Asia is subdivided into 49 countries, five of them (Georgia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkey) are transcontinental countries lying partly in Europe.
ˈeɪʒə ɪz sˌʌbdᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪntʊ fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn kˈʌntɹiz, fˈaɪv ʌv ðˌɛm dʒˈɔːɹdʒə, ˌæzɚbaɪdʒˈɑːn, ɹˈʌʃə, kˌæzɐkhstˈɑːn ænd tˈɜːki ɑːɹ tɹænskˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl kˈʌntɹiz lˈaɪɪŋ pˈɑːɹtli ɪn jˈʊɹɹəp.