman al Khalifa
since 1999 Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa
1877-1947 British India
1947-1971 Part of Pakistan
since 1971 People`s Republic of Bangladesh
until 1991 Union Soviet Socialist Republics
1991 Republic of Azerbaijan
since 1991 Republic of Nagorno Karabakh (not recognized)
Kingdom of Bhutan
1952-1972 Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
1972-2006 Jigme Singye Wangchuck
seit 2006 Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Kingdom of Brunei
1950-1967 Omar Ali Saifuddien III.
since 1967 Hassanal Bolkiah I.
independent since 1984
until 1911 Empire of China
1912-1949 Republic of China
since 1949 People`s Republic of China
until 1919 Empire of Russia
1919-1991 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
since 1991 Republic of Georgia
until 1841 Part of China
1842-1997 British Crown Colony Hong Kong
since 1942 Part of China
until 1947 Crown Colony British India
1947-1950 Independent dominion
since 1950 Republic of India
1902-1942 Netherlands East India
1942-1945 Japanese occupation
1945-1949 Dutch occupation
since 1950 Republic of Indonesia
until 1921 Part of the Ottoman Empire
1921-1958 Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq
since 1958 Republic of Iraq
1909-1925 Sultan Ahmad Shah
1925-1941 Riza Shah Pahlewi
1941-1979 Mohammed Riza Pahlewi
since 1979 Islamic Republic of Iran
until 1917 Part of the Ottoman Empire
1917-1947 Palestine
since 1948 State of Israel
Medinat Yisra'el
Dawlat Isra'il
until 1945 Dai Nippon
since 1947 Nippon Kuo
1912-1926 Yoshihito
1926-1989 Hirohito
since 1989 Akihito
until 1962 Kingdom of Mutawakkiliyah
1962-1990 Yemen Arab Republic
since 1990 Republic of Yemen
bis 1918 Ottoman Empire
1918-1921 French and British Government
1921-1949 Emirate Transjordan
Since 1949 The Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan
1970-1975 Republic of Khmer
1979-1990 People`s Republic of Kampuchea
1989-1993 State of Cambodia
since 1993 Kingdom of Cambodia
until 1919 Empire of Russia
1919-1991 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
since 1991 Republic of Kazakhstan
since 1971 State of Qatar
1960-1972 Ahmad bin Ali al Thani
1972-1995 Khalifa bin Hamad al Thani
since 1995 Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani
until 1919 Empire of Russia
1919-1991 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
since 1991 Republic of Kyrgyzstan
1897-1910 Kingdom of Korea
1910-1948 Colony of Japan
since 1948 Democratic People`s Republic
since 1961 State Kuwait
1965-1977 Sabah III. bin Salim
1977-2006 Jabir III. bin Ahmad as Sabah
since 2006 Dschabir Mubarak al-Hamad as-Sabah
until 1975 Kingdom of Laos
1904-1959 Sisavang Vong
1959-1975 Savang Vatthana
since 1975 The Lao People`s Democratic Republic
until 1918 Part of the Osman Empire
1924-1941 Mandated area Great Lebanon
since 1926 Republic of Lebanon
1557-1884 leased by Portugal
1884-1999 Colony of Portugal
since 1999 Special administrative region of the Peoples Republic of China
1867-1946 British Crown Colony
1946-1948 Union of Malaya
1948-1963 Federation of Malaya
since 1963 Federation of Malaysia
1953-1954 Republic of the Maledive Islands
1954-1968 State of the Maledive Islands
since 1968 Republic of the Maledive Islands
until 1924 Part of China
1924-1992 Mongolian People`s Republic
since 1992 State of Mongolia
1948-1974 Union of Myanmar
1974-1988 Socialist Republic of the Union of Myanmar
since 1989 State of Myanmar
2001-2007 Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
until 2008 Kingdom of Nepal
since 2008 Republic of Nepal
Sultanate Oman
1913-1932 Taimur bin Faisal as Sa'id
1932-1970 Sa'id bin Taimur as Sa'id
since 1970 Qabus bin Sa'id as Sa'id
until 1947 British India
1947-1956 State of Pakistan
since 1956 Islamic Republic of Pakistan
1920-1948 British Mandate of the League of Nations. The money was issued by the British Palestine Currency Board.
1921-1949 Territory of New Guinea
1949-1975 Territory of Papua and New Guinea
since 1975 Independent State of Papua-Neuguinea
1898-1935 American possession
1935-1946 Commonwealth of the Philippines
since 1946 Republic of the Philippines
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2005-2015 Abdullah bin Abd al Aziz as Su'ad
since 2015 Salman ibn Abd al Aziz
1819-1946 Crown Colony Straits Settlements
1946-1963 Crown Colony Singapore
1963-1965 Part of Malysia
seit 1965 Republic of Singapore
until 1815 Kingdom of Kandy
1818-1948 British Colony
1948-1972 British Commonwealth
since 1972 Democratic Socialistic Republic of Sri Lanka
1895-1910 Empire of Korea
1910-1945 Japanese Colony
1945-1948 Allied occupation
since 1948 Republic of Korea
1920-1944 State of Syria
1944-1958 Republic of Syria
1958-1961 United Arab Republic
since 1961 Arab Republic of Syria
until 1919 Empire of Russia
1919-1991 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
since 1991 Republic of Tajikistan
1895-1945 Overseas possession of Japan
1945-1949 Republic of China
since 1949 National Republic of China
Kingdom of Thailand
1935-1946 Anandamahidol
1946-2016 Bhumibol Adulyadej
since 2016 Maha Vajiralongkorn
1586-1957 Colony of Portugal
1957-1975 Overseas province
1975-2002 Part of Indonesia
since 2002 Democratic Republic of Timor Leste
until 1919 Empire of Russia
1919-1991 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
since 1991 Republic of Turkmenistan
until 1919 Empire of Russia
1919-1991 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
since 1991 Republic of Kyrgyzstan
since 1971 United Arab Emirates
1971-2004 Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan
since 2004 Khalifa bin Zayed as Nahyan
1887-1955 French Indochina
1955-1975 Republic of Vietnam
since 1975 Socialist Republic of Vietnam
1954-1955 State of Viet Nam
1955-1975 Republic of Viet Nam
1976 Reunion with North Viet Nam