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[[File:Asia and the Pacific.png|300px|thumb|Asia and the Pacific region, according to the [[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]] (ESCAP)]]<br />
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The '''Asia-Pacific''' ('''APAC'''), also known as the '''Indo-Pacific''', is a major [[geopolitics|geopolitical]] and [[economic geography|economic region]] of the world adjoining the western [[Pacific Ocean]] and comprising the part of the [[Old World]] located outside the [[Europe, the Middle East and Africa|EMEA]] region. The region's precise boundaries vary depending on context, but countries and territories in the [[Far East]] ([[East Asia]], [[North Asia]], and [[Southeast Asia]]) and [[Oceania]] are often included while countries in [[South Asia]] are also sometimes included. In a wider context, even countries and territories in [[Central Asia]], [[West Asia]] and the [[Pacific Rim|Pacific-adjoining countries]] in the [[Americas]] can be included. For example, the [[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation]] (APEC) includes five economies ([[Canada]], [[Chile]], [[Mexico]], [[Peru]], and the [[United States]]) in the [[New World]] (more standardly referred to as the [[Western Hemisphere]]). 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 significant growth. Sometimes, the notion of "Asia-Pacific excluding Japan" (APEJ) is considered useful.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2019 |title=Digital creativity and innovation lacking in kids in APAC: report |url=https://govinsider.asia/connected-gov/digital-creativity-and-innovation-lacking-in-kids-in-apac-report/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504145756/https://govinsider.asia/connected-gov/digital-creativity-and-innovation-lacking-in-kids-in-apac-report/ |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |access-date=May 4, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal<br />
| editor-last = Pan<br />
| editor-first = Hui<br />
| date = October 2004<br />
| title = Vonage and Cisco to sell phone equipment<br />
| journal = VoIP Monthly Newsletter<br />
| volume = 2<br />
| issue = 10<br />
| pages = 3<br />
| publisher = Information Gatekeepers Inc<br />
| access-date = 2011-12-15<br />
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAb52_IQIIMC<br />
| quote = APEJ (Asia-Pacific Excluding Japan) and EEMEA (Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa) will grow their combined share of this figure from 17 percent to 22 percent during the same period, as North America's share adjusts from 53 percent to 46 percent.<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==Related regions==<br />
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*[[Central Asia|Central]] and [[East Asia|Eastern Asia]] (CEA)<br />
*[[East Asia|Eastern Asia]] – some companies separate their Eastern Asian business from the rest of Asia, and refer to the Oriental region separately from the [[West Asia|Western]]/[[Central Asia]] region<br />
*[[North Asia|Northern Asia]]<br />
*[[Oceania]]<br />
*[[Pacific Asia]] – specifically the Pacific-bordering regions of Asia<br />
*[[Southeast Asia|South-eastern Asia]]<br />
*[[South Asia|Southern Asia]]<br />
*[[West Asia|Western Asia]]<br />
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== List of countries and territories by subregion ==<br />
In accordance with the [[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]] (ESCAP), the Asia-Pacific region comprises a total of 51 countries and seven territories grouped into five [[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific#Subregional offices|subregions]], including five [[regional geography|transregional countries]] which can also be considered parts of the [[Europe, the Middle East and Africa|EMEA]] region.<ref>{{Citeweb|title=List of countries in the Asia-Pacific region and subregions|url=https://data.unescap.org/dataviz/methodology/list-of-countries-in-the-asia-pacific-region-and-subregions.html|access-date=2023-09-29|archive-date=2023-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402094923/https://data.unescap.org/dataviz/methodology/list-of-countries-in-the-asia-pacific-region-and-subregions.html|url-status=live|website=www.unescap.org}}</ref> <br />
===Traditional definition===<br />
* '''[[East Asia|East]] and [[Northeast Asia|North East Asia]] (ENEA)'''<br />
