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{{Short description|Geopolitical region}}
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[[File:Asia and the Pacific.png|300px|thumb|Asia and the Pacific region, according to the [[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]] (ESCAP)]]

The '''Asia–Pacific''' ('''APAC''') also known as '''Indo-Pacific''' is the region of the world adjoining the western [[Pacific Ocean]] and consisting of the second half of the Old World. The region's precise boundaries vary depending on context, but countries and territories in [[Australasia]], [[East Asia]], and [[Southeast Asia]] are often included. In a wider context, [[Central Asia]], [[North Asia]], the [[list of islands in the Pacific Ocean|Pacific Islands]], [[South Asia]], [[West Asia]] (including the [[Arabian Peninsula]] and the [[Levant]]), and even [[Pacific Rim|Pacific-adjoining countries]] in the [[Americas]] can be included. For example, the [[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation]] (APEC) includes five economies ([[Canada]], [[Chile]], [[Mexico]], [[Peru]], and the [[United States]]) in the [[New World]] (more standardly referred to as the [[Western Hemisphere]]). The term has become popular since the late 1980s in commerce, finance, and politics. Despite the heterogeneity of the regions' economies, most individual nations within the zone are emerging markets experiencing significant growth. Sometimes, the notion of "Asia–Pacific excluding Japan" (APEJ) is considered useful.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2019 |title=Digital creativity and innovation lacking in kids in APAC: report |url=https://govinsider.asia/connected-gov/digital-creativity-and-innovation-lacking-in-kids-in-apac-report/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504145756/https://govinsider.asia/connected-gov/digital-creativity-and-innovation-lacking-in-kids-in-apac-report/ |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |access-date=May 4, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal
| editor-last  = Pan
| editor-first = Hui
| date         = October 2004
| title        = Vonage and Cisco to sell phone equipment
| journal      = VoIP Monthly Newsletter
| volume       = 2
| issue        = 10
| pages        = 3
| publisher    = Information Gatekeepers Inc
| access-date  = 2011-12-15
| url          = https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAb52_IQIIMC
| quote        = APEJ (Asia-Pacific Excluding Japan) and EEMEA (Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa) will grow their combined share of this figure from 17 percent to 22 percent during the same period, as North America's share adjusts from 53 percent to 46 percent.
}}</ref>

==Related regions==
*[[Central Asia|Central]] and [[East Asia|Eastern Asia]] (CEA)
*[[East Asia|Eastern Asia]] – some companies separate their Eastern Asian business from the rest of Asia, and refer to the Oriental region separately from the [[West Asia|Western]]/[[Central Asia]] region
*[[Pacific Asia]] - specifically the Pacific-bordering regions of Asia
*[[Oceania]]
*[[Southeast Asia|South-eastern Asia]]
*[[South Asia|Southern Asia]]
*[[West Asia|Western Asia]]

== List of countries and territories by subregion ==

In accordance with the [[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]] (ESCAP), the Asia–Pacific region includes a total of 51 countries and 7 territories grouped into 5 [[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific#Subregional offices|subregions]]:<ref>{{Citeweb|title=List of countries in the Asia-Pacific region and subregions|url=https://data.unescap.org/dataviz/methodology/list-of-countries-in-the-asia-pacific-region-and-subregions.html|access-date=2023-09-29|archive-date=2023-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402094923/https://data.unescap.org/dataviz/methodology/list-of-countries-in-the-asia-pacific-region-and-subregions.html|url-status=live|website=www.unescap.org}}</ref>

* '''[[East Asia|East]] and [[Northeast Asia|North East Asia]] (ENEA)'''
** {{flag|China|name=China}}
*** {{flag|Hong Kong, China}}
*** {{flag|Macao|name=Macao, China}}
** {{flag|Japan}}
** {{flag|North Korea|name=Korea, Democratic People's Republic of}} (North Korea)
** {{flag|South Korea|name=Korea, Republic of}} (South Korea)
** {{flag|Mongolia}}

* '''[[North Asia|North]] and [[Central Asia]] (NCA)'''
** {{flag|Armenia}}
** {{flag|Azerbaijan}}
** {{flag|Georgia}}
** {{flag|Kazakhstan}}
** {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
** {{flag|Russian Federation}}
** {{flag|Tajikistan}}
** {{flag|Turkmenistan}}
** {{flag|Uzbekistan}}

* '''[[South Asia|South]] and [[West Asia|South West Asia]] (SSWA)'''
** {{flag|Afghanistan|2013}}
** {{flag|Bangladesh}}
** {{flag|Bhutan}}
** {{flag|India}}
** {{flag|Iran (Islamic Republic of)}}
** {{flag|Maldives}}
** {{flag|Nepal}}
** {{flag|Pakistan}}
** {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
** {{flag|Turkey|name=Turkey (Türkiye)}}

* '''[[Southeast Asia|South East Asia]] (SEA) – [[ASEAN]]'''
** {{flag|Brunei Darussalam}}
** {{flag|Cambodia}}
** {{flag|Indonesia}}
** {{flag|Laos|name=Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos)}}
** {{flag|Malaysia}}
** {{flag|Myanmar|name=Myanmar (Burma)}}
** {{flag|Philippines}}
** {{flag|Singapore}}
** {{flag|Thailand}}
** {{flag|Timor-Leste}} (East Timor) Not part of ASEAN
** {{flag|Vietnam|name=Viet Nam (Vietnam)}}

