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Often used interchangeably with the term 'East Asia,' Northeast Asia is, as its name implies, in the geographic northeast region of [[Asia]]. Being a geographic, rather than a cultural term--as opposed to East Asia, which has varying definitions, some being cultural--Northeast Asia definitively includes the countries of: [[Mongolia]], the [[People's Republic of China]], [[North Korea]], [[South Korea]], and [[Japan]]. | Often used interchangeably with the term 'East Asia,' Northeast Asia is, as its name implies, in the geographic northeast region of [[Asia]]. Being a geographic, rather than a cultural term--as opposed to East Asia, which has varying definitions, some being cultural--Northeast Asia definitively includes the countries of: [[Mongolia]], the [[People's Republic of China]], [[North Korea]], [[South Korea]], and [[Japan]]. Often, eastern [[Siberia]] and especially [[Taiwan]] are also included as being in Northeast Asia. | ||
==See | ==See also== | ||
*[[Southeast Asia]] | *[[Southeast Asia]] | ||
*[[East Asia]] | *[[East Asia]] | ||
[[Category:East Asia]] | |||
{{Asia-stub}} | {{Asia-stub}} | ||
[[zh-yue:東北亞]] | [[zh-yue:東北亞]] | ||
[[zh:东北亚]] | [[zh:东北亚]] | ||
Revision as of 18:25, 23 November 2007
Often used interchangeably with the term 'East Asia,' Northeast Asia is, as its name implies, in the geographic northeast region of Asia. Being a geographic, rather than a cultural term--as opposed to East Asia, which has varying definitions, some being cultural--Northeast Asia definitively includes the countries of: Mongolia, the People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea, and Japan. Often, eastern Siberia and especially Taiwan are also included as being in Northeast Asia.