ASIA

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Asia Marketing Research, Internet Usage, Population Statistics and Facebook Information

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Links to Asia - 35 Countries and Regions

4,032,466,882 estimated population for Asia in 2015 - Area: 39,365,000 sq km

1,622,084,293 Internet users and 40.2% penetration rate as of Nov 30, 2015

503,708,200 Facebook users on Nov 15/15, 12.5% penetration rate.

Telecommunications and Broadband in Asia
Special Premium Reports covering Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Asia.

Asia Internet Users, Population and Facebook Statistics

APRICOT
Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference
on Operational Technologies

ASIA TIMES ONLINE
Asian News on Geopolitical, Economic and
Business Issues, written in English and Chinese.

CENTRAL ASIA ONLINE
Central Asia Online features news from across and about the region, analysis, interviews and commentary. Business Written in English, Russian, Urdu and Persian.

THE ECONOMIST ASIA NEWS
Asia Pacific Markets and Financial News.

APNIC
Asia Pacific Network Information Center.

ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

AFGHANISTAN

AF - 32,564,342 population (2015) - Area: 645,807 sq km

Capital city: Kabul - population 4,635,000 (2015)

4,005,414 Internet users as of Dec 31, 2014, 12.3% penetration, per IWS.

2,100,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15/15, 6.4% penetration rate.

Local Time and Weather in Kabul, Afghanistan

ARMENIA

AM - 3,056,871 population (2015) - Area: 29,743 sq km

Capital city: Yerevan - population 1,274,000 (2015)

2,126,716 Internet users as of Dec 31/14, 69.6% penetration, per PSRC.

870,000 Facebook users on Nov 15/15, 28.5% penetration rate.

Local Time and Weather in Yerevan, Armenia

AZERBAIJAN

AZ - 9,593,038 population (2015) - Area: 86,530 sq km

Capital city: Baku - population 2,661,000 (2015)

5,851,753 Internet users as of Dec 31/14, 61.0% penetration, per IWS.

1,500,000 Facebook users on Nov 15/15, 15.6% penetration rate.

Local Time and Weather in Baku, Azerbaijan

BANGLADESH

BD - 168,957,745 population (2015) - Area: 142,615 sq km

Capital city: Dhaka - population 15,669,000 (2015)

53,941,000 Internet users for November, 2015, 31.9% penetration, per BTRC.

28,000,000 Facebook users on Nov 15/15, 16.6% penetration rate.

Local Time and Weather in Dhaka, Bangladesh

BHUTAN

BT - 741,919 population (2015) - Area: 46,673 sq km

Capital city: Thimphu - population 99,185 (2012)

254,998 Internet users for Dec 31, 2014, 34.4% penetration, per MOIC.

200,000 Facebook users on Nov 15, 2015, 27.0% penetration rate.

Local Time and Weather in Thimphu, Bhutan

BRUNEI DARUSSULAM

BN - 429,646 population (2015) - Area: 5,765 sq km

Capital city: Bandar Seri Begawan - population 279,924 (2015)

318,900 Internet users as of Dec 31/13, 74.2% penetration, per IWS.

270,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15/15, 62.8% penetration.

Local Time and Weather in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

CAMBODIA

KH - 15,708,756 population (2015) - Area: 181,035 sq km

Capital city: Phnom Penh - population 1,729,000 (2015)

5,000,000 Internet users on Dec 31, 2014, 31.8% penetration, per IWS.

3,300,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15, 2015, 21.0% penetration rate.

Local Time and Weather in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

CHINA

CN - 1,373,541,278(*) population (2016) - Area: 9,806,391 sq km

Capital city: Beijing - population 21,009,000 (2015)

688,000,000 Internet users for Dec 31, 2015, 50.1% penetration, per CNNIT

1,900,000 Facebook subscribers for Nov 15/15, 0.1% penetration .

Local Time and Weather in Beijing, China

GEORGIA

GE - 4,931,226 population (2015) - Area: 69,700 sq km

Capital city: T'bilisi - population 1,485,293 (2014)

2,411,370 Internet users as of Dec 31/14, 48.9 % penetration, per IWS.

1,800,000 Facebook subscribers for Nov 15, 2015, 36.5% penetration .

Local Time and Weather in Tbilisi, Georgia

HONG KONG (a Region of China)

HK - 7,141,106 population (2015) - Area: 1,085 sq km

Capital city: Victoria - population 1,250,270 (2012)

5,751,357 Internet users for Dec 31, 2014, 80.5% penetration, per IWS.

