Asian Country Capitals and Leaders Name List- 2025 Update

Asia Country Capitals and Leaders Name List- 2025 Update

Get the updated 2025 list of all Asian countries along with their capitals, presidents, and prime ministers. This comprehensive guide is perfect for competitive exams, general knowledge, and current affairs preparation.

List of All Asian Countries, Capitals, Presidents & Prime Ministers

Asian Countries: Capitals & Leaders List
Asia is the largest and most populated continent in the world. In this article, we have shared the names of the most important countries in Asia along with their capitals, presidents, and prime ministers.
This topic is very important because many questions have been asked from it in various competitive exams like SSC, RRB, UPSC, and other government exams. Knowing the countries, their capitals, and top leaders is useful for general knowledge and current affairs preparation.

Asia Continent – 2025 Overview

Population (2025): 4,835,320,061
Total Area: 31,033,131 square kilometers
Population Density: 156 people per square kilometer
World Population Share: 58.7%
- Asia is the most populated and the largest continent in the world. In 2025, it has a population of over 4.8 billion people, which is about 58.7% of the world’s total population. The total land area of Asia is more than 31 million square kilometers, and on average, there are 156 people living in every square kilometer.

Afghanistan
- Capital: Kabul
  - Head of State (Supreme Leader): Hibatullah Akhundzada
  - Head of Government (Acting Prime Minister): Hasan Akhund
  - Note: Ruled by the Taliban.
Armenia
- Capital: Yerevan
  - President: Vahagn Khachaturyan
  - Prime Minister: Nikol Pashinyan
Azerbaijan
- Capital: Baku
  - President: Ilham Aliyev
  - Prime Minister: Ali Asadov
Bahrain
- Capital: Manama
  - Head of State (King): Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
  - Head of Government (Prime Minister): Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
  - Note: Monarchy.
Bangladesh
- Capital: Dhaka
  - President: Mohammed Shahabuddin
  - Head of Government (Chief Adviser): Muhammad Yunus
  - Note: Caretaker government in place.
Bhutan
- Capital: Thimphu
  - Head of State (King): Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
  - Head of Government (Prime Minister): Tshering Tobgay
  - Note: Constitutional Monarchy.
Brunei Darussalam
- Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
  - Head of State & Government (Sultan and Prime Minister): Hassanal Bolkiah
  - Note: The Sultan holds both roles.
Cambodia
- Capital: Phnom Penh
  - Head of State (King): Norodom Sihamoni
  - Head of Government (Prime Minister): Hun Manet
  - Note: Constitutional Monarchy.
China (People’s Republic of China )
- Capital: Beijing
  - President: Xi Jinping
  - Head of Government (Premier): Li Qiang
Cyprus
- Capital: Nicosia
  - President: Nikos Christodoulides
  - Note: Presidential Republic, no Prime Minister.
East Timor (Timor-Leste)
- Capital: Dili
  - President: José Ramos-Horta
  - Prime Minister: Xanana Gusmão
Georgia
- Capital: Tbilisi
  - President: Salome Zourabichvili
  - Prime Minister: Irakli Kobakhidze
India
- Capital: New Delhi
  - President: Droupadi Murmu
  - Prime Minister: Narendra Modi
Indonesia
- Capital: Jakarta
  - President: Joko Widodo
  - Note: Presidential Republic, no Prime Minister.
Iran
- Capital: Tehran
  - Head of State (Supreme Leader): Ali Khamenei
  - Head of Government (Interim President): Mohammad Mokhber (acting)
  - Note: The Supreme Leader is the head of state; the President acts as head of government.
Iraq
- Capital: Baghdad
  - President: Abdul Latif Rashid
  - Prime Minister: Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani
Israel
- Capital: Jerusalem
  - President: Isaac Herzog
  - Prime Minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
  - Note: International recognition of Jerusalem as its capital is limited.
Japan
- Capital: Tokyo
  - Head of State (Emperor): Naruhito
  - Head of Government (Prime Minister): Shigeru Ishiba
  - Note: Constitutional Monarchy.
Jordan
- Capital: Amman
  - Head of State (King): Abdullah II
  - Head of Government (Prime Minister): Jafar Hassan
  - Note: Monarchy.
Kazakhstan
- Capital: Astana
  - President: Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
  - Prime Minister: Olzhas Bektenov
Kuwait
- Capital: Kuwait City
  - Head of State (Emir): Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
  - Head of Government (Prime Minister): Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
  - Note: Monarchy.
Kyrgyzstan
