Asia-Pacific
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The term Asia Pacific or Asia-Pacific, sometimes abbreviated as APAC, generally applies to the littoral East Asia and South East Asia states that are near the Pacific Ocean, plus the states in the ocean itself (Oceania). Sometimes the rest of Asia (South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East) is included. Sometimes the Pacific island states are excluded (though in such cases usually Australasia is included).
Although an imprecise geographical descriptor, the term Asia-Pacific became popular from the late 1980s as the economies within the heterogeneous region flourished on account of increased regional capital flow, trade and other forms of economic and political interaction. The inclusion of Australia and New Zealand is based upon the economic relationships between those countries and their East Asian trading partners to the north.
[edit] Component areas
The Asia-Pacific region will generally include:
- Australia
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- People's Republic of China (including Hong Kong and Macau)
- Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Fiji
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Kiribati
- North Korea
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Mongolia
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Samoa
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
It may also include:
The term normally excludes countries such as:
- India
- Pakistan
- Iraq
- Iran
- Israel
- Kuwait
- Russia (including Siberia and Russian Far East)
- Saudi Arabia
- Sri Lanka
- Turkey
- Yemen
[edit] See also
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- Geography of Asia
- Geography of Oceania
- East Asian Summit
- Asia Pacific Indigenous Youth Network
[edit] External links
- APEC
- Asia Pacific Indigenous Youth Network
- BBC Asia-Pacific
- ABC Radio Australia Asia Pacific
- Australia Network (formally "ABC Asia Pacific")
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