Asia-Pacific (APAC[1]) is the part of the world near the western Pacific Ocean. The Asia-Pacific region varies in area depending on context, but it generally includes East Asia, Oceania, the Russian Far East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
Definition
The term may include countries in North American and South America which 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 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/LAC, EMEA and Asia-Pacific).[2] Western Asia and Central Asia are 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 acronym APEJ, "Asia-Pacific excluding Japan").[3]
History
Component areas
The Asia-Pacific region generally includes:
Asia
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom)
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Brunei
Cambodia
Christmas Island (Australia)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
Indonesia (also part of Melanesia)
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Vietnam
North America
South America
Oceania
Australia
New Zealand (also part of Polynesia)
Guam (United States)
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Federated States of
Nauru
Northern Mariana Islands (United States)
Palau
Wake Island (United States)
American Samoa (United States)
Cook Islands (New Zealand)
Easter Island (Chile)
French Polynesia (France)
Hawaii (United States)
Niue (New Zealand)
Norfolk Island (Australia)
Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)
Salas y Gómez Island (Chile)
Samoa
Tokelau (New Zealand)
Tonga
Tuvalu
Wallis and Futuna (France)
Main countries and territories data
Country / Territory | Area (km2) |
Population | Pop. density (/km2) |
GDP millions of USD (2018) |
GDP per capita USD (2017)[4] |
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 Justice |
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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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702 | 104,937 | 158.1 | 383 | 3,058.4 | Palikir |
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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 | Victoria City |
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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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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 | 111,952,000 | 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
- List of country groupings
- Geography of Asia
- Oceania
- Russian Far East
- Siberia
- 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
- Free and Open Indo-Pacific
References
- ^ "Digital creativity and innovation lacking in kids in APAC: report – The regional UNESCO report includes recommendations for education policymakers"
- ^ Member Economies - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. Apec.org. Retrieved on 2014-04-12.
- ^
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.
- ^ "GDP per capita (current US$) | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2018-07-19.