ASIA-PACIFIC

The term '''Asia-Pacific''' generally applies to littoral East Asia, Southeast Asia and Australasia near the Pacific Ocean, plus the states in the ocean itself (Oceania).
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 Oceanian countries such as Australia and New Zealand is largely based upon the economic relationships between those countries and their East Asian trading partners to the north.
In some contexts, the region may extend further to include major Asian countries, as well as those around the Pacific Rim streathing from Oceania, up to Russia, and down the western coast of the Americas. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, for example, includes Canada, Chile, Russia, Mexico, Peru, and the United States, and is currently considering the admission of India.^[1]

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Component areas

See also

References

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Component areas

The Asia-Pacific region generally includes:
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★ Australia

★ Brunei

★ Cambodia

★ People's Republic of China
(including Hong Kong and Macau)

★ Taiwan (Republic of China)

★ Fiji

★ Guam (U.S. territory)

★ Indonesia

★ Japan

★ Kiribati

★ North Korea

★ South Korea

★ Laos

★ Malaysia

★ New Zealand

★ Northern Marianas (U.S. territory)

★ Palau

★ Papua New Guinea

★ Philippines

★ Samoa

★ Singapore

★ Thailand

★ Timor-Leste

★ Tonga

★ Tuvalu

★ Vanuatu

★ Vietnam

See also

★ Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

★ Geography of Asia

★ Geography of Oceania

★ East Asian Summit

★ Miss Asia-Pacific

References

1. India's membership issue

External links

★ APEC

★ Asia Pacific Indigenous Youth Network (APIYN)

★ BBC Asia-Pacific

★ ABC Radio Australia Asia Pacific

★ Australia Network (formally "ABC Asia Pacific")