- Capital: Bishkek
  - President: Sadyr Japarov
  - Head of Government (Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers): Akylbek Japarov
Laos
- Capital: Vientiane
  - President: Thongloun Sisoulith
  - Prime Minister: Sonexay Siphandone
Lebanon
- Capital: Beirut
  - President: (Vacant)
  - Prime Minister: Najib Mikati
  - Note: The presidential position is currently vacant.
Malaysia
- Capital: Kuala Lumpur
  - Head of State (King): Abdullah of Pahang (Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
  - Head of Government (Prime Minister): Anwar Ibrahim
  - Note: Constitutional Monarchy.
Maldives
- Capital: Malé
  - President: Mohamed Muizzu
  - Note: Presidential Republic, no Prime Minister.
Mongolia
- Capital: Ulaanbaatar
  - President: Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh
  - Prime Minister: Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene
Myanmar
- Capital: Naypyidaw
  - Head of State (Acting President): Myint Swe
  - Head of Government (Prime Minister): Min Aung Hlaing
  - Note: Ruled by a military junta.
Nepal
- Capital: Kathmandu
  - President: Ram Chandra Poudel
  - Prime Minister: Pushpa Kamal Dahal
North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – DPRK)
- Capital: Pyongyang
  - Head of State (Supreme Leader): Kim Jong Un
  - Head of Government (Premier): Kim Tok-hun
Oman
- Capital: Muscat
  - Head of State & Government (Sultan): Haitham bin Tariq
  - Note: The Sultan holds both roles.
Pakistan
- Capital: Islamabad
  - President: Asif Ali Zardari
  - Prime Minister: Shehbaz Sharif
Palestine (State of)
- Capital: Jerusalem (East Jerusalem)
  - President: Mahmoud Abbas
  - Prime Minister: Mohammad Mustafa
  - Note: Observer State at the UN. East Jerusalem is the claimed capital.
Philippines
- Capital: Manila
  - President: Bongbong Marcos
  - Note: Presidential Republic, no Prime Minister.
Qatar
- Capital: Doha
  - Head of State (Emir): Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
  - Head of Government (Prime Minister): Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
  - Note: Monarchy.
Russia
- Capital: Moscow
  - President: Vladimir Putin
  - Prime Minister: Mikhail Mishustin
  - Note: Partially located in Asia.
Saudi Arabia
- Capital: Riyadh
  - Head of State (King): Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
  - Head of Government (Crown Prince & Prime Minister): Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud
  - Note: Monarchy.
Singapore
- Capital: Singapore City
  - President: Tharman Shanmugaratnam
  - Prime Minister: Lawrence Wong
South Korea (Republic of Korea)
- Capital: Seoul
  - President: Yoon Suk-yeol
  - Prime Minister: Han Duck-soo
Sri Lanka
- Capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
  - President: Ranil Wickremesinghe
  - Prime Minister: Dinesh Gunawardena
  - Note: Colombo is the commercial capital.
Syria
- Capital: Damascus
  - Head of State (President – de facto): Bashar al-Assad
  - Head of Government (Interim Prime Minister): Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali (interim)
  - Note: Political situation is complex due to civil conflict.
Taiwan (Republic of China)
- Capital: Taipei
  - President: Lai Ching-te
  - Head of Government (Premier): Cho Jung-tai
  - Note: A self-governing territory claimed by China; not recognized by the UN as a sovereign state.
Tajikistan
- Capital: Dushanbe
  - President: Emomali Rahmon
  - Prime Minister: Kokhir Rasulzoda
Thailand
- Capital: Bangkok
  - Head of State (King): Maha Vajiralongkorn
  - Head of Government (Prime Minister): Paetongtarn Shinawatra
  - Note: Constitutional Monarchy.
Turkey
- Capital: Ankara
  - President: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
  - Note: Partially located in Asia. Presidential Republic, no Prime Minister.
Turkmenistan
- Capital: Ashgabat
  - President: Serdar Berdimuhamedow
  - Note: Presidential Republic, no Prime Minister.
United Arab Emirates
- Capital: Abu Dhabi
  - President: Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
  - Head of Government (Prime Minister): Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
  - Note: Federation of 7 Emirates.
Uzbekistan
- Capital: Tashkent
  - President: Shavkat Mirziyoyev
  - Prime Minister: Abdulla Aripov
Vietnam
- Capital: Hanoi
  - President: To Lam
  - Prime Minister: Phạm Minh Chính
Yemen
- Capital: Sana’a
  - Head of State (Chairman of Presidential Leadership Council): Rashad al-Alimi
  - Head of Government (Prime Minister): Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed
  - Note: Due to civil war, Aden also serves as a seat of government.