Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific (APAC[1]) is the part of the world near the western Pacific Ocean. The Asia-Pacific region varies in area depending on the context, but it often includes countries in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania that border the Pacific Ocean. South Asia, Mongolia, Myanmar, and the Russian Far East are generally included in a wider Asia-Pacific region (also known as Indo-Pacific).
Definition[edit]
The term may include countries in North America and South America that are on the coast of the Eastern Pacific Ocean; the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, for example, includes Canada, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and the United States. Alternatively, the term sometimes comprises all of Asia except Central Asia and Western Asia, as well as Oceania—for example, when dividing the world into large regions for commercial purposes (e.g., into APAC, EMEA, LATAM, and NA).[2] Central Asia and Western Asia are almost never included.[3]
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 acronym APEJ, "Asia-Pacific excluding Japan").[4]
Component areas[edit]
The Asia-Pacific region generally includes:
Asia[edit]
East Asia[edit]
North Asia[edit]
South Asia[edit]
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom)
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Southeast Asia[edit]
Oceania[edit]
Australasia[edit]
Melanesia[edit]
Micronesia[edit]
Guam (United States)
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
Northern Mariana Islands (United States)
Palau
Wake Island (United States)
Polynesia[edit]
American Samoa (United States)
Clipperton Island (France)
Cook Islands
Easter Island (Chile)
French Polynesia (France)
Hawaii (United States)
Niue
Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)
Samoa
Tokelau (New Zealand)
Tonga
Tuvalu
U.S. Minor Outlying Islands (United States)
Wallis and Futuna (France)
List of inhabited countries and territories[edit]
Country / Territory | Area (km2) |
Population | Pop. density (/km2) |
GDP millions of USD (2018) |
GDP per capita USD (2017)[5] |
Capital |
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652,230 | 38,042,000 | 58.3 | 19,900 | 577 | Kabul |
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199 | 55,689 | 259 | 711 | 11,398.8 | Pago Pago |
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7,692,024 | 25,553,000 | 2.8 | 1,500,000 | 59,655 | Canberra |
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147,570 | 156,594,962 | 1,033.5 | 287,630 | 1,359 | Dhaka |
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38,394 | 742,737 | 18.0 | 6,384 | 2,804 | Thimphu |
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54,400 | 3,000 | 58.3 | – | – | Camp Thunder Cove |
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5,765 | 415,717 | 67.3 | 17,426 | 26,939 | Bandar Seri Begawan |
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181,035 | 15,205,539 | 81.8 | 16,899 | 1,270 | Phnom Penh |
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9,596,961 | 1,357,380,000 | 145 | 10,355,350 | 8,123 | Beijing |
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135 | 1,843 | 10.39 | – | – | Flying Fish Cove |
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14 | 544 | 43 | – | – | West Island |
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236.7 | 17,379 | 42 | 311 | 15,002.5 | Avarua |
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18,274 | 909,389 | 46.4 | 8,330 | 5,153 | Suva |
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4,167 | 275,918 | 78 | 5,623 | 20,098 | Papeete |
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540 | 162,742 | 775 | 5,793 | 35,664.5 | Hagåtña |
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1,104 | 7,234,800 | 6,544 | 292,677 | 43,681 | Hong Kong |
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3,287,263 | 1,324,171,354 | 398.8 | 2,716,746 | 1,939 | New Delhi |
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1,904,569 | 252,164,800 | 124.66 | 856,066 | 3,570 | Jakarta |
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377,944 | 126,434,964 | 337 | 4,769,804 | 38,894 | Tokyo |
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811 | 110,136 | 152 | 187 | 1,625.3 | Tarawa |
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236,800 | 6,320,000 | 27 | 11,707 | 2,353 | Vientiane |
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29 | 541,200 | 18,662 | 36,428 | 73,187 | Macau |
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329,847 | 30,185,787 | 90 | 336,913 | 9,503 | Kuala Lumpur |
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298 | 341,356 | 1,102.5 | 4,920 | 8,602 | Malé |
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181.43 | 53,066 | 293 | 220 | 3,621.2 | Majuro |
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702 | 104,937 | 158.1 | 383 | 3,058.4 | Palikir |
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1,564,116 | 3,369,768 | 2 | 11,725 | 3,686 | Ulaanbaatar |
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676,578 | 50,496,000 | 74 | 65,291 | 1,275 | Naypyidaw |
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21 | 11,200 | 480 | 114 | 9,030.1 | Yaren |
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147,181 | 26,494,504 | 180 | 62,384 | 730 | Kathmandu |
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18,576 | 278,500 | 14.5 | 9,894 | 12,579.6 | Nouméa |
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268,021 | 4,853,496 | 16 | 201,028 | 39,427 | Wellington |
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261.46 | 1,624 | 5.35 | 10 | 5,800 | Alofi |
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34.6 | 1,748 | 61.9 | – | – | Kingston |
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120,540 | 24,895,000 | 198 | 27,820 | 583 | Pyongyang |
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464 | 55,144 | 113 | 1,242 | 28,163.8 | Saipan |
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881,913 | 226,174,380 | 234.4 | 312,570 | 1,468 | Islamabad |
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459 | 21,503 | 46.7 | 312 | 17,317.9 | Ngerulmud |
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462,840 | 6,732,000 | 15 | 16,096 | 2,183 | Port Moresby |
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343,448 | 113,254,000 | 307 | 289,686 | 2,951 | Manila |
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47 | 50 | 45 | – | – | Adamstown |
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17,098,246 | 147,003,104 | 8.4 | 1,630,659 | 11,288.9 | Moscow |
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2,842 | 195,843 | 68 | 861 | 4,392.5 | Apia |
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710 | 5,183,700 | 7,023 | 307,085 | 52,961 | Singapore |
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28,400 | 599,419 | 18.1 | 1,424 | 2,162.7 | Honiara |
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100,210 | 51,302,044 | 500 | 1,699,000 | 27,539 | Seoul |
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65,610 | 20,277,597 | 323 | 233,637 | 3,835 | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte |
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36,191 | 23,119,772 | 639 | 505,452 | 31,900 | Taipei |
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513,120 | 67,764,000 | 132 | 380,491 | 5,908 | Bangkok |
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14,874 | 1,171,000 | 76 | 4,510 | 1,162 | Dili |
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10 | 1,499 | 115 | 10 | 6,275 | (none) |
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748 | 100,651 | 139 | 470 | 4,364 | Nukuʻalofa |
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26 | 11,192 | 475.88 | 45 | 3,700.7 | Funafuti |
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12,189 | 272,459 | 19.7 | 957 | 3,033.4 | Port Vila |
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331,210 | 88,069,000 | 265 | 187,848 | 2,186 | Hanoi |
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142.42 | 11,558 | 83.55 | 188 | 12,640 | Mata Utu |
See also[edit]
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- Asia Pacific Forum
- Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
- Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)
- Asia Society
- Asian Century
- East Asia Summit
- Eastern world
- East–West dichotomy
- Far East
- Free and Open Indo-Pacific
- Geography of Asia
- Indo-Pacific
- List of country groupings
- Oceania
- Orient
- Pacific Century
- Pacific coast
- Russian Far East
- Siberia
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- Valeriepieris circle
References[edit]
- ^ "Digital creativity and innovation lacking in kids in APAC: report". May 10, 2019.
- ^ Countries by region
- ^ Member Economies – Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. Apec.org. Retrieved on 2014-04-12.
- ^ See for examplePan, Hui, ed. (October 2004). "Vonage and Cisco to sell phone equipment". VoIP Monthly Newsletter. Information Gatekeepers Inc. 2 (10): 3. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
APEJ (Asia-Pacific Excluding Japan) and EEMEA (Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa) will grow their combined share of this figure from 17 percent to 22 percent during the same period, as North America's share adjusts from 53 percent to 46 percent.
- ^ "GDP per capita (current US$) | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2018-07-19.