How Many Countries Are In Asia?

In strict sense there are 37 countries in Asia....as there is no definitive physical map there can be more.

• Afghanistan
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Brunei
• Burma
• Cambodia
• China
• Georgia
• Hong Kong
• India
• Indonesia
• Japan
• Kazakhstan
• Korea, North
• Korea, South
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Macau
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mongolia
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Papua New Guinea
• Philippines
• Russia
• Singapore
• Sri Lanka
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Thailand
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam

East Asia: China, Hong Kong S.A.R., Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan

South Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Central Asia: Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

Australasia: Australia, New Zealand, **Pacific Island Countries, Papua New Guinea

**The Pacific Island Countries include:
American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Midway Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, & Vanuatu.

If you tallied these countries up you would get 53, but there is no definitive border around Asia. Does that sound about right? Or have I missed any?

I say 53 but there are debates over some being countries

There are 53 countries in asia

53