Asia-Pacific or Asia Pacific (abbreviated as APAC, Asia-Pac, AsPac, 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 Australian 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.)
Component areas
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The Asia-Pacific region generally includes:
Asia
East Asia
- Â China
- Â Hong Kong
- Â Macau
- Â Taiwan
- Â Japan
- Â Mongolia
- Â North Korea
- Â South Korea
South Asia
- Â Bangladesh
- Â Bhutan
- Â British Indian Ocean Territory
- Â India
- Â Maldives
- Â Â Â Nepal
- Â Pakistan
- Â Sri Lanka
Southeast Asia
- Â Brunei
- Â Cambodia
- Â East Timor
- Â Indonesia
- Â Laos
- Â Malaysia
- Â Myanmar
- Â Philippines
- Â Singapore
- Â Thailand
- Â Vietnam
Oceania
Australasia
- Â Australia
- Â Christmas Island
- Â Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Â Norfolk Island
- Â Papua New Guinea
- Â New Zealand
Melanesia
- Â Fiji
- Â Solomon Islands
- Â Vanuatu
- Â New Caledonia
Micronesia
- Â Guam
- Â Kiribati
- Â Marshall Islands
- Â Micronesia
- Â Nauru
- Â Northern Mariana Islands
- Â Palau
- Â Wake Island
Polynesia
- Â American Samoa
- Â Cook Islands
- Â Easter Island
- Â French Polynesia
- Â Hawaii
- Â Niue
- Â Pitcairn Islands
- Â Samoa
- Â Tonga
- Â Tokelau
- Â Tuvalu
- Â Wallis and Futuna
Main countries and territories data
See also
- List of business region acronyms
- Geography of Asia
- Oceania
- 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
References
External links
- APEC
- The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
- Asia Pacific Indigenous Youth Network (APIYN)
- BBC Asia-Pacific
- ABC Radio Australia Asia Pacific
- Australia Network (formerly "ABC Asia Pacific")
