Quick Facts

India
Capital: New Delhi

Religion: Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian

2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified
0.1% (census 2001)

Population: 1,251,695,584 (July 2015 est.)

Famous Landmark Taj Mahal
Alarming Fact India has the largest slave population in
the modern world with over 14 million
slaves

China
Capital: Beijing

Religion: Buddhist 18.2%, Christian 5.1%, Muslim

1.8%, folk religion 21.9%, Hindu < .1%,
Jewish < .1%, other 0.7% (includes Daoist
(Taoist)), unaffiliated 52.2%

Population: 1,251,695,584 (July 2015 est.)

Famous Landmark Great Wall of China
Alarming Fact 71% of people in China defines success
by the things they own, making it the
world’s most materialistic country

Vietnam
Capital: Hanoi

Religion: Buddhist 9.3%, Catholic 6.7%, Hoa Hao

1.5%, Cao Dai 1.1%, Protestant 0.5%,
Muslim 0.1%, none 80.8%

Population: 94,348,835 (July 2015 est.)

Famous Landmark War Remnants Museum
Alarming Fact Legalized same-sex marriage since
November 2013
 Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka

Religion: Muslim 89.5%, Hindu 9.6%, other 0.9%

(includes Buddhist .5%, Christian .3%

Population: 168,957,745 (July 2015 est.)

Famous Landmark Lalbagh Fort
Alarming Fact Has one of the highest child-marriages in
the world

Hong Kong
Capital: Hong Kong

Religion: Eclectic mixture of local religions 90%,

Christian 10%

Population: 7,141,106 (July 2015 est.)

Famous Landmark Victoria Peak
Alarming Fact Youth are addicted to the cyber world,
yet poor in social skills

Sri Lanka
Capital: Colombo

Religion: Buddhist (official) 70.2%, Hindu 12.6%,

Muslim 9.7%, Roman Catholic 6.1%, other
Christian 1.3%, other 0.05%

Population: 22,053,488 (July 2015 est.)

Famous Landmark Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya
Alarming Fact Post-trauma brought about by wars and
ethnic disputes still lavish in its people

Laos
Capital: Vientiane

Religion: Buddhist 66.8%, Christian 1.5%, other

31%, unspecified 0.7%
Population: 6,911,544 (July 2015 est.)
Famous Landmark Luang Prabang
Alarming Fact There’s a growing drug abuse for the
youth

Indonesia
Capital: Jakarta
Religion: Muslim 87.2%, Christian 7%, Roman
Catholic 2.9%, Hindu 1.7%, other 0.9%
(includes Buddhist and Confucian),
unspecified 0.4%

Population: 255,993,674 (July 2015 est.)

Famous Landmark Borobudur
Alarming Fact Abortion is prevalent. Over 2.9 million
abortion is estimated every year

Armenia
Capital: Yerevan

Religion: Armenian Apostolic 92.6%, Evangelical

1%, other 2.4%, none 1.1%, unspecified
2.9%

Population: 3,056,382 (July 2015 est.)

Famous Landmark Republic Square
Alarming Fact Violence based on sexual orientation and
gender identity is a serious problem.

Kazakhstan
Capital: Hong Kong

Religion: Muslim 70.2%, Christian 26.2% (mainly

Russian Orthodox), other 0.2%, atheist
2.8%, unspecified 0.5%

Population: 18,157,122 (July 2015 est.)

Famous Landmark Palace of Peace and Reconciliation
Alarming Fact Corruption is presently common in the
region