SOUTHEAST ASIA Tagline: Kingdom of Wonder

Vietnam Thailand

Capital: Bangkok

Currency: Baht (THB)

Capital: Hanoi
Language: Thai
Currency: Vietnamese Dong (VND)
Religion: Theravada Buddhism
Language: Vietnamese
Carrier: Thai Airways (TG)
Religions: Buddhism, Taoism, and
Major Int’l Airports: Don Mueang (DMK),
Confucianism Suvarnabhumi (BBK), Chiang Mai (CNX) and Phuket
(HKT) International Airports
Carrier: Vietnam Airlines
Tagline: Amazing
Major Int’l Airports: Da Nang International Airport
(DAD), Noi Bai International Airport (HAN), and Tan Myanmar
Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)

Tagline: Timeless Charm

Laos
Capital: NayPyi Taw

Currency: Myanmar Kyat (MMK)

Language: Burmese
Capital: Vientiane
Religion: Theravada Buddhism
Currency: Kip (LAK)
Carrier: Myanmar National Airlines (UB)
Language: Lao
Major Int’l Airports: Yangon International Airport
Religions: Buddhism, Tai folk religion, (RGN); Mandalay International Airport (MDL);
Naypyidaw Int’l Airport (NYT)
Christianity and other religions

Carrier: Lao Airlines (QV) Tagline: Be Enchanted

Major Int’l Airports: Wattay (VTE), Luang Prabang (LPQ), Malaysia

and Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)

Tagline: Simple Beautiful

Cambodia
Capital: Kuala Lumpur

Currency: Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)

Language: Malay
Capital: Phnom Penh
Religion: Islam
Currency: Riel (KHR)
Carrier: Malaysian Airlines (MH)
Language: Khmer
Major Int’l Airports: Kuala Lumpur (KUL); Kota
Religions: Theravada Buddhism Kinabalu (BKI); Penang Int’l Airport (KCH), and Senai
Int’l Airport (JHB)
Carrier: Cambodia Angkor Air (K6)
Tagline: Truly Asia
Major Int’l Airports: Phnom Penh Int’l Airport (PNH),
Siem Reap Int’l Airport (REP), and Sihanouk Int’l
Airport (KOS)
 Singapore Major Int’l Airport: Presidente Nicolau Lobato Int’l
Airport (DIL)

Philippines
Capital: Singapore

Currency: Singapore Dollar (SGD)

Capital: Manila
Language: Mandarin, Malay, Tamil, and English
Currency: Philippine Peso (PHP)
Religions: Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism
Language: Filipino, English, and Taglish
Carrier: Singapore Airlines (SQ)
Religions: Christianity and Islam
Major Int’l Airports: Changi International Airport (SIN)
Carrier: Philippine Airlines (PAL)

Major Int’l Airport: Ninoy Aquino Int’l Airport (MNL);

Indonesia Diosdado Macapagal Int’l Airport (CRK); Mactan Cebu
Int’l Airport (CEB)

Tagline: It’s More fun in the Philippines

Capital: Jakarta EAST ASIA

Currency: Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) Taiwan

Language: Bahasa Indonesia

Religions: Islam Capital: Taipei

Carrier: Garuda Indonesia (SQ) Currency: Taiwan New Dollar (NTD)

Major Int’l Airports: Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
Sepinggan (BPN), Jenderal Ahmad Yani (SRG)
Tagline: Wonderful
Brunei Darussalam
Religions: Buddhism,Taoism, Christianity, and Islam
Carrier: China Airlines (CI)
Language: Taiwanese Mandarin
Major International Airports: Taiwan Taoyuan
International Airport (TPE), Kaohsiung International
Airport (KHH), Taichung International Airport (TXG),
and Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)

Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan JAPAN

Currency: Brunei Dollar (BND)

Language: Standard Malay Capital: Tokyo

Religions: Sunni Islam Currency: Yen (JYP)

Carrier: Royal Brunei Airlines (BI) Language: Japanese

Major Int’l Airports: Brunei Int’l Airport (BWN) Religion: Buddhism and Shintoism

East Timor Carrier: Japan Airlines (JL)

Major International Airports: Osaka International

Airport (OSA), Narita International Airport (NRT),
Capital: Dili Kansai International Airport (KIX), and Tokyo
International Airport (Haneda Airport) (HN
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)

Language: Portuguese and Tetun

Religions: Roman Catholic

 HONGKONG Carrier: Air China (CA)

