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East Asia is a geographical and cultural region of Asia including China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. [2] [3] Additionally, Hong Kong and Macau are the two special administrative regions of China.
1 East Asia. 2 South Asia. 3 Southeast Asia. Toggle the table of contents. ... This is a list of East, South, and Southeast Asian capitals. East Asia. Name Country
East point of Seokbyung-ri (mainland) 131°52′E 130°56′E 129°35′E 18 North Korea: Border with Russia at the Sea of Japan coast: 130°40′E 19 East Timor: Island of Jaco, Lautém District: 127°19′E 20 Philippines: Pusan Point, Caraga, Davao Oriental: 126°34′E 21 Taiwan: Mianhua Islet, Keelung: 122°06′E 22 Mongolia
Significant Christian communities also found in Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia. [ 138 ] Islam , which originated in the Hejaz located in modern-day Saudi Arabia, is the second largest and most widely-spread religion in Asia with at least 1 billion Muslims constituting around 23.8% of the total population of Asia. [ 141 ]
These varying definitions are not generally reflected in the map of Asia as a whole; for example, Egypt is typically included in the Middle East, but not in Asia, even though the bulk of the Middle East is in Asia. The demarcation between Asia and Africa is the Suez Canal, the Gulf of Suez, the Red Sea, and the Bab-el-Mandeb.
The Far East is the geographical region that encompasses the easternmost portion of the Asian continent, including East, North, and Southeast Asia. [1] [2] South Asia is sometimes also included in the definition of the term.
East Asian people (also East Asians or Northeast Asians) are the people from East Asia, which consists of China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. [1] The total population of all countries within this region is estimated to be 1.677 billion and 21% of the world's population in 2020. [ 2 ]
This is a list of major cities in East Asia. Country Main article ... Asia portal; Cities portal; Notes and references