Asia Capitals Quiz — How Many Do You Know?

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This Asia Capitals Quiz tests country and capital knowledge across Western Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, and South-Eastern Asia. Choose a quiz scope, pick the question direction, and see how many capital cities you can remember.

The default set uses 48 standard Asia capital entries. A broader practice mode is also available for learners who want to include Russia and Taiwan, which appear in some wider Asia quiz resources.

48 Default Asia entries

5 Regional quiz scopes

2 Question directions

What This Quiz Covers

Asia capital quizzes can be harder than they first look because several countries have political capitals, administrative centres, commercial capitals, or capital-change stories that learners often confuse.

This quiz keeps the main answer simple for practice. Jakarta is used for Indonesia, while Nusantara is treated as a capital-relocation project. Kuala Lumpur is used for Malaysia, while Putrajaya is an administrative centre. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is used for Sri Lanka, while Colombo remains the best-known commercial city.

Data Note: The standard quiz is designed for general geography learning and avoids dependent territories. The broader mode adds Russia and Taiwan because many classroom and online quiz sets include them as wider Asia practice entries. This is a quiz-design choice, not a political statement.

Quiz Technical Data
Item	Quiz Setting	Use For The Reader
Default Scope	48 Asia entries	Good for standard Asia capital practice.
Broad Scope	50 entries	Adds wider Asia-related entries for harder practice.
Regional Scopes	Western, Central, Eastern, Southern, and South-Eastern Asia	Helps learners focus on one part of Asia at a time.
Question Types	Country to capital, capital to country, or mixed	Builds recall in both directions.
Answer Format	Four-option multiple choice	Keeps the quiz fast, clear, and mobile-friendly.
Saved Result	Best score stored in the browser	Lets returning users compare their progress.

Capital Names That Need Care

The hardest Asia capital questions are often the ones where the best-known city is not the quiz answer, or where a capital city has changed in modern history.

Indonesia uses Jakarta in this quiz. Nusantara is connected to the planned capital relocation.
Malaysia uses Kuala Lumpur. Putrajaya is the federal administrative centre.
Sri Lanka uses Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Colombo is still the country’s best-known commercial city.
Myanmar uses Nay Pyi Taw, not Yangon.
Kazakhstan uses Astana. Some older resources may show previous capital-name changes.
Türkiye uses Ankara, although Istanbul is much better known globally.
Israel and Palestine involve disputed capital-status questions, so the notes in the quiz explain how the answer is being treated.

Full Practice List

Use this Asia countries and capitals reference list before starting the quiz, or return to it after the quiz to review missed answers.

Asia Countries and Capitals Used In The Quiz
Country or Entry	Capital	Quiz Set	Region Label
Afghanistan	Kabul	Standard	Southern Asia
Armenia	Yerevan	Standard	Western Asia
Azerbaijan	Baku	Standard	Western Asia
Bahrain	Manama	Standard	Western Asia
Bangladesh	Dhaka	Standard	Southern Asia
Bhutan	Thimphu	Standard	Southern Asia
Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	Standard	South-Eastern Asia
Cambodia	Phnom Penh	Standard	South-Eastern Asia
China	Beijing	Standard	Eastern Asia
Cyprus	Nicosia	Standard	Western Asia
Georgia	Tbilisi	Standard	Western Asia
India	New Delhi	Standard	Southern Asia
Indonesia	Jakarta	Standard	South-Eastern Asia
Iran	Tehran	Standard	Southern Asia
Iraq	Baghdad	Standard	Western Asia
Israel	Jerusalem	Standard	Western Asia
Japan	Tokyo	Standard	Eastern Asia
Jordan	Amman	Standard	Western Asia
Kazakhstan	Astana	Standard	Central Asia
Kuwait	Kuwait City	Standard	Western Asia
Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	Standard	Central Asia
Laos	Vientiane	Standard	South-Eastern Asia
Lebanon	Beirut	Standard	Western Asia
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Standard	South-Eastern Asia
Maldives	Malé	Standard	Southern Asia
Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar	Standard	Eastern Asia
Myanmar	Nay Pyi Taw	Standard	South-Eastern Asia
Nepal	Kathmandu	Standard	Southern Asia
North Korea	Pyongyang	Standard	Eastern Asia
Oman	Muscat	Standard	Western Asia
Pakistan	Islamabad	Standard	Southern Asia
Palestine	East Jerusalem	Standard	Western Asia
Philippines	Manila	Standard	South-Eastern Asia
Qatar	Doha	Standard	Western Asia
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Standard	Western Asia
Singapore	Singapore	Standard	South-Eastern Asia
South Korea	Seoul	Standard	Eastern Asia
Sri Lanka	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Standard	Southern Asia
Syria	Damascus	Standard	Western Asia
Tajikistan	Dushanbe	Standard	Central Asia
Thailand	Bangkok	Standard	South-Eastern Asia
Timor-Leste	Dili	Standard	South-Eastern Asia
Türkiye	Ankara	Standard	Western Asia
Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	Standard	Central Asia
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Standard	Western Asia
Uzbekistan	Tashkent	Standard	Central Asia
Vietnam	Hanoi	Standard	South-Eastern Asia
Yemen	Sana’a	Standard	Western Asia
Russia	Moscow	Broad	Wider Asia Practice
Taiwan	Taipei	Broad	Wider Asia Practice