East Asia

Summary

East Asia is a region^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.85% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,733 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's image is recorded as Taipei Night Skyline from Hongludi 20240113.jpg^[11].
• East Asia's continent is recorded as Asia^[12].
• East Asia's instance of is recorded as region^[13].
• East Asia's shares border with is recorded as North Asia^[14].
• East Asia's shares border with is recorded as Southeast Asia^[15].
• East Asia's shares border with is recorded as South China Sea^[16].
• East Asia's shares border with is recorded as South Asia^[17].
• East Asia's shares border with is recorded as Central Asia^[18].
• East Asia's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3146998328418941122^[19].
• East Asia's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315127585^[20].
• East Asia's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 582158792897839040007^[21].
• East Asia's GND ID is recorded as 4075727-4^[22].
• East Asia's locator map image is recorded as East Asia (orthographic projection).svg^[23].
• East Asia's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85040525^[24].
• East Asia's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119528028^[25].
• East Asia's IdRef ID is recorded as 027502333^[26].
• East Asia's part of is recorded as Asia^[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's continent is recorded as Asia^[12]. Its part of is recorded as Asia^[27].

Physical Characteristics

East Asia's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+11839074'}^[49]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+1616547247'}^[50].

Designation and Status

East Asia's instance of is recorded as region^[13].

Why It Matters

East Asia ranks in the top 0.85% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,733 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]