East Asia
East Asia is a
subregion of
Asia that can be defined in either
geographical or cultural terms. Geographically, it covers about 6,640,000 km, or 15% of the Asian
continent.
Culturally, it embraces those societies that have long been part of the
Chinese cultural sphere:
*displaying heavy historical influence from the
Classical Chinese language ,
*
Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism
*
Mahayana Buddhism,
*and
Daoism .
This combination of
language, political philosophy, and
religion overlaps with the geographical designation of East Asia with the exception of the overseas Chinese, including in Singapore, Malaysia, United States, etc.
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East Asia is a
subregion of
Asia that can be defined in either
geographical or cultural terms. Geographically, it covers about 6,640,000 kmē, or 15% of the Asian
continent.
Culturally, it embraces those societies that have long been part of the
Chinese cultural sphere:
This combination of
language, political philosophy, and
religion overlaps with the geographical designation of East Asia with the exception of the overseas Chinese, including in Singapore, Malaysia, United States, etc. and
Vietnam. The influence is also displayed in the style of
architecture, traditional music and instruments, holidays, festivals, etc.
East Asia and
Eastern Asia are both more modern terms for the traditional European name the
Far East, which describes the region's geographical position in relation to
Europe rather than its location within Asia.
The following countries/territories are located in
geographic East Asia:
The following peoples or societies are encompassed by
cultural East Asia:
One of the world's oldest civilization [i]s, Korea began with the founding of Gojoseon [i] in 2333 ...
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The following countries or regions are sometimes considered part of
East Asia. A major reason for disagreement on this question is the difference between the cultural and geographic definitions of "East Asia". Political perspective is also an important factor.
More than 1.5 billion people, about 40% of the population of
Asia or a quarter of all the people in the world, live in geographic East Asia. The region is one of the world's most crowded places. The population density of East Asia, 230 per kmē, is over five times the world average.
Other subregions of Asia
See also
- Asian Network of Major Cities 21
- East Asian languages
- East Asian Tigers
- Economy of Singapore [i]
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, a label pertinent to the recent economic history of the region.
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