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Asia-Pacific

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Map showing general definition of Asia-Pacific. Dark green refers to the core Asia-Pacific countries, while light green refers to regions that may be included.

Asia-Pacific or Asia Pacific (abbreviated as APAC, Asia-Pac, AsPac, APJ, JAPA or JAPAC) is the part of the world in or near the Western Pacific Ocean. The Asia-Pacific varies in area depending on which context, but it typically includes much of East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania.

The term may also include parts of Russia (on the North Pacific) and countries in the Americas which are on the coast of the Eastern Pacific Ocean; the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, for example, includes Canada, Chile, Russia, Mexico, Peru and the United States. Alternatively, the term sometimes comprises all of Asia and Australasia as well as Pacific island nations (Asia Pacific and Australian continent)—for example, when dividing the world into large regions for commercial purposes (e.g., into the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific).[1] Western Asia is almost never included.

On the whole, there is no clear-cut definition of "Asia Pacific", and the regions included change depending on the context. The term has become popular since the late 1980s in commerce, finance and politics. Despite the heterogeneity of the regions' economies, most individual nations within the zone are emerging markets experiencing rapid growth. (Compare the concept/acronym APEJ or APeJ—Asia-Pacific excluding Japan.)[2]

Component areas[]

The Asia-Pacific region generally includes:

Asia[]

East Asia

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North Asia

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South Asia

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Southeast Asia

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Oceania[]

Australasia

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Micronesia

Polynesia

Main countries and territories data[]

Country / Territory Area
(km2) 		Population Pop. density
(/km2) 		GDP
millions of USD (2018) 		GDP per capita
USD (2017)[3] 		Capital
Template:AFG 652,230 38,042,000 58.3 19,900 577 Kabul
Template:Flag 199 55,689 259 711 11,398.8 Pago Pago
Template:AUS 7,692,024 23,731,000 2.8 1,418,275 49,928 Canberra
Template:BGD 147,570 156,594,962 1,033.5 287,630 1,359 Dhaka
Template:Flag 38,394 742,737 18.0 6,384 2,804 Thimphu
Template:Flag 54,400 3,000 58.3 - - Camp Justice
Template:BRN 5,765 415,717 67.3 17,426 26,939 Bandar Seri Begawan
Template:CAM 181,035 15,205,539 81.8 16,899 1,270 Phnom Penh
Template:CHN 9,596,961 1,357,380,000 145 10,355,350 8,123 Beijing
Template:Flag 135 1,843 10.39 - - Flying Fish Cove
Template:Flag 14 544 43 - - West Island
Template:Flag 236.7 17,379 42 311 15,002.5 Avarua
Template:FSM 702 104,937 158.1 383 3,058.4 Palikir
Template:FJI 18,274 909,389 46.4 8,330 5,153 Suva
Template:Flag 4,167 275,918 78 5,623 20,098 Papeete
Template:GUM 540 162,742 775 5,793 35,664.5 Hagåtña
Template:HKG 1,104 7,234,800 6,544 292,677 43,681 Hong Kong
Template:IND 3,287,263 1,324,171,354 398.8 2,716,746 1,939 New Delhi
Template:IDN 1,904,569 252,164,800 124.66 856,066 3,570 Jakarta
Template:JPN 377,944 126,434,964 337 4,769,804 38,894 Tokyo
Template:KIR 811 110,136 152 187 1,625.3 Tarawa
Template:LAO 236,800 6,320,000 27 11,707 2,353 Vientiane
Template:MAC 29 541,200 18,662 36,428 73,187 Macau
Template:MYS 329,847 30,185,787 90 336,913 9,503 Kuala Lumpur
Template:Flag 298 341,356 1,102.5 4,920 8,602 Malé
Template:MHL 181.43 53,066 293 220 3,621.2 Majuro
Template:MNG 1,564,116 2,736,800 2 11,725 3,686 Ulaanbaatar
Template:Flag 676,578 50,496,000 74 65,291 1,275 Naypyidaw
Template:NRU 21 11,200 480 114 9,030.1 Yaren
Template:Flag 147,181 26,494,504 180 62,384 730 Kathmandu
Template:Flag 18,576 278,500 14.5 9,894 12,579.6 Nouméa
Template:NZL 268,021 4,357,437 16 201,028 39,427 Wellington
Template:Flag 261.46 1,624 5.35 10 5,800 Alofi
Template:Flag 34.6 1,748 61.9 - - Kingston
Template:PRK 120,540 24,895,000 198 27,820 583 Pyongyang
Template:MNP 464 55,144 113 1,242 28,163.8 Saipan
Template:PAK 803,940 226,174,380 234.4 312,570 1,468 Islamabad
Template:PLW 459 21,503 46.7 312,570 17,317.9 Ngerulmud
Template:PNG 462,840 6,732,000 15 16,096 2,183 Port Moresby
Template:PHL 343,448 Template:Data Philippines 307 289,686 2,951 Manila
Template:Flag 47 50 45 - - Adamstown
Template:RUS 17,098,246 147,003,104 8.4 1,630,659 11,288.9 Moscow
Template:Flag 2,842 195,843 68 861 4,392.5 Apia
Template:SGP 710 5,183,700 7,023 307,085 52,961 Singapore
Template:Flag 28,400 599,419 18.1 1,424 2,162.7 Honiara
Template:KOR 100,210 51,302,044 500 1,449,494 27,539 Seoul
Template:Flag 65,610 20,277,597 323 233,637 3,835 Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Template:Flag 36,191 23,119,772 639 505,452 31,900 Taipei
Template:THA 513,120 67,764,000 132 380,491 5,908 Bangkok
Template:TLS 14,874 1,171,000 76 4,510 1,162 Dili
Template:Flag 10 1,499 115 10 6,275 None
Template:Flag 748 100,651 139 470 4,364 Nukuʻalofa
Template:Flag 26 11,192 475.88 45 3,700.7 Funafuti
Template:Flag 12,189 272,459 19.7 957 3,033.4 Port Vila
Template:VNM 331,210 88,069,000 265 187,848 2,186 Hanoi
Template:Flag 142.42 11,558 83.55 188 12,640 Mata Utu

See also[]

  • List of country groupings
  • Geography of Asia
  • Oceania
  • Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
  • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
  • East Asian Summit
  • Pacific Century
  • Asian Century
  • Asia Pacific Forum
  • Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre
  • Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
  • Asia Society
  • Indo-Pacific
  • Eastern World
  • The Orient
  • Far East
  • East–West dichotomy

References[]

  1. ↑ [dotorg/about-us/about-apec/member-economies.aspx Member Economies - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation]. apec[dot]org. Retrieved on 2014-04-12.
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