Countries and Legal Systems in Asia

Asian Legal Systems

• Bangladesh Legal System
• Chinese Legal System
• Hong Kong Legal System
• Indian Legal System
• Indonesian Legal System
• Iranian Legal System
• Israeli Legal System
• Japanese Legal System
• Malaysian Legal System
• Pakistan Legal System
• Philippine Legal System
• Singapore Legal System
• South Korean Legal System
• Taiwanese Legal System
• Thai Legal System
• Turkish Legal System
• Vietnamese Legal System

Asian Countries

• Bangladesh Legal System
• Chinese Legal System
• Hong Kong Legal System
• Indian Legal System
• Indonesian Legal System
• Iranian Legal System
• Israeli Legal System
• Japanese Legal System
• Malaysian Legal System
• Pakistan Legal System
• Philippine Legal System
• Singapore Legal System
• South Korean Legal System
• Taiwanese Legal System
• Thai Legal System
• Turkish Legal System
• Vietnamese Legal System

Sovereign States and Dependent Territories in Asia

List of the English short and formal names, with Domestic short and formal names and Capitals

• Afghanistan Dari: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان — افغانستان (Afghānestān — Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Afghānestān) Kabul Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت — افغانستانت‎ (Afghān̄istān — Afghānistān Islāmī Jumhūrīyat) Dari: کابل (Kābul) Pashto: کابل‎ (Kābul) Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

• Armenia Armenian: Հայաստան — Հայաստանի Հանրապետությու (Hayastan — Hayastani Hanrapetut’yun) Yerevan Armenian: Երևան (Yerevan) Republic of Armenia

• Azerbaijan[a][b] Azerbaijani: Azǝrbaycan — Azǝrbaycan Respublikası Baku Azerbaijani: Bakı Republic of Azerbaijan

• Bahrain Arabic: مملكة البحرين — البحرين‎ (Al Baḩrayn — Mamlakat al Baḩrayn) Manama Arabic: المنامة‎ (Al Manāmah) Kingdom of Bahrain

• Bangladesh Bengali: বাংলােদ — গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ (Bāṁlādesh — Gaṇaprajātantrī Bāṁlādesh) Dhaka Bengali: ঢাকা (Ḍhākā) People’s Republic of Bangladesh
• Bhutan Dzongkha: འྲག་ཡ ఉ ལ — འྲག་གྷལ་ཁ (Druk Yul — Druk Gyalkhapb) Thimphu Dzongkha: ཐིམ་ཕུ (Thimphu) Kingdom of Bhutan

• Brunei English: Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Malay: Brunei — Negara Brunei Darussalam English: Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Darussalam Malay: Bandar Seri Begawan

• Cambodia Khmer: កមុពា — រពះាាាចរក កមុពា (Kâmpŭchéa — Preăhréachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchéa) Phnom Penh Khmer: ភ្នំពេញ (Phnum Pénh) Kingdom of Cambodia

• China[b] Chinese: 中国 — 中华人民共和国 (Zhongguo — Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo) Beijing Chinese: 北京 (Beijing) People’s Republic of China

• Cyprus[b] Greek: Κύπρος — Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Kýpros — Kypriakí Dimokratí) Nicosia Turkish: Kıbrıs — Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti Greek: Λευκωσία (Lefkosia) Turkish: Lefkoşa Republic of Cyprus

• Georgia[a][b] Georgian: საქართველო (Sak’art’velo) Tbilisi / T’bilisi Georgian: თბილისი (T’bilisi)
• India English: India — Republic of India New Delhi Hindi: भारत — भारत गणरा᭔य (Bhārat — Bhāratīya Gaṇarājya) English: New Delhi Hindi: नई दिल्ली (Naī Dillī) Republic of India

• Indonesia[a] Indonesian: Indonesia — Republik Indonesia Jakarta. Indonesian: Jakarta. Republic of Indonesia
• Iran جمهوری اسلامی ایران (Īrān — Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān) Tehran. Persian: تهران‎ (Tehrān). Islamic Republic of Iran

• Iraq Arabic: العراق — جمهورية العراق‎ (Al ‘Irāq — Jumhūrīyat al ‘Irāq) Baghdad. Arabic: بغداد‎ (Baghdād). Republic of Iraq

