Asia-Pacific



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 Asia-Pacific varies in area depending on which context, but it typically includes much of East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania.

The term may also include parts of 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 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, EMEA and Asia Pacific). Western Asia is 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 concept/acronym APEJ or APeJ—Asia-Pacific excluding Japan.)

Component areas
The Asia-Pacific region generally includes:

Asia
East Asia
 * 🇨🇳 China
 * 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
 * Macau
 * 🇯🇵 Japan
 * 🇲🇳 Mongolia
 * 🇰🇵 North Korea
 * 🇰🇷 South Korea
 * 🇹🇼 Taiwan

North Asia
 * 🇷🇺 Russian Far East (Russia)

South Asia
 * 🇦🇫 Afghanistan
 * 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
 * 🇧🇹 Bhutan
 * 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom)
 * 🇮🇳 India
 * 🇲🇻 Maldives
 * 🇳🇵 Nepal
 * 🇵🇰 Pakistan
 * 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

Southeast Asia
 * Brunei
 * 🇰🇭 Cambodia
 * 🇨🇽 Christmas Island (Australia)
 * 🇨🇨 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
 * 🇮🇩 Indonesia
 * Laos
 * 🇲🇾 Malaysia
 * 🇲🇲 Myanmar
 * 🇵🇭 Philippines
 * 🇸🇬 Singapore
 * 🇹🇭 Thailand
 * Timor-Leste
 * Vietnam

Oceania
Australasia
 * 🇦🇺 Australia
 * Ashmore and Cartier Islands
 * Coral Sea Islands
 * 🇭🇲 Heard Island and McDonald Islands
 * 🇳🇿 New Zealand (also part of Polynesia)

Melanesia
 * 🇫🇯 Fiji
 * 🇳🇨 New Caledonia (France)
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
 * 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands
 * 🇻🇺 Vanuatu

Micronesia
 * 🇬🇺 Guam (United States)
 * 🇰🇮 Kiribati
 * 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands
 * Federated States of Micronesia
 * 🇳🇷 Nauru
 * 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands (United States)
 * 🇵🇼 Palau
 * Wake Island (United States)

Polynesia
 * 🇦🇸 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)