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Map showing general definition of Asia-Pacific
The term Asia-Pacific or APAC 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, stretching 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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The Asia-Pacific region generally includes:
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Australia
Brunei
Cambodia
Fiji
Indonesia
Japan
Kiribati
North Korea
South Korea
Laos
Malaysia
Marshall Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Nauru
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Samoa
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Taiwan (Republic of China)
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Vietnam
India (member of the East Asia Summit)
Mongolia (landlocked country in East Asia)
Myanmar (member of the ASEAN)
Russia (Russian Far East is bordering the Pacific Ocean)
