↑Kazakhstan is sometimes considered a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only.
↑Egypt is generally considered a transcontinental country in Northern Africa and Western Asia; population and area figures are for Asian portion only, east of theSuez Canal (Sinai Peninsula).
↑Russia is generally considered a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe (UN region) andNorthern Asia; population and area figures are for Asian portion only.
↑Armenia is sometimes considered a transcontinental country: physiographically inWestern Asia, it has historical and sociopolitical connections with Europe.
↑Azerbaijan is often considered a transcontinental country in Western Asia and Eastern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only. Figures includeNakhchivan, an autonomousexclave of Azerbaijan bordered byArmenia,Iran, andTurkey.
↑The island ofCyprus is sometimes considered a transcontinental territory: in the Eastern Basin of theMediterranean Sea south ofTurkey, it has historical and sociopolitical connections with Europe. TheTurkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), distinct from thede jure Republic of Cyprus in the south (with a predominantly Greek population), is recognised only by Turkey.
↑Georgia is often considered a transcontinental country in Western Asia and Eastern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only.
↑In 1980,Jerusalem was proclaimed Israel's united capital, following its annexation of Arab-dominantEast Jerusalem during the1967 Six-Day War. TheUnited Nations and many countries do not recognize this claim, with most countries maintaining embassies inTel Aviv instead.
↑Turkey is generally considered a transcontinental country in Western Asia and Southern Europe; population and area figures are for Asian portion only, excluding all ofIstanbul.<meta />
