East Asia - Wikipedia
WEBEast Asia is a region of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The modern states of East Asia include China, Japan, Mongolia, North and South Korea, and Taiwan. Hong Kong and Macau, two coastal cities located in the south of China, are autonomous regions under Chinese sovereignty.
East Asia | Countries, Map, & Population | Britannica
WEBMay 3, 2024 · East Asia, region of Asia consisting of Japan, North and South Korea, China, Mongolia, and Taiwan. An old term for the region is the Far East, a name that arose among Europeans, who considered this region in the continent to their east to be “far” from Europe in terms of traveling time.
East Asia - Wikiwand
WEBEast Asia is a region of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The modern states of East Asia include China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. Hong Kong and Macau, two coastal cities located in the south of China, are autonomous regions under Chinese sovereignty.
Which Countries Are Part of East Asia? - WorldAtlas
WEBAug 16, 2020 · A map showing countries considered to be part of East Asia. East Asia is the most populous region in the world. China is the most populous country in East Asia, and the world, with more than 1.4 billion people. Macao has East Asia's smallest population, but it is the most densely populated territory on Earth.
East Asia | Asia Society
WEBEast Asia | Asia Society. Housing three of the world’s largest economies and most influential nations — China, Japan, and South Korea — as well as Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, and Taiwan — East Asia is …
East and Southeast Asia - The World Factbook
WEBThe World Factbook East and Southeast Asia. Brunei; Burma; Cambodia; China; Hong Kong; Indonesia; Japan; Korea, South; Laos; Macau; Malaysia; Mongolia; Papua New Guinea
History of East Asia - Wikipedia
WEBEast Asia generally encompasses the histories of China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and Taiwan from prehistoric times to the present. [1] Each of its countries has a different national history, but East Asian Studies scholars maintain that the region is also characterized by a distinct pattern of historical development. [2]
East Asia – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
WEBEast Asia, also popularly known as "the Far East" (especially when compared with the other "East", the Middle East) is the core of what used to be known in the West as The Orient, supposedly a mysterious land inhabited by a race of inscrutable tea-sipping Orientals.
East Asia Map - Asia - Mapcarta
WEBEast Asia. East Asia was the cradle of ancient civilizations such as Imperial China, ancient Korea, ancient Japan, and the Mongol Empire, and is today home to 1.6 billion people. Map. Directions.
East Asia in Geographic Perspective | Asia for Educators
WEBEast Asia may, in fact, be defined precisely as that part of the world that once used Chinese writing. [Genesis of EA, p. 5] No tool was more critical to the spread of this common East Asian civilization than the extension, throughout the entire region, of the Chinese script and classical written language. [Genesis of EA, p. 5]
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