** {{flag|China}} ([[Mainland China|Mainland]])<br />
** {{flag|Hong Kong, China}}<br />
** {{flag|Japan}}<br />
** {{flag|Korea, Democratic People's Republic of}} (North Korea)<br />
** {{flag|Korea, Republic of}} (South Korea)<br />
** {{flag|Macao, China}}<br />
** {{flag|Mongolia}}<br />
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* '''[[North Asia|North]] and [[Central Asia]] (NCA)'''<br />
** {{flag|Armenia}}{{NoteTag|[[Regional geography|Transregional country]], it can also be included in the [[Europe, the Middle East and Africa|EMEA]] region.|name="Transregional country"}}<br />
** {{flag|Azerbaijan}}{{NoteTag|name="Transregional country"}}<br />
** {{flag|Georgia}}{{NoteTag|name="Transregional country"}}<br />
** {{flag|Kazakhstan}}<br />
** {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}<br />
** {{flag|Russian Federation}}<br />
** {{flag|Tajikistan}}<br />
** {{flag|Turkmenistan}}<br />
** {{flag|Uzbekistan}}<br />
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* '''[[South Asia|South]] and [[West Asia|South West Asia]] (SSWA)'''<br />
** {{flag|Afghanistan|2013}}<br />
** {{flag|Bangladesh}}<br />
** {{flag|Bhutan}}<br />
** {{flag|India}}<br />
** {{flag|Iran (Islamic Republic of)}}{{NoteTag|name="Transregional country"}}<br />
** {{flag|Maldives}}<br />
** {{flag|Nepal}}<br />
** {{flag|Pakistan}}<br />
** {{flag|Sri Lanka}}<br />
** {{flag|Türkiye}} (Turkey){{NoteTag|name="Transregional country"}}<br />
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* '''[[Southeast Asia|South East Asia]] (SEA)'''<br />
** {{flag|Brunei Darussalam}}<br />
** {{flag|Cambodia}}<br />
** {{flag|Indonesia}}<br />
** {{flag|Lao People's Democratic Republic}}<br />
** {{flag|Malaysia}}<br />
** {{flag|Myanmar}}<br />
** {{flag|Philippines}}<br />
** {{flag|Singapore}}<br />
** {{flag|Thailand}}<br />
** {{flag|Timor-Leste}}<br />
** {{flag|Viet Nam}}<br />
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* '''[[Oceania|The Pacific]] (PACIFIC)'''<br />
** {{flag|American Samoa}} ([[United States]])<br />
** {{flag|Australia}}<br />
** {{flag|Cook Islands}}<br />
** {{flag|Fiji}}<br />
** {{flag|French Polynesia}} ([[France]])<br />
** {{flag|Guam}} ([[United States]])<br />
** {{flag|Kiribati}}<br />
** {{flag|Marshall Islands}}<br />
** {{flag|Micronesia (Federated States of)}}<br />
** {{flag|Nauru}}<br />
** {{flag|New Caledonia|local}} ([[France]])<br />
** {{flag|New Zealand}}<br />
** {{flag|Niue}}<br />
** {{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}} ([[United States]])<br />
** {{flag|Palau}}<br />
** {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}<br />
** {{flag|Samoa}}<br />
** {{flag|Solomon Islands}}<br />
** {{flag|Tonga}}<br />
** {{flag|Tuvalu}}<br />
** {{flag|Vanuatu}}<br />
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=== Additional countries and territories by continent ===<br />
In a wider context, the Asia-Pacific region can also comprise the following 31 countries and 12 territories, including two [[regional geography|transregional countries]] which can be considered parts of the [[Europe, the Middle East and Africa|EMEA]] region too.<br />
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* '''[[Asia]]'''<br />
** ''{{flag|Abkhazia}}''{{NoteTag|name="Transregional country"}}<br />
** {{flag|Akrotiri and Dhekelia}} ([[United Kingdom]])<br />
** {{flag|Bahrain}}<br />
** ''{{flag|China, Republic of}} ([[Taiwan Area|Taiwan]])''<br />
** {{flag|Cyprus}}<br />
** {{flag|Iraq}}<br />
** {{flag|Israel}}<br />
** {{flag|Jordan}}<br />
** {{flag|Kuwait}}<br />
** {{flag|Lebanon}}<br />
** ''{{flag|Northern Cyprus}}''<br />
** {{flag|Oman}}<br />
** {{flag|Palestine}}<br />
*** {{flag|Gaza Strip}}<br />
*** {{flag|West Bank}}<br />
** {{flag|Qatar}}<br />
** {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}<br />
** ''{{flag|South Ossetia}} (Alania)''{{NoteTag|name="Transregional country"}}<br />
** {{flag|Syria}}<br />
** {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}<br />
** {{flag|Yemen}}<br />
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* '''[[North America]]'''<br />
** {{flag|Canada}}<br />
** {{flag|Clipperton Island}} ([[France]])<br />
** {{flag|Costa Rica}}<br />
** {{flag|El Salvador}}<br />
** {{flag|Guatemala}}<br />
** {{flag|Honduras}}<br />
** {{flag|Mexico}}<br />
** {{flag|Nicaragua}}<br />
** {{flag|Panama}}<br />
** {{flag|United States}}<br />
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* '''[[Oceania]]'''<br />
