Okay, let me break it down for you.
Afghanistan, Tibet and/or Myanmar may or may not be included depending on extended definitions.
Vietnam (geographically part of Southeast Asia, but culturally part of East Asia), and/or Siberia in Russia (it’s related to East Asian countries) may or may not be included depending on extended definitions.
Siberia in Russia (Siberia makes up 77% of Russia’s territory and falls into Asia; geographically speaking, Russia should centralize in Asia instead of Europe)
Iran (may or may not be included depending on extended definitions)
Iran (may or may not be included depending on extended definitions)
Iran is in a constant tug of war between Western and Central Asia.
Bangladesh =/= India =/= Pakistan
Bangladesh/Pakistan =/= India
North Korea =/= North Asia
Indian subcontinent =/= South Asia
South Asia =/= Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia =/= East Asia
Western Asia =/= Middle East
It’s actually pretty offensive when you dump half these countries into East Asia or just plain India, so please, think before you address the cultures and the countries. Is the culture Indian, or is it South Asian? Is the style Chinese, or is it East Asian?
It takes like two minutes to look these up. It’s not that hard.
(Except Western Asia. That’s a tricky definition because it includes most of the South Caucasus, which very few people take into account when considering Asia, and some of the countries there are difficult to place geographically. Most, but not all, of Western Asia falls into the definition of the Middle East, but the Middle East is not only comprised of Western Asian countries.)
Edit: I’d forgotten to include Central and Western Asia. My apologies.
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