Historical Communist Asian States

List every state (SOVEREIGN- one-country recognition + nominal independence- countries, provinces, or cities) in Asia that has ever been communist - by their names at the time.
SSRs were not sovereign (some were before accession)
Capital must be in Asia to be counted as Asian (USSR isn't)
Type of Communism is in middle column. M-L = Marxist-Leninist.
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Type
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1918-1921
Socialist
Democratic Republic of Georgia
1920-1921
Soviet
Socialist Soviet Republic of Gilan
1920-1924
Soviet
Bukharan People's Soviet Republic
1920-1923
Soviet
Khorezm People's Soviet Republic
1921-1944
Soviet
Tuvan People's Republic
1922
Soviet
Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
1924-1992
M-L
Mongolian People's Republic
1931-1937
M-L
Chinese Soviet Republic
1944-1946
Soviet
Second East Turkestan Republic
1945-1946
Socialist
People's Republic of Korea
1945
Soviet
Inner Mongolian People's Republic
1945-1946
Soviet
Azerbaijan People's Government
1946
Soviet
Republic of Mahabad
1948-Present
Juche
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1949-Present
Dengist
People's Republic of China
1954-1975
M-L
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
1962–1988
Burmese
Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
1963-2024
Ba'ath
Syrian Arab Republic
1967-1990
M-L
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
1968-2003
Ba'ath
Republic of Iraq
1975-1979
Maoist
Democratic Kampuchea
1975
Socialist
Democratic Republic of East Timor
1975-Present
M-L
Lao People's Democratic Republic
1976-Present
Socialist
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
1978-1987
Soviet
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
1979-1989
M-L
People's Republic of Kampuchea
1987-1992
Socialist
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
1989-Present
Maoist
Kokang
1989-Present
Maoist
Mong La
1989-Present
M-L
Wa State
1990-1991
Ba'ath
Republic of Kuwait
2006-Present
Socialist
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
2016-Present
Anarchist
Autonomous Administration of North & East Syria
2023-Present
M-L
Karenni Armies
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