List of Asian Countries and their Currencies
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| Country |
Capital City |
Name of Currency |
| Afghanistan |
Kabul |
Afghani (AFA) |
| Bahrain |
Manama |
Bahraini Dinar (BHD) |
| Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
Taka (BDT) |
| Bhutan |
Thimphu |
Ngultrum (BTN) |
| Brunei |
Bandar Seri Begawan |
Bruneian Dollar (BND) |
| Burma (Myanmar) |
Nay Pyi Taw |
Kyat (MMK) |
| Cambodia |
Phnom Penh |
Riel (KHR) |
| China |
Beijing |
Yuan (CNY) |
| East Timor |
Dili |
US Dollar (USD) |
| Hong Kong (territory) |
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| India |
New Delhi |
Indian Rupee (INR) |
| Indonesia |
Jakarta |
Indonesian rupiah |
| Iran |
Tehran |
Iranian Rial (IRR) |
| Iraq |
Baghdad |
Iraqi dinar |
| Israel |
Jerusalem |
New Israeli Shekel (ILS) |
| Japan |
Tokyo |
Yen (JPY) |
| Jordan |
Amman |
Jordanian dinar |
| Kazakhstan |
Astana |
Tenge (KZT) |
| Kuwait |
Kuwait City |
Kuwaiti Dinar (KD) |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Bishkek |
Kyrgyzstani som |
| Laos |
Vientiane |
Kip (LAK) |
| Lebanon |
Beirut |
Lebanese Pound (LBP) |
| Macau (territory) |
None, as Macau is a Special Administrative "Region" of China |
Macanese pataca (MOP) |
| Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur |
Ringgit (MYR) |
| Maldives |
Malè |
Rufiyaa (MVR) |
| Mongolia |
Ulan Bator |
Togrogs/Tugriks (MNT) |
| Nepal |
Kathmandu |
Nepalese Rupee (NPR) |
| North Korea |
Pyongyang |
North Korean Won (KPW) |
| Oman |
Muscat |
Omani Rial (OMR) |
| Pakistan |
Islamabad |
Pakistani rupee |
| Palestinian (territories) |
Ramallah |
Palestine pound |
| Philippines |
Manila |
Philippine Peso (PHP) |
| Qatar |
Doha |
Qatari Rial (QAR) |
| Russia |
Moscow |
Russian Ruble (RUR) |
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh |
Saudi Riyal (SAR) |
| Singapore |
Singapore |
Singapore Dollar (SGD) |
| South Korea |
Seoul |
South Korean Won (KRW) |
| Sri Lanka |
Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Kotte (the official administrative capital) is a satellite city, or suburb of Colombo |
Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) |
| Syria |
Damascus |
Syrian Pound (SYP) |
| Taiwan |
Taipei |
New Taiwan dollar |
| Thailand |
Bangkok |
Baht (THB) |
| Tajikistan |
Dushanbe |
Somoni |
| Turkey |
Ankara |
new Turkish Lira (YTL) |
| Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat |
Turkmen Manat (TMM) |
| United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi |
Emirati Dirham (AED) |
| Uzbekistan |
Tashkent |
Uzbekistani Soum (UZS) |
| Vietnam |
Hanoi |
Dong (VND) |
| Yemen |
Sana'a |
Yemeni Rial (YER) |