** {{flag|Ashmore and Cartier Islands}} ([[Australia]])<br />
** {{flag|Christmas Island}} ([[Australia]])<br />
** {{flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}} ([[Australia]])<br />
** {{flag|Coral Sea Islands}} ([[Australia]])<br />
** {{flag|Heard Island and McDonald Islands}} ([[Australia]])<br />
** {{flag|Norfolk Island}} ([[Australia]])<br />
** {{flag|Pitcairn Islands}} ([[United Kingdom]])<br />
** {{flag|Tokelau}} ([[New Zealand]])<br />
** {{flag|United States Minor Outlying Islands}} ([[United States]])<br />
*** {{flag|Baker Island}}<br />
*** {{flag|Howland Island}}<br />
*** {{flag|Jarvis Island}}<br />
*** {{flag|Johnston Atoll|local}}<br />
*** {{flag|Kingman Reef}}<br />
*** {{flag|Midway Atoll|local}}<br />
*** {{flag|Palmyra Atoll}}<br />
*** {{flag|Wake Island|local}}<br />
** {{flag|Wallis and Futuna|local}} ([[France]])<br />
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* '''[[South America]]'''<br />
** {{flag|Chile}}<br />
** {{flag|Colombia}}<br />
** {{flag|Ecuador}}<br />
** {{flag|Peru}}<br />
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== Economic overview ==<br />
The World Bank's April 2024 update indicates that the growth rate for the Asia-Pacific region, excluding China, is expected to slightly increase to 4.6% in 2024, up from 4.4% in 2023. This underscores a diverse economic resilience against global pressures. Meanwhile, [[international trade|global trade]] growth, which was minimal at 0.2% in 2023, is projected to improve to 2.3% in 2024, crucial for the region's export-oriented economies. However, private investment remains below [[COVID-19 pandemic|pre-pandemic]] levels due to higher debt levels and rising interest rates, signaling a cautious investment climate. The region faces significant challenges from both external factors, such as high core inflation and modest global trade recovery, and domestic issues like increased debt and political uncertainties, potentially hindering economic growth. Additionally, a hypothetical 1% decline in [[gross domestic product|GDP]] growth in the US or China could reduce GDP growth in other developing Asia-Pacific economies by approximately 0.5% and 0.3%, respectively. The increase in trade-distorting measures, which have tripled since 2019 among [[G20|G-20]] countries, reflects a trend towards protective industrial policies, although other eastern Asia-Pacific countries, except for [[China]] and [[Indonesia]], have been less involved in these measures.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Firm Foundations of Growth: East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, April 2024 |url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/east-asia-and-pacific-economic-update |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=World Bank |language=en}}</ref><ref>World Bank. (2024). ''Firm Foundations of Growth: East Asia and the Pacific Economic Update April 2024''. Retrieved April 11, 2024, from <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-2102-8</nowiki></ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Americas]]<br />
* [[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation]] (APEC)<br />
* [[Asia Pacific Forum]]<br />
* [[Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada]]<br />
* [[APNIC|Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre]] (APNIC)<br />
* [[Asia Society]]<br />
* [[Asian Century]]<br />
* [[Borders of China#China Rim|China Rim]]<br />
* [[East Asia Summit]]<br />
* [[East–West dichotomy|East-West dichotomy]]<br />
* [[Europe, the Middle East and Africa]] (EMEA)<br />
* [[Free and Open Indo-Pacific]]<br />
* [[Indo-Pacific]]<br />
* [[List of country groupings]] (including AMEA and AMER)<br />
* [[Oceania]]<br />
* [[Pacific Century]]<br />
* [[Pivot to Asia]]<br />
* [[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation]] (SAARC)<br />
* [[Valeriepieris circle]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.apec.org/ APEC official website]<br />
* [http://www.asiapacific.ca/ The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada]<br />
* [http://www.apiyn.org/ Asia Pacific Indigenous Youth Network (APIYN)]<br />
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/default.stm BBC Asia-Pacific] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507112109/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/default.stm |date=2010-05-07 }}<br />
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