Encyclopaedia of Asia: Land, Culture and People is a unique attempt in the sense that for the first time the editors have attempted to provide readers with most contemporary information-base about these very important countries, forming the said region, called Asia. This encyclopaedia provides students, scholars, professionals and general readers access to the In-depth knowledge about key people, places, events, issues and processes across Asia in a comprehensive and Interdisciplinary way. Simultaneously, readers will get a comparative perspective; both in temporal and spatial terms, as tar as intra-country studies are concerned. The countries which have been covered in this encyclopaedia include: Japan; Malaysia; Uzbekistan; India; United Arab Emirates; Kazakisian; Vietnam; Iran; Iraq; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Turkey; Jordan; Thailand; Ukraine; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Afghanistan; Saudi Arabia; Bangladesh; Yemen; Bhutan; Bahrain; Qatar; Cyprus; Cocos (Keeling) Islands; Israel; British Indian Ocean Territory; Armenia; Tajikistan; Cambodia; Syria; Azerbaijan; Egypt; Georgia; Belarus; Christmas Island; Lebanon; Laos; Maldives; Nepal; Mongolia; Pakistan Oman; Myanmar; Moldova; Turkmenistan; Macau; Philippines; Palestine; Brunei: East Timor; North Korea; South Korea; China; Taiwan; Hong Kong; Russia and Indonesia.