• Israel Arabic: إسرائيل — دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل‎ (Isrā’īl — Dawlat Isrā’īl) Jerusalem (Claimed). Hebrew: יִשְרָאֵל — מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisra’el — Medinat Yisra’el) Hebrew: ירושלים (Yerushalayim). State of Israel

• Japan Japanese: 日本 — 日本国 (Nihon / Nippon — Nihon-koku / Nippon-koku) Tokyo. Japanese: 東京都 (Tokyo)

• Jordan Arabic: اﻷرُدن — المملكة الأردنية الهاشميه‎ (Al Urdun — Al Mamlakah al Urdunīyah al Hāshimīyah) Amman. Arabic: عمان‎ (Ammān). Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

• Kazakhstan[a] Kazakh: Қазақстан — Қазақстан Республикасы (Qazaqstan — Qazaqstan Respūblīkasy) Astana. Russian: Казахстан — Республика Казахстан (Kazahstan — Respublika Kazahstan) Kazakh: Астана. Russian: Астана (Astana). Republic of Kazakhstan

• Korea, North Korean: 조선 — 조선 민주주의 인민 공화국 (Chosŏn — Chosŏn-minjujuŭi-inmin-konghwaguk) Pyongyang. Korean: 평양 (Phyŏngyang). Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Korea, South Korean: 한국 — 대한 민국 (Han’guk — Taehan Min’guk) Seoul. Korean: 서울 (Seoul). Republic of Korea

• Kuwait Arabic: دولة الكويت — اﻟﻜﻮﻳ‎ (Al Kuwayt — Dawlat al Kuwayt) Kuwait City. Arabic: الكويت‎ (Al Kuwayt). State of Kuwait

• Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан — Кыргыз Республикасы (Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyz Respublikasy) Bishkek. Russian: Кыргызстан — Кыргызская Республика (Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzskaja Respublika) Kyrgyz: Бишкек (Bishkek). Russian: Бишкек (Biškek). Kyrgyz Republic

• Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລດປະຊາທ ັ ປະໄຕປະຊາຊ ິ ນລາວ (Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao) Vientiane.Lao: ວຽງຈັນ (Viangchan). Lao People’s Democratic Republic

• Lebanon Arabic: لبنان — الجمهورية اللبنانية‎ (Lubnān — Al Jumhūrīyah al Lubnānīyah) Beirut. Arabic: بيروت‎ (Bayrūt). Lebanese Republic

• Malaysia Malay: Malaysia Kuala Lumpur[d]. Malay: Kuala Lumpur

• Maldives Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ — ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ (Dhivehi Raajje — Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa) Malé / Male’. Dhivehi: މާލެ (Maale). Republic of Maldives

• Mongolia Mongolian: Монго — Монгол улс (Mongol — Mongol uls) Ulaanbaatar. Mongolian: Улаанбаатар (Ulaanbaatar).
• Myanmar Burmese: မြန်မာပြည် — ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်‌ (Myanma — Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw) Nay Pyi Taw. Burmese: နေပြည်တော် (Nay Pyi Taw). Republic of The Union of Myanmar

• Nepal Nepali: नपाल — सघीय लोकताि᭠ᮢक गणत᭠ᮢ न ं पाल (Nepāl — Saṁghīya Loktāntrik Ganạ tantra Nepāl) Kathmandu.Nepali: काठमाडौं (Kāṭhmāḍauṁ). Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

• Oman Arabic: عُمان — سلطنة عُمان‎ (‘Umān — Salţanat ‘Umān) Muscat. Arabic: مسقط‎ (Masqaţ). Sultanate of Oman

• Pakistan English: Pakistan — Islamic Republic of Pakistan Islamabad. Urdu: پَاکِسْتَان — اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان‎ (Pākistān — Jamhūryat Islāmī Pākistān) English: Islamabad. Urdu: اسلام آباد‎ (Islāmābād). Islamic Republic of Pakistan

• Philippines English: Philippines — Republic of the Philippines Manila.Tagalog: Pilipinas — Republika ng Pilipinas English: Manila. Tagalog: Maynila. Republic of the Philippines

