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]
^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.
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Not to be confused with Indo 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 A map of the Asia Pacific areas taking into account its most generally included regions Contents 1 Definition 2 Component areas 2 1 Asia 2 1 1 East Asia 2 1 2 North Asia 2 1 3 South Asia 2 1 4 Southeast Asia 2 2 Oceania 2 2 1 Australasia 2 2 2 Melanesia 2 2 3 Micronesia 2 2 4 Polynesia 3 List of inhabited countries and territories 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDefinition EditThe 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 EditThe Asia Pacific region generally includes Asia Edit East Asia Edit China Hong Kong Macao Japan Mongolia North Korea South Korea TaiwanNorth Asia Edit Russian Far East Russia South Asia Edit Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan British Indian Ocean Territory United Kingdom India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri LankaSoutheast Asia Edit Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor Leste VietnamOceania Edit Australasia Edit Australia Ashmore and Cartier Islands Christmas Island Cocos Keeling Islands Coral Sea Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands Norfolk Island New ZealandMelanesia Edit Fiji Rotuma New Caledonia France Papua New Guinea Bougainville Solomon Islands VanuatuMicronesia 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 Salas and Gomez Island French Polynesia France Hawaii United States Niue Pitcairn Islands United Kingdom Samoa Tokelau New Zealand Tonga Tuvalu U S Minor Outlying Islands United States Baker Island Howland Island Jarvis Island Johnston Atoll Kingman Reef Midway Atoll Palmyra Atoll Wallis and Futuna France List of inhabited countries and territories EditCountry Territory Area km2 Population Pop density km2 GDPmillions of USD 2018 GDP per capitaUSD 2017 5 Capital Afghanistan 652 230 38 042 000 58 3 19 900 577 Kabul American Samoa 199 55 689 259 711 11 398 8 Pago Pago Australia 7 692 024 25 553 000 2 8 1 500 000 59 655 Canberra Bangladesh 147 570 156 594 962 1 033 5 287 630 1 359 Dhaka Bhutan 38 394 742 737 18 0 6 384 2 804 Thimphu British Indian Ocean Territory 54 400 3 000 58 3 Camp Thunder Cove Brunei 5 765 415 717 67 3 17 426 26 939 Bandar Seri Begawan Cambodia 181 035 15 205 539 81 8 16 899 1 270 Phnom Penh China 9 596 961 1 357 380 000 145 10 355 350 8 123 Beijing Christmas Island 135 1 843 10 39 Flying Fish Cove Cocos Keeling Islands 14 544 43 West Island Cook Islands 236 7 17 379 42 311 15 002 5 Avarua Fiji 18 274 909 389 46 4 8 330 5 153 Suva French Polynesia 4 167 275 918 78 5 623 20 098 Papeete Guam 540 162 742 775 5 793 35 664 5 Hagatna Hong Kong 1 104 7 234 800 6 544 292 677 43 681 Hong Kong India 3 287 263 1 324 171 354 398 8 2 716 746 1 939 New Delhi Indonesia 1 904 569 252 164 800 124 66 856 066 3 570 Jakarta Japan 377 944 126 434 964 337 4 769 804 38 894 Tokyo Kiribati 811 110 136 152 187 1 625 3 Tarawa Laos 236 800 6 320 000 27 11 707 2 353 Vientiane Macao 29 541 200 18 662 36 428 73 187 Macau Malaysia 329 847 30 185 787 90 336 913 9 503 Kuala Lumpur Maldives 298 341 356 1 102 5 4 920 8 602 Male Marshall Islands 181 43 53 066 293 220 3 621 2 Majuro Micronesia 702 104 937 158 1 383 3 058 4 Palikir Mongolia 1 564 116 3 369 768 2 11 725 3 686 Ulaanbaatar Myanmar 676 578 50 496 000 74 65 291 1 275 Naypyidaw Nauru 21 11 200 480 114 9 030 1 Yaren Nepal 147 181 26 494 504 180 62 384 730 Kathmandu New Caledonia 18 576 278 500 14 5 9 894 12 579 6 Noumea New Zealand 268 021 4 853 496 16 201 028 39 427 Wellington Niue 261 46 1 624 5 35 10 5 800 Alofi Norfolk Island 34 6 1 748 61 9 Kingston North Korea 120 540 24 895 000 198 27 820 583 Pyongyang Northern Mariana Islands 464 55 144 113 1 242 28 163 8 Saipan Pakistan 881 913 226 174 380 234 4 312 570 1 468 Islamabad Palau 459 21 503 46 7 312 17 317 9 Ngerulmud Papua New Guinea 462 840 6 732 000 15 16 096 2 183 Port Moresby Philippines 343 448 113 254 000 307 289 686 2 951 Manila Pitcairn Islands 47 50 45 Adamstown Russia 17 098 246 147 003 104 8 4 1 630 659 11 288 9 Moscow Samoa 2 842 195 843 68 861 4 392 5 Apia Singapore 710 5 183 700 7 023 307 085 52 961 Singapore Solomon Islands 28 400 599 419 18 1 1 424 2 162 7 Honiara South Korea 100 210 51 302 044 500 1 699 000 27 539 Seoul Sri Lanka 65 610 20 277 597 323 233 637 3 835 Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Taiwan 36 191 23 119 772 639 505 452 31 900 Taipei Thailand 513 120 67 764 000 132 380 491 5 908 Bangkok Timor Leste 14 874 1 171 000 76 4 510 1 162 Dili Tokelau 10 1 499 115 10 6 275 none Tonga 748 100 651 139 470 4 364 Nukuʻalofa Tuvalu 26 11 192 475 88 45 3 700 7 Funafuti Vanuatu 12 189 272 459 19 7 957 3 033 4 Port Vila Vietnam 331 210 88 069 000 265 187 848 2 186 Hanoi Wallis and Futuna 142 42 11 558 83 55 188 12 640 Mata UtuSee also EditAsia 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 circleReferences 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 External links EditAPEC official website The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Asia Pacific Indigenous Youth Network APIYN BBC Asia Pacific Archived 2010 05 07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asia Pacific amp oldid 1142173569, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
