In total I have visited 11 countries in Asia even though Hong Kong and Macau are now considered by all, except  perhaps some of those who live there, as being part of China. As I manage to dig out data and photographs of my trips I will add them to the site.

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Notes: Full info at CIA

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Geography:  Country of 9,596,960 sq km
Population:  1,273,111,290(July 2001 Est)
 Languange: Chinese- Mandarin (official) and several local local languages
Capital: Beijing
GDP:  4.5 tUSD, GDP/capita: 3,600 USD
Currency: CNY

Geography: Territory of 1,092 sq km
Population: 7,210,505 (July 2001 Est)
Languange: Chinese - Cantonese (official), English (official)
Capital: Hong Kong
GDP: 181 bUSD, GDP/capita: 25,400 USD
Currency: HKD

Geography: Continent of 3,287,590 sq km
Population: 1,029,991,145 (July 2001 Est)
 Languange: Hindi, English and many other native languanges
Capital: New Delhi
GDP: 2.2 tUSD, GDP/capita: 2,200 USD
Currency: INR

Geography: Archipelego of 1,919,440 sq km
Population: 228,437,870 (July 2001 Est)
 Languange: Bahasa Indonesia (official), English, Dutch, native languanges
Capital: Jakarta
GDP: 654 bUSD, GDP/capita: 2,900 USD
Currency: IDR

Geography: Island of 377,835 sq km
Population:  126,771,662(July 2001 Est)
Languange: Japanese
Capital: Tokyo
GDP: 3.15 tUSD, GDP/capita: 24,900 USD
Currency: JPY

Geography: Territory of 21 sq km
Population: 453,733 (July 2001 Est)
Languange: Portuguese, Chinese (Cantonese)
Capital: Macau
GDP: 7.82 bUSD, GDP/capita: 17,500 USD
Currency: MOP, CNY

Geography: Peninsular and part of Borneo Island of 329,750 sq km
Population: 22,229,040 (July 2001 Est)
Languange: Bahasu Melayu (official), English, Chinese dialects, Indian languages and several indigenous languages
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
GDP: 223.7 bUSD, GDP/capita: 10,300 USD
Currency: MYR

Geography: Island of 648 sq km
Population: 4,300,419 (July 2001 Est)
Languange: Chinese (official), Malay (official & national), Tamil (official), English (official)
Capital: Singapore
GDP: 109.8 bUSD, GDP/capita: 26,500 USD
Currency: SGD

Geography: Peninsular of 98,480 sq km
Population: 47,904,370 (July 2001 Est)
Languange: Korean, English
Capital: Seoul
GDP: 764.6 bUSD, GDP/capita: 16,100 USD
Currency: KRW

Geography: Islands of 35,980 sq km
Population: 22,370,461 (July 2001 Est)
Languange: Chinese (Mandarin), Taiwanses, Hakka dialects
Capital: Taipei
GDP: 386 bUSD, GDP/capita: 17,400 USD
Currency: TWD

Geography: Country of 514,000 sq km
Population: 61,797,751 (July 2001 Est)
Languange: Thai (official) English, ethnic & native languanges
Capital: Bangkok
GDP: 413 bUSD, GDP/capita: 6,700 USD
Currency: THB

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