* '''[[Oceania|The Pacific]] (PACIFIC)'''
** {{flag|American Samoa}} ([[United States]])
** {{flag|Australia}}
** {{flag|Cook Islands}}
** {{flag|Fiji}}
** {{flag|French Polynesia}} ([[France]])
** {{flag|Guam}} ([[United States]])
** {{flag|Kiribati}}
** {{flag|Marshall Islands}}
** {{flag|Micronesia|name=Micronesia, Federated States of}}
** {{flag|Nauru}}
** {{flag|New Caledonia|local}} ([[France]])
** {{flag|New Zealand}}
** {{flag|Niue}}
** {{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}} ([[United States]])
** {{flag|Palau}}
** {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}
** {{flag|Samoa}}
** {{flag|Solomon Islands}}
** {{flag|Tonga}}
** {{flag|Tuvalu}}
** {{flag|Vanuatu}}

In a wider context, the following countries and territories can also be included in the Asia–Pacific region:

* '''[[Asia]]'''
** {{flag|Bahrain}}
** {{flag|British Indian Ocean Territory}} ([[United Kingdom]])
** {{flag|Taiwan|name=China, Republic of}} (Taiwan)
** {{flag|Cyprus}}
** {{flag|Iraq}}
** {{flag|Israel}}
** {{flag|Jordan}}
** {{flag|Kurdistan}}
** {{flag|Kuwait}}
** {{flag|Lebanon}}
** {{flag|Oman}}
** {{flag|Palestine}}
** {{flag|Qatar}}
** {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
** {{flag|Syria}}
** {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
** {{flag|Yemen}}

* '''[[North America]]'''
** {{flag|Canada}}
** {{flag|Mexico}}
** {{flag|United States}}

* '''[[Central America]]'''
** {{flag|Costa Rica}}
** {{flag|El Salvador}}
** {{flag|Guatemala}}
** {{flag|Honduras}}
** {{flag|Nicaragua}}
** {{flag|Panama}}

* '''[[South America]]'''
** {{flag|Chile}}
** {{flag|Colombia}}
** {{flag|Ecuador}}
** {{flag|Peru}}

* '''[[Oceania]]'''
** {{flag|Baker Island}} (United States)
** {{flag|Bougainville}}
** {{flag|Christmas Island}} (Australia)
** {{flag|Clipperton Island}} (France)
** {{flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}} (Australia)
** {{flag|Coral Sea Islands}} (Australia)
** {{flag|Ashmore and Cartier Islands}} (Australia)
** {{flag|Heard Island and McDonald Islands}} (Australia)
** {{flag|Howland Island}} (United States)
** {{flag|Jarvis Island}} (United States)
** {{flag|Johnston Atoll}} (United States)
** {{flag|Kingman Reef}} (United States)
** {{flag|Midway Atoll|local}} (United States)
** {{flag|Norfolk Island}} (Australia)
** {{flag|Palmyra Atoll}} (United States)
** {{flag|Pitcairn Islands}} (United Kingdom)
** {{flag|Tokelau}} (New Zealand)
** {{flag|Torres Strait Islands}} (Australia)
** {{flag|Wake Island|local}} (United States)
** {{flag|Wallis and Futuna|local}} (France)
** {{flag|Chuuk State}} ([[Micronesia]])
** {{flag|Easter Island}} ([[Chile]])
** {{flag|Isla Salas y Gómez}} ([[Chile]])

== Economic overview ==
The World Bank's April 2024 update indicates that the growth rate for the Asia-Pacific region, excluding China, is expected to slightly increase to 4.6% in 2024, up from 4.4% in 2023. This underscores a diverse economic resilience against global pressures. Meanwhile, [[International trade|global trade]] growth, which was minimal at 0.2% in 2023, is projected to improve to 2.3% in 2024, crucial for the region's export-oriented economies. However, private investment remains below [[COVID-19 pandemic|pre-pandemic]] levels due to higher debt levels and rising interest rates, signaling a cautious investment climate. The region faces significant challenges from both external factors, such as high core inflation and modest global trade recovery, and domestic issues like increased debt and political uncertainties, potentially hindering economic growth. Additionally, a hypothetical 1% decline in [[Gross domestic product|GDP]] growth in the US or China could reduce GDP growth in other developing Asia-Pacific economies by approximately 0.5% and 0.3%, respectively. The increase in trade-distorting measures, which have tripled since 2019 among [[G20|G-20]] countries, reflects a trend towards protective industrial policies, although other East Asia-Pacific countries, except for [[China]] and [[Indonesia]], have been less involved in these measures.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Firm Foundations of Growth: East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, April 2024 |url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/east-asia-and-pacific-economic-update |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=World Bank |language=en}}</ref><ref>World Bank. (2024). ''Firm Foundations of Growth: East Asia and the Pacific Economic Update April 2024''. Retrieved April 11, 2024, from <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-2102-8</nowiki></ref>

== See also ==
* [[Asia-Pacific Union]]
* [[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation]] (APEC)
* [[Asia Pacific Forum]]
* [[Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada]]
* [[APNIC|Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre]] (APNIC)
* [[Asia Society]]
* [[Asian Century]]
* [[Pacific Century]]
* [[China Rim]]
* [[East Asia Summit]]
* [[East–West dichotomy|East-West dichotomy]]
* [[Free and Open Indo-Pacific]]
* [[Indo-Pacific]]
* [[List of country groupings]] (including AMEA and AMER)
* [[Oceania]]
* [[Pivot to Asia]]
* [[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation]] (SAARC)
* [[Valeriepieris circle]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.apec.org/ APEC official website]
* [http://www.asiapacific.ca/ The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada]
* [http://www.apiyn.org/ Asia Pacific Indigenous Youth Network (APIYN)]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/default.stm BBC Asia-Pacific] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507112109/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/default.stm |date=2010-05-07 }}

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