Asia at continental scale, including the Middle East and all of Russia. Boundaries are generalized and the maps state their coverage.
Map labels and downloadable files remain in their original language, often French.
Cartographic convention for Crimea
In the in-house maps of this edition, Crimea and Sevastopol are shown with Russia according to de facto control. The UN considers them part of Ukraine and does not recognise the annexation. Reference situation as of 7 November 2026. Maps from other publishers and earlier editions retain their original boundaries and dates.
Explore the regions of Asia
Middle East
Egypt, Turkey, Iran, the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula. Generalised reference boundaries.
Asia excluding the Middle East
Asia excluding countries in the Middle East section; Russia not shown.
Three maps to explore the continent
Asia — Countries and territories
The 50 catalog entries appear in the numbered legend.
Asia — Shaded relief and main rivers
Shaded relief and main waterways. The natural colours provide reference cues.
Asia — Population density in 2020
Estimated residential density for 2020, in inhabitants per square kilometre.
Complete collection
A4 PDF, PNG, SVG and source notes.
Download the ZIP packHeritage and languages
Asia — World Heritage sites
417 properties represented by 1860 points. A property may have several components.
Language areas by family – 2007 atlas
Coloured areas show the approximate distribution of language families. Hatching indicates overlaps in the source; the neutral background marks areas without information. This map does not represent conditions measured in 2026.
Glottography v2.0, based on Asher and Moseley, 2007 atlas · CC BY 4.0. Adaptation by Carte-monde.org.
See also the language location map with points
Language locations by family (points)
2527 geolocated spoken languages. The points indicate reference locations.
Glottolog 5.3, Hammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath and Bank · CC BY 4.0
Supplementary maps
Each map retains its source’s coverage.
Detailed physical map of Asia
Relief, waterways and main landmarks. Date not specified.
Detailed political map of Asia
Countries and territories with original labels. Reference year not specified.
Köppen–Geiger climate zones (1991–2020)
Climate classification. PNG reproduction of the original map with its English legend.
Beck, H. E., McVicar, T. R., Vergopolan, N., Alexis, B., Lutsko, N. J., Dufour, A., Zeng, Z., Jian, X., van Dijk, A. I. J. M. et Miralles, D. G. (2023) · CC BY 4.0
Sources and reuse
Boundaries, relief and hydrography Natural Earth, public domain. Population GHS-POP R2023A, © EU/JRC, 2020 estimates. Base maps under CC BY 4.0. Each supplementary map indicates its source and licence.
Maps and packs from the previous edition
Files preserved at their original addresses, with their earlier cartographic convention.
