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For questions which are specific to the region/continent of Asia.

Some examples of questions more or less specific to the continent of Asia are those about:

  • Asian coordinate systems
  • Projections & Datums Specific to Asia
  • Workarounds for Geo-spatial statutory requirements in Asia (With GPS, exact locations etc)

The United Nations regards Asia as comprising the following sub regions and countries:

Central Asia

  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan

Eastern Asia

  • China
  • China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
  • China, Macao Special Administrative Region
  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Japan
  • Mongolia
  • Republic of Korea

Southern Asia

  • Afghanistan
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • India
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Maldives
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka

South-Eastern Asia

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cambodia
  • Indonesia
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Malaysia
  • Myanmar
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Vietnam

Western Asia

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Cyprus
  • Georgia
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • State of Palestine
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Turkey
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Yemen