Major International Airports: Beijing Capital

International Airport (PEK), Shanghai Pudong
Capital: Victoria International Airport (PVG), Guangzhou Baiyun
International Airport (CAN), Sunan Shuofang
Currency: HK Dollar (HKD)
International Airport (WUX), Zhuhai International
Languages: Chinese and English Airport (ZUH), and Guilin Liangjiang International
Airport (KWI)
Religions: Christianity, Buddhism, Confucianism, and
Islam Carrier: Cathay Pacific Airways Limited or MONGOLIA
Cathay Pacific (CX)

Major International Airport: Hong Kong International

Capital: Ulaanbaatar or Ulan Bator
Airport (HKG)
Currency: Mongolian Tughrik (MNT)
MACAU
Language: Mongolian

Religions: Buddhism and Shamanism

Carrier: Mongolian Airlines (OM)

Capital: Macao City
Major International Airport: Chinggis Khaan
Currency: Macanese Pataca (MOP)
International Airport (ULN)
Language: Cantonese
NORTH KOREA
Religions: Buddhism, Roman Catholicism,
Protestantism, and others
Capital: Pyongyang
Carrier: Air Macau (NX)
Currency: Won (KPW)
Major International Airport: Macau International
Airport (MFM) Language: Korean
SOUTH KOREA Religions: Christianity, Buddhism, and Confucianism

Carrier: Air Koryo (JS)

Capital: Seoul Major International Airport: Pyongyang Sunan
International Airport (FNJ)
Currency: Won (KRW)

Language: Korean South Asia

Religions: Christianity, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Maldives
Islam

Carriers: Korean Air (KE); Asiana Airlines (OZ)

Major International Airports: Incheon International

Airport (ICN) and Jeju International Airport (CJU) Capital: Male

CHINA Currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR)

Religion: Islam
Major Language: Dhivehi
Capital: Beijing Carrier: Maldivian (Q2)
Currency: Renminbi (RMB) International Airport: Male International Airport
Language: Mandarin Chinese (MLE)

Religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Islam, and

Protestantism
 India Bangladesh

Capital: New Delhi Capital: Dhaka

Currency: India Rupee (INR) Currency: Bangladesh Taka (BDT)

Major Languages: Hindi, English Major Language: Bengali

Carrier: Air India (AI) Carrier: Biman

International Airports: Chhatrapati Shivaji (BOM), Bangladesh Airlines (BG) International Airport: Hazrat
Kempegowda International Airport (BLR), Indira Shahjalal International Airport (DAC)
Gandhi International Airport (DEL), Hyderabad Rajiv
Gandhi (HYD), Chennai International Airport (MAA)

Nepal Sri Lanka

Capital: Kathmandu Capital: Colombo

Currency: Nepalese Rupee (NPR) Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)

Major Language: Nepali Religions: Buddhism, Hinduism,

Carrier: Nepal Airlines (RA) Christianity, Islam

International Airport: Tribhuvan International Airport Major Languages: Sinhalese, Tamil

(KTM) Carrier: SriLankan Airlines (UL)
Bhutan or Dzongkha International Airport: Bandaranaike International
Airport (CMB)

Capital: Thimphu Tagline: So Sri Lanka

Currency: Ngultrum (BTN) Afghanistan

Major Languages: Hindi, English

Carrier: Drukair (KB) International Airport: Paro Capital: Kabul

International Airport (PBH)
Currency: Afghani (AFN)
Tagline: Happiness is a place
Major Languages: Dari, Pashto
Pakistan Religion: Islam

Carrier: Ariana Afghan Airlines (FG)

Capital: Islamaba International Airport: Hamid Karzai International
Currency: Pakistan Rupee (PKR) Airport (KBL)

Religion: Islam

Major Languages: Urdu, English Carrier: Pakistan

International Airlines (PK)

International Airport: Jinnah International Airport (KHI)

Tagline: It’s Beautiful, It’s Pakistan

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JORDAN

Capital: Amman Capital: Beirut

Currency: Jordanian Dinar (JOD) Currency: Lebanese Pound (LBP)
Languages: Arabic, English Languages: Arabic (official), French, English widely
Religion: Islam spoken
Carrier: Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) Religions: Islam, Christianity
International Airport: Queen Alia International Airport Carrier: Middle East Airlines (ME) International
(AMM) Airport: Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY)

ISRAEL
OMAN

Capital: Jerusalem
Currency: Shekel (ILS) Capital: Muscat
Religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam Currency: Rial (OMR)
Languages: Hebrew (official), Arabic, English Language: Arabic
Carrier: EL AL Israel Airlines (LY) International Religion: Islam
Airport: Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) Carrier: Oman Air (WY)
International Airport: Muscat International Airport
(MCT)
Saudi Arabia
QATAR

