<P> In 2006, Dr. Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the establishment of Grameen Bank, a community development bank that lends money to poor people, especially women in Bangladesh . Dr. Yunus received his PhD in economics from Vanderbilt University, United States . He is internationally known for the concept of micro credit which allows poor and destitute people with little or no collateral to borrow money . The borrowers typically pay back money within the specified period and the incidence of default is very low . </P> <P> The Dalai Lama has received approximately eighty - four awards over his spiritual and political career . On 22 June 2006, he became one of only four people ever to be recognized with Honorary Citizenship by the Governor General of Canada . On 28 May 2005, he received the Christmas Humphreys Award from the Buddhist Society in the United Kingdom . Most notable was the Nobel Peace Prize, presented in Oslo, Norway on 10 December 1989 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Flag </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Population (2016) </Th> <Th> Area (km2) </Th> <Th> Capital </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> <Td> 34,656,032 </Td> <Td> 647,500 </Td> <Td> Kabul </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Armenia </Td> <Td> 2,924,816 </Td> <Td> 29,743 </Td> <Td> Yerevan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Azerbaijan </Td> <Td> 9,725,376 </Td> <Td> 86,600 </Td> <Td> Baku </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bahrain </Td> <Td> 1,425,171 </Td> <Td> 760 </Td> <Td> Manama </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> 162,951,560 </Td> <Td> 147,570 </Td> <Td> Dhaka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bhutan </Td> <Td> 797,765 </Td> <Td> 38,394 </Td> <Td> Thimphu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Brunei </Td> <Td> 423,196 </Td> <Td> 5,765 </Td> <Td> Bandar Seri Begawan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cambodia </Td> <Td> 15,762,370 </Td> <Td> 181,035 </Td> <Td> Phnom Penh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> China (PRC) </Td> <Td> 1,403,500,365 </Td> <Td> 9,596,961 </Td> <Td> Beijing </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cyprus </Td> <Td> 1,170,125 </Td> <Td> 9,251 </Td> <Td> Nicosia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> East Timor </Td> <Td> 1,268,671 </Td> <Td> 14,874 </Td> <Td> Dili </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 95,688,681 </Td> <Td> 1,010,408 </Td> <Td> Cairo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> 3,925,405 </Td> <Td> 69,700 </Td> <Td> Tbilisi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 1,324,171,354 </Td> <Td> 3,287,263 </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 261,115,456 </Td> <Td> 1,904,569 </Td> <Td> Jakarta </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> 80,277,428 </Td> <Td> 1,648,195 </Td> <Td> Tehran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> 37,202,572 </Td> <Td> 438,317 </Td> <Td> Baghdad </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td> 8,191,828 </Td> <Td> 20,770 </Td> <Td> Jerusalem (disputed) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 127,748,513 </Td> <Td> 377,915 </Td> <Td> Tokyo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td> 9,455,802 </Td> <Td> 89,342 </Td> <Td> Amman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> 17,987,736 </Td> <Td> 2,724,900 </Td> <Td> Astana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kuwait </Td> <Td> 4,052,584 </Td> <Td> 17,818 </Td> <Td> Kuwait City </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kyrgyzstan </Td> <Td> 5,955,734 </Td> <Td> 199,951 </Td> <Td> Bishkek </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Laos </Td> <Td> 6,758,353 </Td> <Td> 236,800 </Td> <Td> Vientiane </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lebanon </Td> <Td> 6,006,668 </Td> <Td> 10,400 </Td> <Td> Beirut </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> 31,187,265 </Td> <Td> 329,847 </Td> <Td> Kuala Lumpur </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Maldives </Td> <Td> 427,756 </Td> <Td> 298 </Td> <Td> Malé </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td> 3,027,398 </Td> <Td> 1,564,116 </Td> <Td> Ulaanbaatar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Myanmar </Td> <Td> 52,885,223 </Td> <Td> 676,578 </Td> <Td> Naypyidaw </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nepal </Td> <Td> 28,982,771 </Td> <Td> 147,181 </Td> <Td> Kathmandu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> North Korea </Td> <Td> 25,368,620 </Td> <Td> 120,538 </Td> <Td> Pyongyang </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Oman </Td> <Td> 4,424,762 </Td> <Td> 309,500 </Td> <Td> Muscat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> 211,103,000 </Td> <Td> 796,095 </Td> <Td> Islamabad </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Palestine </Td> <Td> 4,790,705 </Td> <Td> 6,220 </Td> <Td> Ramallah (Jerusalem) (claimed) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> 103,320,222 </Td> <Td> 343,448 </Td> <Td> Manila </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Qatar </Td> <Td> 2,569,804 </Td> <Td> 11,586 </Td> <Td> Doha </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 143,964,513 </Td> <Td> 17,098,242 </Td> <Td> Moscow </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> 32,275,687 </Td> <Td> 2,149,690 </Td> <Td> Riyadh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Singapore </Td> <Td> 5,622,455 </Td> <Td> 697 </Td> <Td> Singapore </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> 50,791,919 </Td> <Td> 100,210 </Td> <Td> Seoul </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> 20,798,492 </Td> <Td> 65,610 </Td> <Td> Colombo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Syria </Td> <Td> 18,430,453 </Td> <Td> 185,180 </Td> <Td> Damascus </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Taiwan (ROC) </Td> <Td> 23,556,706 </Td> <Td> 36,193 </Td> <Td> Taipei </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tajikistan </Td> <Td> 8,734,951 </Td> <Td> 143,100 </Td> <Td> Dushanbe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> 68,863,514 </Td> <Td> 513,120 </Td> <Td> Bangkok </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 79,512,426 </Td> <Td> 783,562 </Td> <Td> Ankara </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Turkmenistan </Td> <Td> 5,662,544 </Td> <Td> 488,100 </Td> <Td> Ashgabat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td> 9,269,612 </Td> <Td> 83,600 </Td> <Td> Abu Dhabi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> 31,446,795 </Td> <Td> 447,400 </Td> <Td> Tashkent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> 94,569,072 </Td> <Td> 331,212 </Td> <Td> Hanoi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Yemen </Td> <Td> 27,584,213 </Td> <Td> 527,968 </Td> <Td> Sana'a </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Flag </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Population (2016) </Th> <Th> Area (km2) </Th> <Th> Capital </Th> </Tr>

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