Asia-Pacific

Map showing general definition of 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. 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:

ASEAN

East Asia

PIF

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 299,764 103,216,700 307 289,686 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

See also

References

  1. ↑ See for example Pan, 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.

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