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East Asia

Also Known As The Far East
Asia

The region of Asia comprising China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the east and historically bound together by the spread of Chinese script, Confucian and Buddhist thought, and centuries of tributary and trade relations. China alone accounts for roughly four-fifths of the region land area and population.

Facts
Classification
Region Type
Cultural Region 1
Region Type
Cultural Region 1
Region Type
Maritime Grouping 1
Region Type
Maritime Grouping 1
Area (sq km)
11,840,000 2
China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan combined.
Population
1,600,000,000 2
2023 estimate.
Connections

Associated With

Asia, Continents
Source Asia (Wikipedia)
Changzhou, Cities

China is listed under Eastern Asia in the UN M49 geoscheme.

Source United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
China, Countries

China occupies nearly the entire East Asian landmass the atlas own East Asia region entity already describes.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Japan, Countries
Mongolia, Countries
North Korea, Countries
Sagamihara, Cities

Japan is listed under Eastern Asia in the UN M49 geoscheme.

Source United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
South Korea, Countries
Taiwan, Countries

Taiwan lies in East Asia, per its own Wikipedia lead.

Source Taiwan (Wikipedia)
The Yangtze, Bodies of Water
Source Yangtze (Wikipedia)
Yangzhou, Cities

China is listed under Eastern Asia in the UN M49 geoscheme.

Source United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
Yokosuka, Cities

Japan is listed under Eastern Asia in the UN M49 geoscheme.

Source United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)

Demonstrates

Monsoon Circulation, Physical Processes
Source East Asian Monsoon (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Origin Of

Spotted Lanternfly

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Varroa Mite

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Bánh bao

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Bulgogi

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Burmese Cuisine

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Burmese Cuisine (Wikipedia)tier 2
Chinese Cuisine

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidsontier 1
Cucumber

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Cucumber, Wikipedia
Daikon

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Doenjang

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Ginkgo Nut

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Groundnut Soup

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Groundnut Soup (Wikipedia)tier 3
Jajangmyeon

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Jujube

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Kudzu

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Shiso

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source CooksInfo: ShisoEncyclopaedia entry text
Quote, Encyclopaedia entry text
Native to eastern and south-eastern Asia.
Soy Flour

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Hmong

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Hmong (Wikipedia)Introduction
Quote, Introduction
The Hmong people are an ethnic group from East and Southeast Asia.
Uyghur

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Uyghur (Wikipedia)Introduction
Quote, Introduction
The Uyghurs, alternatively spelled Uighurs, Uygurs, or Uigurs, are a Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central Asia and East Asia.

Location Of

Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 to 1998

Also in History Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Manchu Conquest of China

Also in History Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Spanish-American War

Also in History Atlas: which took place in this subject.

The World Wars

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Found There

Chestnut blight

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: found in this subject.

Duck

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Duck (Wikipedia)
Eggplant

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Eggplant (Wikipedia)tier 2
Goose

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Goose (Wikipedia)
Japanese Quail

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: found in this subject.

Pig

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Pigtier 2
Rice

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Rice (Wikipedia)
Silkworm

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Silkworm (Wikipedia)
Soybean

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Soybean (Wikipedia)
Spotted Wing Drosophila

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: found in this subject.

Tea Plant

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Tea Plant (Wikipedia)
WHO Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2013-2020

Also in Health and Wellness Atlas: found in this subject.

Classical Antiquity

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The Ancient Near East and Bronze Age World

Also in History Atlas: found in this subject.

The Chola Golden Age

Also in History Atlas: found in this subject.

The Post-Classical and Medieval Period

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The Qing Dynasty Period

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The Srivijaya Period

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Altaic

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

American Sign Language

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Austric

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Austroasiatic

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Austroasiatic LanguagesLead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
The Austroasiatic languages ( OSS-troh-ay-zhee-AT-ik, AWSS-) are a large language family spoken throughout Mainland Southeast Asia, South Asia, and East Asia.
Austronesian

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Austronesian-Ongan languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Austro-Tai

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Common Turkic

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Dutch-based creole languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

East Asian languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Greater North Borneo languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Hakka Chinese

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Hmong-Mien

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Japanese Sign Language family

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Kam-Tai languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Kra-Dai

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Lolo-Burmese

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Malay

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Malay LanguageLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Malay (UK: mə-LAY; endonym: Bahasa Melayu, Jawi script: بهاس ملايو) is an Austronesian pluricentric macrolanguage native to several islands of Maritime Southeast Asia and the Malay Peninsula on mainland Asia.
Malayo-Polynesian

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Mon-Khmer languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Palaungic languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Sanskrit

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Sinitic

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Sino-Tibetan

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Sino-Uralic hypothesis

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Southern Min

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Tai

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Tibeto-Burman

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Tibeto-Burman languagesLead sentence 2tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 2
Over 400 Tibeto-Burmese languages are spoken throughout the Southeast Asian Massif ("Zomia") as well as parts of East Asia and South Asia.
Vietic

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Western Malayo-Polynesian languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Boiga

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Clarias

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

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Sources
1. East Asia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Introduction
    To its east is the Pacific Ocean.
  • Introduction (2)
    East Asia is a geocultural region of Asia.
View the Source
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
  • East Asia
  • Associated With: China
View the Source
Wikidata: East Asia
Wikidata Q27231, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Asia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Asia, Geography section, Main regions subsection
Quote, Associated With: Asia, Geography section, Main regions subsection
North Asia (Siberia), Central Asia, West Asia (the Middle East or Near East and part of the Caucasus), South Asia (Indian subcontinent), East Asia (Far East), Southeast Asia (East Indies and Indochina).
View the Source
East Asian Monsoon (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationDemonstrates: Monsoon Circulation, Lead section
Quote, Demonstrates: Monsoon Circulation, Lead section
The East Asian monsoon is a monsoonal flow that carries moist air from the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean to East Asia.
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Yangtze (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Yangtze, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: The Yangtze, Lead section
Is the longest river in China
View the Source
United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics Division
  • Associated With: Yangzhou, Eastern Asia subregion list
    China, China Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China Macao Special Administrative Region, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea
  • Associated With: Yokosuka, Eastern Asia subregion list
    China, China Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China Macao Special Administrative Region, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea
  • Associated With: Sagamihara, Eastern Asia subregion list
    China, China Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China Macao Special Administrative Region, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea
  • Associated With: Changzhou, Eastern Asia subregion list
    China, China Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China Macao Special Administrative Region, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea
View the Source
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