4,800,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15/15, 67.2% penetration rate.

Local Time and Weather in Hong Kong, Hong Kong

INDIA

IN - 1,251,695,584 population (2015) - Area: 3,166,944 sq km

Capital City: New Delhi - 11,279,074 population (2012)

375,000,000 Internet users for Nov 15, 2015, 30.0% penetration, per IAMAI.

136,000,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15, 2015, 10.9% penetration rate.

Local Time and Weather in New Delhi, India

INDONESIA

ID - 255,993,674 population (2015) - Area: 1,904,443 sq km

Capital City: Jakarta - 9,751,937 population (2012)

78,000,000 Internet users as of Nov 15, 2015, 30.5% penetration, per IWS.

78,000,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15/15, 30.5% penetration rate.

Local Time and Weather in Jakarta, Indonesia

J A P A N

JP - 126,919,659 population (2015) - Country Area: 377,812 sq km

Capital City: Tokyo - population 12,790,000 (2010)

114,963,827 Internet users as of Dec.31, 2014, 90.6% penetration, per IWS.

25,000,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15, 2015, 19.7% penetration rate.

Local Time and Weather in Tokyo, Japan

KAZAKHSTAN

KZ - 18,157,122 population (2015) - Area: 2,715,900 sq km

Capital City: Astana - population 697,172 (2011)

9,966,444 Internet users for Dec 31, 2014, 54.9% penetration, per IWS.

1,200,000 Facebook subscribers for Nov 15, 2015, 6.6% penetration rate.

Local Time and Weather in Astana, Kazakhstan

KOREA, NORTH

KP - 24,983,205 population (2015) - Area: 122,762 sq km

Capital City: P'yongyang - population 3,417,154 (2012)

7,200 Internet users for Nov 15, 2015, 0.0% penetration, per FB.

7,200 Facebook subscribers, for Nov 15/15, 0.0% penetration.

Local Time and Weather in Pyongyang, North Korea

KOREA, SOUTH

KR - 49,115,196 population (2015) - Area: 99,268 sq km

Capital City: Seoul - population 10,184,582 (2011)

45,314,248 users on Dec.31, 2014, 92.3% penetration, per IWS.

16,000,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15, 2015, 32.6% penetration

Local Time and Weather in Seoul, South Korea

KYRGYZSTAN (Kyrgyz Republic)

KG - 5,664,939 population (2015) - Area: 199,900 sq km

Capital City: Bishkek - population 762,308 (2010)

2,194,400 Internet users as of Dec/14, 38.7% penetration, per IWS.

280,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15/15, 4.9% penetration

Local Time and Weather in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

LAOS (PDR)

LA - 6,911,544 population (2015) - Area: 236,800 sq km

Capital City: Vientiane - population 726,000 (2010)

985,586 Internet users on Dec 31, 2014, 14.3% penetration, per IWS.

960,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15, 2015, 13.9% penetration

Local Time and Weather in Vientiane, Laos

MACAO (a Region of China)

MO - 592,731 population (2015) - Area of Region: 25 sq km

Capital City: Macao - population 573,003 (2011)

413,608 Internet users as of Dec 31, 2014, 69.8% penetration, per IWS.

330,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15/15, 55.7% penetration

Local Time and Weather in Macau, Macau

MALAYSIA

MY - 30,513,848 population (2015) - Country Area: 329,758 sq km

Capital City: Kuala Lumpur - population 1,627,172 (2011)

20,596,847 Internet users as of Dec.31, 2014, 67.5% penetration, per IWS.

18,000,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15/15, 59.0% penetration

Local Time and Weather in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

MALDIVES

MV - 393,253 population (2015) - Country Area: 298 sq km

Capital City: Male - population 103,693 (2010)

230,000 Internet users as of Nov.15, 2015, 58.5% penetration, per IWS.

230,000 Facebook users on Nov 15/15, 58.5% penetration

Local Time and Weather in Male, Maldives

MONGOLIA

MN - 2,992,908 population (2015) - Country Area: 1,564,160 sq km

Capital City: Ulaanbaatar - population 1,166,800 (2011)

1,300,000 Internet users as of Nov 15, 2015, 43.4% penetration, per IWS.

1,300,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15/15, 43.4% penetration

Local Time and Weather in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

MYANMAR (ex-BURMA)

MM - 56,320,206 population (2015) - Area: 676,577 sq km

Capital City: Rangoon - population 4,348,000 (2010)

7,100,000 Internet users as of Nov 15, 2015, 12.6% penetration, per FB.

