How many countries in Asia ?

There are 48 countries in Asia today.The names of the following countries are given in the form of a list .

1. China
2. India
3. Indonesia
4. Pakistan
5. Bangladesh
6. Japan
7. Philippines
8. Vietnam
9. Turkey
10. Iran
11. Thailand
12. Myanmar
13. South Korea
14. Iraq
15. Afghanistan
16. Saudi Arabia
17. Uzbekistan 
18. Malaysia
19. Yemen
20. Nepal
21. North Korea
22. Sri Lanka 
23. Kazakhstan 
24. Syria
25. Cambodia
26. Jordan 
27. Azerbaijan
28. United Arab Emirates
29. Tajikistan
30. Israel
31. Laos
32. Lebanon
33. Kyrgyzstan
34. Turkmenistan
35. Singapore
36. Oman
37. State of Palestine
38. Kuwait
39. Georgia
40. Mongolia
41. Armenia 
42. Qatar
43. Bahrain
44. Timor-Leste
45. Cyprus
46. Bhutan
47. Maldives
48. Brunei