Asian country
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LEGA

OMAN
A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil

IRAN
A theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil

IRAK
A republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq

LAOS
A mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949

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INDIA
A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

CHINA
A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

SYRIA
An Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization

NEPAL
A small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China

JAPAN
Lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient

YEMEN
A republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990

KOREA
An Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook

TIBET
An autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas

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TURKEY
Large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

TAIWAN
A government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong

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VIETNAM
A prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States

ARMENIA
A landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors

LEBANON
An Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean

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PAKISTAN
A Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

SRILANKA
A republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948

CAMBODIA
A nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946

MALAYSIA
A constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957

THAILAND
A country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula; "Thailand is the official name of the former Siam"

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INDONESIA
A republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions

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AZERBAIJAN
A landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet

BANGLADESH
A Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971

NORTHKOREA
A communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948

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AFGHANISTAN
A mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south; "Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in 1979"

ASIANNATION
Any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent