Asia–Pacific

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

The term may also include 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 small/medium/large Pacific island nations (Asia Pacific and Australasian Continent) - for example when dividing the world into large regions for commercial purposes (e.g. into Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific).

On the whole there appears to be no clear cut definition of "Asia Pacific" and the regions included change as per the context.

Though imprecise, the term has become popular since the late 1980s in commerce, finance and politics. ^{[citation needed]} In fact, 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.^[1]) The region is home to about 1 billion Hindus, 1 billion Chinese, 1 billion Muslims, 500 million Buddhist, 300 million Christians and various smaller groups.

Component areas

The Asia-Pacific region generally includes:^{[citation needed]}

ASEAN

East Asia

PIF

Australia
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
French Polynesia (associate member)
Kiribati
Nauru
New Caledonia (associate member)
New Zealand
- Cook Islands
- Niue
- Tokelau°
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Marshall Islands
Vanuatu
Tonga
Tuvalu

SAARC

Others

°Observers to the Pacific Islands Forum

Main countries and territories data

Country / territory	Area (km²)	Population	Pop. density (/km²)	GDP millions of USD (2014)	GDP per capita USD (2009-2011)	Capital
American Samoa	199	54,719	326	537	7,874	Pago Pago
Australia	7,692,024	23,731,000	2.8	1,482,539	41,500	Canberra
Bangladesh	147,570	156,594,962	1,033.5	205,715	1,096	Dhaka
Bhutan	38,394	742,737	18.0	6.384	8,196	Thimphu
Brunei	5,765	415,717	67.3	17,426	36,700	Bandar Seri Begawan
Cambodia	181,035	15,205,539	81.8	16,899	800	Phnom Penh
China	9,596,961	1,357,380,000	145	10,355,350	6,076	Beijing
Hong Kong	1,104	7,234,800	6,544	292,677	30,000	Hong Kong
India	3,287,590	1,210,193,422	381.3	2,047,811	1,692	New Delhi
Indonesia	1,904,569	252,164,800	124.66	856,066	3,500	Jakarta
Japan	377,944	126,434,964	337	4,769,804	39,700	Tokyo
North Korea	120,540	24,895,000	198	27,820	1,200	Pyongyang
South Korea	100,210	51,302,044	500	1,449,494	20,000	Seoul
Laos	236,800	6,320,000	27	11,707	900	Vientiane
Macau	29	541,200	18,662	36,428	39,800	Macau
Maldives	298	341,356	1,102.5	4.920	14,383	Malé
Malaysia	329,847	30,185,787	90	336,913	7,525	Kuala Lumpur
Mongolia	1,564,116	2,736,800	2	11,725	1,500	Ulan Bator
Myanmar	676,578	50,496,000	74	65,291	500	Naypyidaw
Nepal	147,181	26,494,504	180	62.384	2,310	Kathmandu
New Zealand	268,021	4,357,437	16	201,028	25,500	Wellington
Pakistan	803,940	196,174,380	234.4	269,971	1,238	Islamabad
Papua New Guinea	462,840	6,732,000	15	16,096	1,200	Port Moresby
Philippines	299,764	111,062,000	307	289,686	1,700	Manila
Singapore	710	5,183,700	7,023	307,085	35,500	Singapore
Sri Lanka	65,610	20,277,597	323	233.637	11,069	Colombo
Taiwan	36,191	23,119,772	639	505,452	20,328	Taipei
Thailand	513,120	67,764,000	132	380,491	3,900	Bangkok
Timor-Leste	14,874	1,171,000	76	4,510	500	Dili
Vietnam	331,210	88,069,000	265	187,848	1,100	Hanoi

References

^ See for example Pan, Hui, ed. (October 2004). "Vonage and Cisco to sell phone equipment". VoIP Monthly Newsletter. 2 (10). Information Gatekeepers Inc: 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.

External links

APEC
The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Asia Pacific Indigenous Youth Network (APIYN)
BBC Asia-Pacific
ABC Radio Australia Asia Pacific
Australia Network (formerly "ABC Asia Pacific")

[1] See for example Pan, Hui, ed. (October 2004). "Vonage and Cisco to sell phone equipment". VoIP Monthly Newsletter. 2 (10). Information Gatekeepers Inc: 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.

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Component areas

Main countries and territories data

See also

References

External links