East Asia

  East Asia

East Asia is a of  that can be defined in either  or  terms. , it covers about 12,000,000 km², or about 28% of the Asian and about 15% bigger than the area of. More than 1.5 people, about 40% of the population of  or a quarter of all the people in the world, live in geographic East Asia, which is about twice the population of Europe. The region is one of the world's most crowded places. The population density of East Asia, 130 per km², is about three times the world average.

Culturally, it embraces those societies that have long been part of the :
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This combination of, , and (as well as art, architecture, holidays and festivals, etc.) overlaps with the geographical designation of East Asia for the most part, with a few exceptions, such as the  (including those in , , , and the ).

East Asia and Eastern Asia (the latter form preferred by the ) are both more modern terms for the traditional European name the , which describes the region's geographical position in relation to rather than its location within Asia. However, in contrast to the United Nations definition, East Asia commonly is used to refer to the eastern part of Asia, as the term implies. What the UN terms 'East Asia' is often referred to as.

Other uses of the term East Asia
All the countries in Eastern Asia: the countries of, , and eastern.

The following political entities are commonly seen as located in geographic East Asia:


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The following peoples or societies are commonly seen as being encompassed by cultural East Asia: Some consider the following countries or regions as part of East Asia, while others do not. Disagreements hinge on the difference between the cultural and geographic definitions of the term. Political perspective is also an important factor. In descending order in terms of the frequency with which they are described as East Asian:
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 * 🇸🇬 (considered either East Asia or —here the primary question is geographic)
 * 🇻🇳 (considered either East Asia or —here the primary question is geographic)
 * 🇷🇺 (considered either East Asia or —here the primary question is political, with culture and geography also at issue)

In infrequent circumstances, the term East Asia is purposefully used to include all countries in Southeast Asia, especially when used in dualism with the term , the latter of which is then used to include those regions commonly considered West Asia, and.

Other subregions of Asia

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