Capitals / Region
Capitals of East and South-East Asia
Tokyo, Beijing and Seoul, Naypyidaw (not Yangon) and the island capitals of South-East Asia.
A round asks about ten of these 16, in a new order, each with four choices.
The 16 capitals
| Country | Capital | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | 466,330 (2025) |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | 17.8 million (2025) |
| China | Beijing | 1407 million (2025) |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | 286 million (2025) |
| Japan | Tokyo | 123 million (2025) |
| Laos | Vientiane | 7.9 million (2025) |
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur (official capital, legislative capital (parliament), royal capital) Putrajaya (administrative capital, judicial capital) Kuala Lumpur is the official capital and seat of parliament and the king; the federal administration and judiciary moved to Putrajaya. | 36.0 million (2025) |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | 3.6 million (2025) |
| Myanmar | Naypyidaw Naypyidaw has been the capital since 2005-2006; Yangon (Rangoon) is the former capital and largest city. Natural Earth still marks Yangon. | 54.9 million (2025) |
| North Korea | Pyongyang | 26.6 million (2025) |
| Philippines | Manila | 117 million (2025) |
| Singapore | Singapore | 6.1 million (2025) |
| South Korea | Seoul | 51.7 million (2025) |
| Thailand | Bangkok | 71.6 million (2025) |
| Timor-Leste | Dili | 1.4 million (2025) |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | 102 million (2025) |
Population and area: The World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Capitals: Wikidata (CC0), checked against Natural Earth.
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