Location: Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia.

Location: Eastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta.

Location: Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran.

Location: Eastern Mediterranean, peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus.

Location: Southwestern Asia, east of Turkey.

Southwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range.

Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India.

Strategic location between China and India; controls several key Himalayan mountain passes.

Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and Malaysia.

Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand.

A land of paddies and forests dominated by the Mekong River and Tonle Sap.

Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam; world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US).

Strategic strip of land along Mideast-North African trade routes has experienced an incredibly turbulent history.

Location: Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia, with a sliver of land north of the Caucasus extending into Europe.

Cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall.

Dominates South Asian subcontinent; near important Indian Ocean trade routes.

Archipelago of 17,508 islands (6,000 inhabited); straddles equator; strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean.

Strategic location on the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, which are vital maritime pathways for crude oil transport.

Strategic location on Shatt al Arab waterway and at the head of the Persian Gulf.

Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon.

Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula.

Strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and as the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the occupied West Bank.

Location: Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural (Zhayyq) River in eastern-most Europe.

Strategic location bordering China, South Korea, and Russia; mountainous interior is isolated and sparsely populated.

Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea.

Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

Location: Central Asia, west of China.

Location: Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam.

Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria.

Location: Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China.

Strategic location along Strait of Malacca and southern South China Sea.

1,190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls (200 inhabited islands, plus 80 islands with tourist resorts); archipelago with strategic location astride and along major sea lanes in Indian Ocean.

Strategic location between China and Russia.

Strategic location between China and India; contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga, the world's tallest and third tallest.

Strategic location on Musandam Peninsula adjacent to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil.

Location: Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north.

Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam.

Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia.

Location: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen.

Southeastern Asia, islands between Malaysia and Indonesia. Focal point for Southeast Asian sea routes.

Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of India.

Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey.

Central Asia, west of China; mountainous region dominated by the Trans-Alay Range in the north and the Pamirs in the southeast.

Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma.

Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco.

Central Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Kazakhstan.

Location: Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia.

One of the only two doubly landlocked countries in the world.

Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia.

Middle East, west of Jordan.

Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China.