Flags and capitals of Asia

Asia is the largest region by area and population, reaching from Türkiye and the Middle East to Japan, and from Siberia's southern neighbours to the islands of Indonesia and Timor-Leste. That range makes it a rich region for every AtlasGenie mode, from the pennant-shaped flag of Nepal to the outline of the Korean peninsula.

Some of the hardest flags in the world sit here. Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Yemen share red, white and black bands and differ mostly in their stars or emblems. Jordan and Palestine look almost the same except for the white star. Qatar and Bahrain both use a white serrated band, but Qatar's colour is a deep maroon and it has more points. Indonesia and Monaco are practically identical, which is why they never appear together as options.

Capitals need care too. Kazakhstan's capital is Astana, Myanmar moved its government to Naypyidaw, and Sri Lanka's official capital is Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, close to Colombo. Malaysia has Kuala Lumpur as its capital while the government sits in Putrajaya. The biggest city is often not the capital: think of Istanbul, Karachi, Mumbai or Ho Chi Minh City.

Asia also has an enormous variety of official languages, often written in their own scripts: Mandarin Chinese, Hindi alongside English, Japanese, Korean, Arabic across the Gulf, Persian in Iran, Thai, Vietnamese, Khmer and many more. Several countries recognise more than one official language, such as Singapore with English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil.

Names can confuse as well: Iran and Iraq, or North and South Korea. In Expert games these pairs are offered together on purpose, so it pays to know the details.

Work through the table below, study the look-alike flags, then choose a quiz with Asia already selected.