Saudi Arabia 2004
Yearbook 2004 Saudi Arabia. During the year, militant Islamists stepped up their attacks on Western companies and their employees, as well as against Saudi Arabian […]
Asia
Qatar 2004
Qatar is a small, oil-rich nation in the Middle East located on the Persian Gulf. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Bahrain […]
Philippines 2004
Yearbook 2004 Philippines. At least 15 people were killed in a bomb attack on January 4 against a sports hall in the town of Parang […]
Pakistan 2004
Yearbook 2004 Pakistan. One of Pakistan’s national heroes, “the father of the Pakistani nuclear bomb,” Abdul Qadir Khan, was fired in January from his post […]
North Korea 2004
Yearbook 2004 North Korea. International developments regarding North Korea’s possible nuclear weapons program continued in January with American experts being allowed to visit one of […]
Nepal 2004
Yearbook 2004 Nepal. After a seven-month ceasefire was interrupted by the Maoist guerrillas in August 2003, it was yet another troubled year in Nepal. The […]
Myanmar 2004
Yearbook 2004 Burma. The total population in Myanmar is 54,409,811 people in 2020. 77-year-old Tin Oo, vice-chairman of the opposition party National Democracy Association (NLD), […]
Mongolia 2004
Yearbook 2004 Mongolia. The total population in Mongolia is 3,278,301 people in 2020. The June parliamentary elections were a great success for the non-socialist Fatherland […]
Maldives 2004
Yearbook 2004 Maldives. After unprecedented political protests at the end of 2003, the situation remained troubled throughout 2004. A newly formed illegal opposition party, the […]
Malaysia 2004
Malaysia is a Southeast Asian country located on the Malay Peninsula and part of the island of Borneo. It is known for its natural beauty […]
Lebanon 2004
Yearbook 2004 Lebanon. The total population in Lebanon is 6,825,456 people in 2020. The country’s political establishment was split during the fall by a political […]
Kyrgyzstan 2004
Yearbook 2004 Kyrgyzstan. The total population in Kyrgyzstan is 6,524,206 people in 2020. The UN Drugs and Crime Agency (UNODC) opened an office in Kyrgyzstan’s […]
Kuwait 2004
Yearbook 2004 Kuwait. In May, the government proposed a legislative amendment that would allow women to vote and stand for election to Parliament. Under current […]
Kazakhstan 2004
Yearbook 2004 Kazakhstan. The total population in Kazakhstan is 18,776,718 people in 2020. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) warned at the beginning of the […]
Jordan 2004
Yearbook 2004 Jordan. Authorities during the year conducted an intense hunt for people suspected of having links to the Islamist terror network al-Qaeda and to […]
Japan 2004
Japan is an East Asian country located off the eastern coast of the mainland. It is composed of over 6,800 islands, and its four main […]
Israel 2004
Yearbook 2004 Israel. In February, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon launched a plan to close all Jewish settlements in the occupied Gaza Strip and also four […]
Indonesia 2004
Yearbook 2004 Indonesia. More than 200,000 people were feared to have died on December 26, when huge tidal waves hit the northern and western coasts […]
India 2004
India is a large, diverse country located in South Asia. It is the second most populous nation in the world and the seventh largest by […]
Georgia 2004
Yearbook 2004 Georgia. The total population in Georgia is 3,989,178 people in 2020. The re-election to the presidential post in January was won as expected […]
East Timor 2004
Yearbook 2004 Timor. Five years after the Indonesian army’s bloody assault on East Timor in connection with the country’s referendum on independence, it seemed unlikely […]
Cyprus 2004
Yearbook 2004 Cyprus. The total population in Cyprus is 1,207,370 people in 2020. Cyprus, with the exception of the self-proclaimed Turkish-supported republic in the northern […]
China 2004
Yearbook 2004 China. The biggest of all in China during the year was that the population no longer needed UN assistance with food. That’s what […]
Cambodia 2004
Yearbook 2004 Cambodia. In January, union leader Chea Vichea was murdered on an open street in K’s capital Phnom Penh. Chea Vichea had close contacts […]
Brunei 2004
Yearbook 2004 Brunei. As the Principality celebrated its 20-year independence during the year, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, who inherited his post and governed Brunei uniquely, introduced […]
Bhutan 2004
Yearbook 2004 Bhutan. In February, India’s army chief, NC Vij, said that the Bhutanese army’s offensive against the Indian separatist groups in the southern part […]
Bangladesh 2004
Yearbook 2004 Bangladesh. The violent riots and nationwide strikes that have characterized Bangladesh’s domestic policy for many years continued. At the beginning of the year, […]
Bahrain 2004
Yearbook 2004 Bahrain. In April, Nada Haffadh, the doctor and the House of Representatives, was appointed Minister of Health and thus became the country’s first […]
Azerbaijan 2004
Yearbook 2004 Azerbaijan. The political repression of the opposition continued during the year. The authorities closed a mosque in Baku in March, where the imam […]
Armenia 2004
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, located in the Caucasus Mountains between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, have been border neighbors for centuries. The region […]
Afghanistan 2004
Yearbook 2004 Afghanistan. A council assembly, Loya Jirga, adopted a new constitution in early January that gives Afghanistan a strong presidential office. A. is described […]
The History of Asia
According to Countryaah.com, Asia has an area of 44,579,000 square kilometers representing 29.4% of the Earth’s land area. Asia’s history is characterized by the intersections […]