Countries in Western Asia

There are 17 countries in Western Asia covered in this guide. Below is a complete list with the capital, population, currency and dialling code for each — tap any country for the full fact file.

Flag	Country	Capital	Population	Currency	Dialling Code
	Armenia	Yerevan	3,076,200	Armenian dram	+374
	Azerbaijan	Baku	10,241,722	Azerbaijani manat	+994
	Bahrain	Manama	1,594,654	Bahraini dinar	+973
	Georgia	Tbilisi	4,000,921	Lari	+995
	Iraq	Baghdad	46,118,793	Iraqi dinar	+964
	Israel	Jerusalem	10,134,800	Israeli new shekel	+972
	Jordan	Amman	11,734,000	Jordanian dinar	+962
	Kuwait	Kuwait City	4,881,254	Kuwaiti dinar	+965
	Lebanon	Beirut	5,490,000	Lebanese pound	+961
	Oman	Muscat	5,343,630	Omani rial	+968
	Palestine	Ramallah	5,483,450	Egyptian pound	+970
	Qatar	Doha	3,173,024	Qatari riyal	+974
	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	35,300,280	Saudi riyal	+966
	Syria	Damascus	25,620,000	Syrian pound	+963
	Turkey	Ankara	85,664,944	Turkish lira	+90
	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	11,294,243	United Arab Emirates dirham	+971
	Yemen	Sana'a	32,684,503	Yemeni rial	+967

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Last updated: 31 August 2026