East Asia

Summary

East Asia is a region^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.85% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,994 views/month, #11 of 1,289).^[2]

Key Facts

• East Asia is in the country of Japan^[3].
• East Asia is in the country of South Korea^[4].
• East Asia is in the country of North Korea^[5].
• East Asia is in the country of People's Republic of China^[6].
• East Asia is in the country of Mongolia^[7].
• East Asia is in the country of Taiwan^[8].
• East Asia is on the body of water South China Sea^[9].
• East Asia is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[10].
• East Asia is on the continent of Asia^[11].
• East Asia's instance of is recorded as region^[12].
• East Asia's shares border with is recorded as North Asia^[13].
• East Asia's shares border with is recorded as Southeast Asia^[14].
• East Asia's shares border with is recorded as South China Sea^[15].
• East Asia's shares border with is recorded as South Asia^[16].
• East Asia's shares border with is recorded as Central Asia^[17].
• East Asia is part of Asia^[18].
• East Asia's Commons category is recorded as East Asia^[19].
• East Asia comprises People's Republic of China^[20].
• East Asia comprises Hong Kong^[21].
• East Asia comprises Macau^[22].
• East Asia comprises North Korea^[23].
• East Asia comprises Japan^[24].
• East Asia comprises Mongolia^[25].
• East Asia comprises South Korea^[26].
• East Asia comprises Taiwan^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Japan^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in -0660^[30]; South Korea^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in South Korea^[32], founded in 1948^[33]; North Korea^[5], a sovereign state^[34], in North Korea^[35], founded in 1948^[36]; People's Republic of China^[6], a sovereign state^[37], in People's Republic of China^[38], founded in 1949^[39]; Mongolia^[7], a sovereign state^[40], in Mongolia^[41], founded in 1911^[42]; and Taiwan^[8], an island country^[43], in Taiwan^[44], founded in 1912^[45]. Adjacent water bodies include South China Sea^[9], a sea^[46], in Vietnam^[47] and Pacific Ocean^[10], an ocean^[48]. East Asia is on the continent of Asia^[11]. It is part of Asia^[18].

Physical Characteristics

East Asia covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+11839074'}^[49]. It has a population of {'amount': '+1616547247'}^[50].

Designation and Status

East Asia's instance of is recorded as region^[12].

Why It Matters

East Asia ranks in the top 0.85% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,994 views/month, #11 of 1,289).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]