7,100,000 Facebook subscribers as of Nov 15, 2015, 12.6% penetration.

Local Time and Weather in Yangon, Myanmar

NEPAL

NP - 31,551,305 population (2015) - Country Area: 147,181 sq km

Capital City: Kathmandu - population 3,442,271 (2011)

5,700,000 Internet users on Nov 15, 2015, 18.1% penetration, per IWS.

5,700,000 Facebook users on Nov 15/15, 18.1% penetration

Local Time and Weather in Kathmandu, Nepal

PAKISTAN

PK - 199,085,847 population (2015) - Area: 880,254 sq km

Capital City: Islamabad - population 1,740,000 (2011)

29,128,970 Internet users as of Dec.31, 2014, 14.6% penetration, per IWS.

23,000,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15, 2015, 11.6% penetration

Local Time and Weather in Islamabad, Pakistan

PHILIPPINES

PH - 109,615,913 population (2015) - Area: 300,000 sq km

Capital City: Manila - population 1,660,714 (2011)

47,134,843 Internet users as of Dec/14, 43.0% penetration, per IWS

47,000,000 Facebook users on Nov 15/15, 42.9% penetration

Local Time and Weather in Manila, Philippines

SINGAPORE

SG - 5,674,472 population (2015) - Area: 683 sq km

Capital City: Singapore - population 3,044,000 (2008)

4,653,067 Internet users as of Dec 31, 2014, 82.0% penetration, per IWS.

3,600,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15, 2015, 63.4% penetration

Local Time and Weather in Singapore, Singapore

SRI LANKA (ex-CEILAN)

LK - 22,053,488 population (2015) - Area: 65,610 sq km

Capital City: Colombo - population 666,357 (2011)

5,689,800 Internet users for Dec 31, 2014, 25.8% penetration, per IWS.

3,400,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15/15, 15.4% penetration

Local Time and Weather in Colombo, Sri Lanka

TAIWAN

TW - 23,415,126 population (2015) - Area: 36,175 sq km

Capital City: Taipei - population 2,618,720 (2011)

19,666,364 Internet users as of Dec, 2014, 84.0% penetration, per ITU.

18,000,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15, 2015, 76.9% penetration

Local Time and Weather in Taipei, Taiwan

TAJIKISTAN

TJ - 8,191,958 population (2015) - Country Area: 143,100 sq km

Capital City: Dushanbe - population 679,400 (2010)

1,432,773 Internet users on Dec 31, 2014, 17.5% penetration rate, per IWS.

110,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15/15, 1.3% penetration

Local Time and Weather in Dushanbe, Tajikistan

THAILAND

TH - 67,976,405 population (2015) - Country Size: 513,115 sq km

Capital City: Bangkok - population 9,100,000 (2010)

38,000,000 Internet users as of Nov.15, 2015, 55.9% penetration, per FB.

38,000,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15/15, 55.9% penetration

Local Time and Weather in Bangkok, Thailand

TIMOR-LESTE (also called EAST TIMOR)

TP - 1,231,116 population (2015) - Area: 14,604 sq km

Capital city: Dili - population 234,331 (2010)

290,000 Internet users on Nov 15, 2015, 23.6% penetration, per FB.

290,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov. 15/15, 23.6% penetration.

Local Time and Weather in Dili, Timor-Leste

TURKMENISTAN

TM - 5,231,422 population (2015) - Country Area: 488,100 sq km

Capital City: Ashgabat - population 909,000 (2009)

638,233 Internet users as of Dec.31, 2014, 12.2% penetration rate, per IWS.

11,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15/15, 0.2% penetration

Local Time and Weather in Ashgabat, Turkemistan

UZBEKISTAN

UZ - 29,199,942 population (2015) - Area: 447,400 sq km

Capital City: Tashkent - population 2,200,000 (2011)

12,716,575 Internet users on Dec 31, 2014, 43.6% penetration, per IWS.

450,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15/15, 1.5% penetration

Local Time and Weather in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

VIETNAM (Viet Nam)

VN - 94,348,835 population (2015) - Country Area: 332,378 sq km

Capital City: Hanoi - population 6,500,000 (2009)

47,300,000 Internet users as of Oct 31, 2015, 50.1% penetration, per VNTA.

35,000,000 Facebook subscribers on Nov 15/15, 37.1% penetration

Local Time and Weather in Hanoi, Vietnam