• Qatar Arabic: قطر — دولة قطر‎ (Qaţar — Dawlat Qaţar) Doha. Arabic: الدوحة‎ (Ad Dawḩah). State of Qatar

• Russia[a] Russian: Росси́я — Российская Федерация (Rossija — Rossijskaja Federacija) Moscow. Russian: Москва (Moskva). Russian Federation

• Saudi Arabia Arabic: السعودية — المملكة العربية السعودية‎ (As Su‘ūdīya — Al Mamlakah al ‘Arabīyah as Su‘ūdīyah) Riyadh. Arabic: الرياض‎ (Ar Riyāḑ). Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

• Singapore Chinese: 新加坡 — 新加坡共和国 Xinjiapo — Xinjiapo Gongheguo Singapore. English: Singapore — Republic of Singapore Chinese: 新加坡 Xinjiapo. Malay: Singapura — Republik Singapura English: Singapore. Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் — சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு (Chiṅkappūr — Chiṅkappūr Kuṭiyarachu) Malay: Singapura.Republic of Singapore.Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் (Chiṅkappūr)

• Sri Lanka Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා — ශ්රී ලංකා ප්රජාතාන්ත්රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (Shrī Laṁkā — Shrī Laṁkā Prajātāntrika Samājavādī Janarajaya) Colombo.Tamil: இலᾱைக — இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு (Ilaṅkai — Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Choṣhalichak Kuṭiyarachu) Sinhala: කොළඹ (Kŏḷamba). Tamil: கொழும்ப (Kŏl̮umpu). Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

• Syria Arabic: ﺔُﺳ ِﻮرَا / ﺳ ِﻮر — جمهورية سوريا العربية‎ (Sūrīyah / Sūriyā — Al Jumhūrīyah al ‘Arabīyah as Sūrīyah) Damascus. Arabic: دمشق‎ (Dimashq). Syrian Arab Republic.
• Tajikistan Tajik: Тоҷикистон — Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон (Tojikiston — Jumhurii Tojikiston) Dushanbe. Tajik: Душанбе (Dushanbe). Republic of Tajikistan

• Thailand Thai: ประเทศไทย — ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Prathet Thai — Ratcha Anachak Thai) Bangkok. Thai: กรุงเทพฯ (Krung Thep). Kingdom of Thailand

• Timor-Leste/East Timor[a] Portuguese: Timor-Leste — República Democrática de Timor-Leste Dili. Tetum: Timor Lorosa’e — Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa’e Portuguese: Dili. Tetum: Dili. Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

• Turkey[a] Turkish: Türkiye — Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Ankara. Turkish: Ankara. Republic of Turkey. Turkmenistan Turkmen: Türkmenistan Ashgabat. Turkmen: Aşgabat

• United Arab Emirates Arabic: اﻹﻣﺎرا — دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة‎ (Al Imārāt — Al Imārāt al ‘Arabīyah al Muttaḩidah) Abu Dhabi. Arabic: أبوظبي‎ (Abu Dhabi).
• Uzbekistan Uzbek: O‘zbekiston — O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Tashkent. Uzbek: Toshkent. Republic of Uzbekistan

• Vietnam / Viet Nam Vietnamese: Việt Nam — Cộng Hòa Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa Việt Nam Hanoi. Vietnamese: Hà Nội. Socialist Republic of Vietnam

• Yemen Arabic: اليمن — الجمهورية اليمنية‎ (Al Yaman — Al Jumhūrīyah al Yamanīyah) Sana’a. Arabic: صنعاء‎ (Şan‘ā’). Republic of Yemen

Territories:

• Akrotiri and Dhekelia British overseas territory English: Akrotiri and Dhekelia — Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia

• British Indian Ocean Territory. British overseas territory English: British Indian Ocean Territory

• Christmas Island Territory of Australia English: Christmas Island — Territory of Christmas Island

• Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territory of Australia English: Cocos (Keeling) Islands — Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

• Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China Chinese: 香港 — 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區.English: Hong Kong — Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

• Macau / Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China Chinese: 澳門 — 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區. Portuguese: Macau — Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China. Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China/Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China