Ethnic groups, modernization level, and natural resources. Fun fact Kazakhstan is not only very
modern and diverse but a lot if it where to utilize all off its natural resources like gas and oil and
various mineral reserves it would be the second richest nation in the world, and the number one
oil producer.
Kyrgyzstan
The great silk road, The yurt
TAJIKISTAN
Uzbekistan
Is the four largest producer of cotton-fiber in the world.
Homosexuality is illegal.
Afghanistan
The Afghan carpet has certain prints that make them unique to Afghanistan.
Bahrain
Bahrain ranked 12th out of 177 worldwide in the annual index of economic freedom.
Cyprus
Island of love
A whole town has World Heritage status
commandaria- the oldest wine level
Ancient tombs
Roman mosaics
Iran
Persian Maniature
Iraq
Iraq divided by Syrian desserts,Upper tigres,Euphrates rives
Israel
The history between the Jews and the messiah.
Jordan
Phosphate mines in the south have made Jordan one of the largest producers and exporters of this mineral in the world.
Kuwait
Green Island a manmade island
Camel races
Lebanon
Lebanon is the most liberal and free in the Arab world.
Oman
The practice of torture is widespread in Oman state penal institutions and has become the state's typical reaction to
independent political expression.
Qatar
One of the 20s most peaceful country in the world
Saudi Arabia
"Saudi Arabia remains unique in the extent to which it restricts the public expression of any religion other than
Islam, nothing a single church allow to exist in the country.
Syria
A lot of rebels
Civil war
Turkey
Cayan Tower the world's tallest high rise building with a twist of 90 degrees.
Yemen
Yemen has acquired a very distinctive culture from its neighbors;historically and culturally, the people of Yemen have closer
ties with the Horn of Africa (Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Ethiopia) than they do with the rest of Arabia and the Middle East.
Armenia
Mount Ararat is an Armenian national symbol
Azerbaijan
Called the country of fires
Georgia
Georgian has its own 33-letter alphabet thought to be based on the sort of Aramaic spoken in the time of Jesus.
Caucasus Mountains- highest mountain in Europe
Tsina
Great wall of china
Wind turbines in Xinjiang. TheDabancheng project is one of Asia's largest wind farms
Shanghai Stock Exchange building in Shanghai's Lujiazui financial district. Shanghai has the 25th-largest city GDP in the world, totalling
US$304 billion in 2011.
China was a world leader in science and technology until the Ming Dynasty.
Ancient Chinese discoveries and inventions, such aspapermaking, printing, the compass, and gunpowder
making the longest highway system in the world.
China has the world's largest market for automobiles.
TheShanghai Metro, Beijing Subway, Guangzhou Metro, Hong Kong MTR and Shenzhen Metro are among
the longest and busiest in the world.
Japan
Cutting edge technology
Japan has the worlds tenth-largest population, with over 126 million people.
Japan has the worlds third-largest economy
Geisha and tea houses
Japan is renowned for technological innovation. Whether its cameras or cars: Think
Sony, Panasonic, Canon,Nikon, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Sharp, NEC, Epson, Toshiba
Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Suzuki and Subaru all internationally well known companies.
Japan has the worlds third largest budget for research and development at $130 billion (USD) and has received the most
science Nobel prizes in Asia.
The Shinkansen (Bullet) train has a top speed of 275 mph making it the third fastest train on the planet.
Sushi & Sashimi
Monggolia
In the 1900s almost half of the adult male population were Buddhist monks.
Naadam is the largest summer celebration
Mongolia is known as the "Land of the Eternal Blue Sky" or "Country of Blue Sky" ( or land of the horse
North Korea
North Korea has a combination of a continental climate and an oceanic climate, with four distinct seasons.
For decades North Korea has been one of the world's most secretive societies. It is one of the few countries
still under nominally communist rule.
North Korea's nuclear ambitions have exacerbated its rigidly maintained isolation from the rest of the world.
South Korea
Workaholics
Innovative cosmetics
The palaces, shrines, and other vestiges of the Choson Dynasty are still prominent features of the city north of
the Han River, serving as major tourist attractions.
Taiwan
Brunei
Male and female homosexuality is illegal in Brunei.
There is currently no medical school in Brunei.
Cambodia
Garment-making is the biggest industry, employing around half a million people and accounting for 80% of
exports. Tourism is expanding, and Cambodia hopes to tap into offshore oil and gas reserves.
However, corruption is deep-rooted and Cambodia is still one of the world's poorest countries, with around one
third of people living on less than one dollar per day.
Indonesia
Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population and Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
Indonesia is the regions biggest economy and a member of the G20 group of the world's richest nations
Laos
Singapore
Food paradise/ Food capital of the world
Singapore is the melting pot of Asia, you will find the wide range and variety of food ranging from Malaysia, Chinese, Indian,
Thai, Western, Arabian food. Some dishes are uniquely Singaporean, the famous ones are Hainanese Chicken rice, Laksa,
Duck rice, curry fish head, chilly crabs, just to name a few.
The world's largest CNG refueling station to its first Solar Greenlots for electric vehicles.
Mentor Lee Kuan Yew-He led Singapore to independence in 1965 and served as its first Prime Minister for 31 years, setting
the record as the world's longest-serving Prime Minister.
Singapore is the first F1 venue to host a night race on its streets, and will do so for several years to come.
The global paragon of water conservation. Water
technology so good
Pakistan
The biggest glaciers
World biggest mountain face
World tallest clip
World largest mosque
Highest paved border crossing
Largest irrigation system
Bangladesh
Blessed with scenic beauty, low hills, forest, large lakes, beautiful rivers in deltaic plains, the longest beach on earth.
Bhutan
Happiest place in the world
No traffic lights
No smoking
Tea with salt
No news paper on Sunday
Tigers nest
Divorce is simple
Nepal
Only non-quadrilateral national flag
Maldives
Best Island destination in the world
Sri Langka
Coconut milk found in the most Sri Lankan dishes
Sri Lankas cultural depth is recognized by UNESCO, which has declared six archaeological World Heritage Sites in the country:
The sacred city of Anuradhapura
The ancient city of Polonnaruwa
The golden temple of Dambulla
The ancient city of Sigiriya
The sacred city of Kandy
The old town of Galle and its fortifications
(The seventh World Heritage Site in Sri Lanka is an ecological example, The Sinharaja Forest Reserve.)