Capital: Riyadh
Currency: Saudi Riyal (SAR)
Capital: Doha
Language: Arabic Currency: Qatari Riyal (QAR)
Religion: Islam Languages: Arabic (official), English
Carrier: Saudia (SV) Religion: Islam
International Airport: King Khalid International Carrier: Qatar Airways (QF)
Airport (RUH) International Airport: Hamad International Airport
(DOH)

Bahrain
KUWAIT

Capital: Manama
Capital: Kuwait
Currency: Bahrain Dinar (BHD)
Currency: Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD)
Languages: Arabic (official), English (widely Language: Arabic
spoken) Religion: Islam
Religion: Muslim Carrier: Kuwait Airways (KU)
Carrier: Gulf Air (GF) International Airport: Kuwait International Airport
International Airport: Bahrain International (KWI)
Airport (BAH)
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IRAQ

Capital: Baghdad Capital: Damascus

Currency: Iraqi Dinar (IQD) Currency: Syrian Pound (SYP)
Languages: Arabic, Kurdish Language: Arabic
Religion: Islam Religion: Islam
Carrier: Iraqi Airways (IA) Carrier: Syrian Arab Airlines (RB)
International Airport: Baghdad International Airport International Airport: Damascus International Airport
(BGW) (DAM)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE)

ARMENIA

Capital: Yerevan
Currency: Dram (AMD) Capital: Abu Dhabi
Language: Armenian Currency: Emirati Dirham (AED)
Religion: Christianity Language: Arabic
Carrier: Armavia (U8) Religion: Islam
International Airport: Zvartnots International Airport Carriers: Emirates (EK), Etihad Airways (EY)
(EVN) International Airports: Abu Dhabi International Airport
(AUH), Dubai International Airport (DXB)

IRAN YEMEN

Capital: Tehran Capital: Sanaa

Currency: Iranian Rial (IRR) Currency: Yemeni Rial (YER)
Language: Persian (Farsi) Language: Arabic
Religion: Islam Religion: Islam
Carrier: Iran Air (IR) Carrier: Yemenia (IY)
International Airports: Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport: Sana’a International Airport
International Airport (IKA), Tehran Mehrabad (SAH)
International Airport (THR) comprises architectural
AZERBAIJAN
structures

TURKEY
Capital: Baku
Currency: Azerbaijani Manat (AZN)
Language: Azerbaijani
Religion: Islam
Capital: Ankara Carrier: Azerbaijan Airlines, also known as AZAL (J2)
Currency: Turkish Lira (TRU) International Airport: Baku Heydar Aliyev International
Language: Turkish Airport (GYD)
Religion: Islam
Carrier: Turkish Airline (TK)
International Airports: Istanbul Ataturk Airport (ISL),
Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW)
 GEORGIA (FRU)

Capital: Tbilisi
Currency: Lari (GEL) TURKMENISTAN
Language: Georgian
Religion: Georgian Orthodox
Carrier: Georgian Airways (A9)
International Airports: Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi
International Airport (TBS), David the Builder Kutaisi Capital: Ashgabat
International Airport (KUT), Alexander Kartveli Batumi Currency: Manat (TMT)
International Airport (BUS) Language: Turkmen
Religion: Islam
Carrier: Turkmenistan Airlines (T5)
CENTRAL ASIA International Airport: Ashgabat International Airport
(ASB)
KAZAKHSTAN

UZBEKISTAN
Capital: Nursultan (formerly Astana)
Currency: Tenge (KZT)
Language: Kazakh or Kazak
Religion: Islam
Carrier: Air Astana (KC) Capital: Tashkent
International Airport: Almaty International Airport Currency: Uzbekistani Som (UZS)
(ALA) Language: Uzbek
Religion: Islam
TAJIKISTAN Carrier: Uzbekistan Airways (HY)
International Airport: Tashkent International Airport
(TAS
Capital: Dushanbe
Currency: Somoni (TJS)
Language: Tajik or Tajiki
Religion: Islam
Carrier: Tajik Air (7J) and Somon Air (SZ)
International Airports: Dushanbe International Airport
(DYU), Khujand International Airport (LBD)

KYRGYZSTAN

Capital: Bishkek
Currency: Kyrgyzstani Som (KGS)
Languages: Kyrgyz, Russian
Religion: Islam
Carrier: Air Kyrgyzstan (QH)
International Airport: Manas International Airport