| A | B |
| China | most populous |
| Nepal | Everest is here |
| Taiwan | island off coast of China |
| Myanmar | also called Burma |
| Mongolia | north of China |
| Kazakhstan | the stan south of Russia |
| Uzebekistan | south of Kazakhstan |
| Tajikistan | south of Kyrgyzstan |
| Turkey | w of Armenia |
| Syria | SE of Turkey |
| Israel | S of Lebanon |
| Jordan | east of Israel |
| Iraq | Euphrates and Tigris here |
| Iran | e of Iraq |
| Qatar | penisula in the persian gulf |
| Bahrain | islands in the persian gulf |
| United Arab Emirates | U.A.E |
| Yemen | SW on the Arabian peninsula |
| India | 2nd most populous |
| Pakistan | W of the 2nd most populous |
| Bangladesh | used to be east Pakistan |
| Bhutan | S of China |
| Thailand | SE of Burma |
| Cambodia | SW of Vietnam |
| Afghanistan | NW of Pakistan |
| Laos | W of Vietnam |
| Vietnam | W of S. China Sea |
| Malaysia | S of S.China sea |
| Singapore | "dot" off of Malaysia |
| Indonesia | S of Malaysia |
| Japan | W of the Sea of Japan |
| Russia | largest country in the world |
| North Korea | N of South Korea |
| South Korea | S of North Korea |
| Georgia | N of Armenia |
| Maldives | Islands of W coast of India |
| Sri Lanka | island off E coast of India |
| Oman | SE of Saudi Arabia |