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Asia-Pacific or Asia Pacific (abbreviated as Asia-Pac, Asia Pac, AsPac, Aspac, Apac, APAC, APNIC, APJ, JAPA or JAPAC) is the part of the world in or near the Western Pacific Ocean. The region varies in size depending on context, but it typically includes at least much of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.

The term may also include Russia (on the North Pacific) and countries in North and South America 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 - for example when dividing the world into large regions for commercial purposes (e.g. into Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific).

Even though imprecise, the term has become popular since the late 1980s in commerce, finance and politics^{[citation needed]} though the economies within the region are heterogeneous, they are mostly emerging markets experiencing rapid growth. (Compare the concept/acronym APEJ or APeJ - Asia-Pacific excluding Japan.^[1])

Component areas[link]

The Asia-Pacific region generally includes:

Main countries and territories data[link]

Country / territory	Area (km²)	Population	Pop. density (/km²)	GDP millions of USD (2009)	GDP per capita USD (2009)	Capital
American Samoa	199	55,519	326	537	7,874	Pago Pago
Australia	7,617,930	22,462,842	3	920,000	41,500	Canberra
Brunei	5,765	407,000	70	14,700	36,700	Bandar Seri Begawan
Cambodia	181,035	14,805,000	82	10,900	800	Phnom Penh
China	9,671,018	1,339,530,000	138	4,911,000	3,700	Beijing
Hong Kong	1,104	7,055,071	6,390	210,730	30,000	-
India	3,287,263	1,210,193,422	365	4,060,000	3,339	Delhi
Indonesia	1,904,569	237,556,363	126	514,900	2,200	Jakarta
Japan	377,944	127,470,000	337	5,073,000	39,700	Tokyo
North Korea	120,540	23,906,000	198	27,820	1,200	Pyongyang
South Korea	100,140	50,062,000	500	800,300	20,000	Seoul
Laos	236,800	6,320,000	27	5,721	900	Vientiane
Macau	29	541,200	18,662	21,700	39,800	-
Malaysia	329,847	28,318,000	86	191,399	7,525	Kuala Lumpur
Mongolia	1,564,116	2,736,800	2	4,212	1,500	Ulan Bator
Myanmar	676,578	50,496,000	74	26,820	500	Naypyidaw
Nepal	147,181	27,000,000	251	-	-	Kathmandu
New Zealand	268,021	4,357,437	16	109,600	25,500	Wellington
Papua New Guinea	462,840	6,732,000	15	8,200	1,200	Port Moresby
Philippines	299,764	91,983,000	307	158,700	1,700	Manila
Singapore	710	4,564,987,600	7,023	177,133	35,500	City of Singapore
Taiwan	36,191	23,119,772	639	379,400	16,400	Taipei
Thailand	513,120	67,764,000	132	263,510	3,900	Bangkok
Timor-Leste	14,874	1,171,000	76	599	500	Dili
Vietnam	331,210	88,069,000	265	97,119	1,100	Hanoi

See also[link]

• Geography of Asia
• Geography of Oceania
• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
• East Asian Summit
• Miss Asia-Pacific
• Pacific Century
• Asian Century
• Asia-Pacific Scout Region (World Organization of the Scout Movement)
• Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre
• Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
• Asia Society

References[link]

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External links[link]

• 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")

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