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East Asia

East Asia is a geocultural region of Asia. It includes China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan, plus two special administrative regions of China: Hong Kong and Macau.

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Area
11,840,000 km2 (4,570,000 sq mi) (3rd)
Countries
China · Japan · Mongolia · North Korea · South Korea
Demonym
East Asian
Dependencies
Hong Kong · Macau
GDP (nominal)
$30 trillion (2026)
GDP (PPP)
$60 trillion (2026)

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East Asia

Nodes260
Edges259
Triples409
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007692
Components1

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related to Further reading · 128
East Asia → After Imperialism, Ainslie, Akira, Albert, Alfred, America, American, Americans, An Introduction, An Introductory History, Anne, Anne Walthall, Asia, Asia Pacific, Asian, BC, Beers, British, Burton, By
related to Definitions · 29
East Asia → Central Asia, Central Asian, China, Chinese, Confucian, Confucianism, Greater Central Asia, Greater China, Imperial China, In, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Mongolian, North Korea, Other, Some, South Korea
related to Medieval era · 26
East Asia → AD, As, China, Chinese, Confucian, Confucianism, Drawing, During, East Asian, Han, In, Japan, Japan's, Japanese, Korea, Mahayana Buddhism, Nara, Prince Naka, Similar, Taika Reform
related to Sports · 26
East Asia → American, Asia, Asian, Baseball, Beijing, Between, China, COVID-19, FIFA World Cup, In, Japan, Japanese Empire, Olympic Games, Pyeongchang, Sapporo, South Korea, Summer, Summer Games, The, The Tokyo
related to Modern era · 24
East Asia → Around, As East Asia's, By, China, China's, Chinese, East Asia's, East Asian, Empire, Europe, For, From, Imperial European, Japan, Matthew, Meiji Restoration, Orient, Perry, Qing, The
related to Alternative definitions · 23
East Asia → ASEAN, Asia-Pacific, China, Europeans, Far East, Foreign Relations, Greater China, However, In, India, Indo-Pacific, Japan, Korea, Korean Peninsula, Northeast Asia, Observers, On, South Asian, Southeast Asia, Southeast Asian
Largest cities · 18
East Asia → Beijing, Busan, Chengdu, Daegu, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Macau, Nagoya, Nanjing, Osaka, Seoul, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Taipei, Tokyo, Yokohama
related to Ancient era · 18
East Asia → Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, China, Chinese, East Asia's, East Asian, Eastern, Fertile Crescent, Historian Ping-ti Ho, Imperial China's, Japan, Korea, Mesopotamia, Middle Eastern, Succeeding Chinese, The, Throughout, Western
related to Contemporary era · 17
East Asia → After, Allies, Asian, China, Communists, European, Independence, Japan, Japanese, Nationalist Republic, October, People's Republic, Republic, Taiwan, The, The Chinese Civil War, World War II
related to Culture · 14
East Asia → China, Chinese, Confucian, East Asia's, East Asian, Greco-Roman, Imperial China, Imperial China's, Japan, Korea, The, The Imperial Chinese, Through, Western

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east asia china japan korea chinese taiwan asian region south mongolia history world japanese major century online north also system

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
East AsiaArea11,840,000 km2 (4,570,000 sq mi) (3rd)1.00infobox
East AsiaCountriesChina1.00infobox
East AsiaCountriesJapan1.00infobox
East AsiaCountriesMongolia1.00infobox
East AsiaCountriesNorth Korea1.00infobox
East AsiaCountriesSouth Korea1.00infobox
East AsiaCountriesTaiwan1.00infobox
East AsiaDemonymEast Asian1.00infobox
East AsiaDependenciesHong Kong1.00infobox
East AsiaDependenciesMacau1.00infobox
East AsiaGDP (nominal)$30 trillion (2026)1.00infobox
East AsiaGDP (PPP)$60 trillion (2026)1.00infobox
East AsiaGDP per capita$18,800 (nominal) $37,600 (PPP)1.00infobox
East AsiaLanguagesChinese1.00infobox
East AsiaLanguagesJapanese1.00infobox
East AsiaLanguagesMongolian1.00infobox
East AsiaLanguagesKorean1.00infobox
East AsiaLanguagesTibetan1.00infobox
East AsiaLanguagesOthers1.00infobox
East AsiaLargest citiesBeijing1.00infobox
East AsiaLargest citiesBusan1.00infobox
East AsiaLargest citiesChengdu1.00infobox
East AsiaLargest citiesDaegu1.00infobox
East AsiaLargest citiesGuangzhou1.00infobox
East AsiaLargest citiesHangzhou1.00infobox
East AsiaLargest citiesHong Kong1.00infobox
East AsiaLargest citiesKaohsiung1.00infobox
East AsiaLargest citiesMacau1.00infobox
East AsiaLargest citiesNagoya1.00infobox
East AsiaLargest citiesNanjing1.00infobox

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