East Asia - Wikipedia East Asia For other uses, see East Asia ( disambiguation ). East Asia States China Japan North Korea South Korea Mongolia Taiwan ( Republic of China ) Dependencies Hong Kong Macau Major cities List Shanghai Beijing Guangzhou Chongqing Tianjin Harbin Ürümqi Hong Kong Macau Tokyo Yokohama Osaka Nagoya Sapporo Kitakyushu Pyongyang Seoul Busan Incheon Daegu Ulsan Ulaanbaatar Darkhan Erdenet New Taipei Taichung Kaohsiung Taipei Others Area Total 11,839,074 km ( 4,571,092 sq mi ) Population ( 2016 ) Total 1,641,908,531 Density 140 / km ( 360 / sq mi ) Languages and language families Chinese Japanese Korean Tibetan Mongolian Others This article contains Chinese text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Chinese characters. This article contains Japanese text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of kanji and kana. This article contains Korean text. 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East Asia Chinese name Simplified Chinese 东亚 / 东 亚细亚 Traditional Chinese 東亞 / 東 亞細亞 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dōngyà or Dōng Yàxìyà Wade -- Giles Tung - ya Wu Romanization ton ia Gan Romanization Tung1 nga3 Hakka Romanization dung a Yue : Cantonese Jyutping dung1 aa3 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tang - a Tibetan name Tibetan ཨེ ་ ཤ ་ ཡ ་ ཤར ་ མ ་ Vietnamese name Vietnamese alphabet Đông Á Korean name Hangul 동아시아 / 동아 세아 / 동아 Hanja 東 아시아 / 東 亞細亞 / 東亞 Transcriptions Revised Romanization Dong Asia / Dong Asea / Dong A Mongolian name Mongolian Зүүн Ази ( Dzuun Azi ) ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨ ᠠᠽᠢ Japanese name Kanji 東 亜細亜 ( 東 アジア ) / 東亜 Kana ひがし アジア / とう あ Kyūjitai 東 亞細亞 / 東亞 Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Higashi Ajia / Tō - A Kunrei - shiki Higasi Azia / Tou - A Uyghur name Uyghur شەرقىي ئاسىي Russian name Russian Восточная Азия Romanization Vostochnaja Azija East Asia is the eastern subregion of the Asian continent, which can be defined in either geographical or ethno - cultural terms. Geographically and geopolitically, it includes China ( including Hong Kong and Macau ), Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan ; it covers about 12,000,000 km ( 4,600,000 sq mi ), or about 28 % of the Asian continent. The East Asian people comprise around 1.6 billion people. About 38 % of the population of Asia and 22 %, or over one fifth, of all the people in the world live in East Asia. Although the coastal and riparian areas of the region form one of the world 's most populated places, the population in Mongolia and Western China, both landlocked areas, is very sparsely distributed, with Mongolia having the lowest population density of a sovereign state. The overall population density of the region is 133 inhabitants per square kilometre ( 340 / sq mi ), about three times the world average of 45 / km ( 120 / sq mi ). Historically, societies in East Asia have been part of the Chinese cultural sphere, and East Asian vocabulary and scripts are often derived from Classical Chinese and Chinese script. Major religions include Buddhism ( mostly Mahayana ), Confucianism or Neo-Confucianism, Taoism, Chinese folk religion in China and Taiwan, Shinto in Japan, Korean shamanism in Korea. Shamanism is also prevalent among Mongolians and other indigenous populations of northern East Asia such as Manchus, Ewenki, even large Han in this area. Islam is popular in Northwest China and Kazaks in Mongolia. The Chinese calendar is the root from which many other East Asian calendars are derived. Contents 1 History 2 United Nations Statistics Division 2.1 Alternative definitions 3 Economy 4 Territory and region data 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Demographics 4.3 Major ethnic groups 5 Culture 5.1 Overview 5.2 Religions 5.3 Festivals 6 Collaboration 6.1 East Asian Youth Games 6.2 Free trade agreements 6.3 Military alliances 7 Major cities and towns 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 External links History Main article : History of East Asia The Chinese Dynasties dominated this region culturally and militarily for a lengthy period of time. Cultural and religious exchange between the Chinese and other regional Dynasties and Kingdoms occurred. As connections with the Western world strengthened, China 's power began to diminish. Around the same time, Japan solidified itself as a nation state. During World War II, Korea, Taiwan, much of eastern China, Hong Kong, and Vietnam all fell under Japanese control. Following Japan 's defeat in the war, the Korean peninsula became independent but then it was divided into two rival states, while Taiwan became the main territory of de facto state Republic of China after the latter lost mainland China to the People 's Republic of China in the Chinese Civil War. United Nations Statistics Division East Asia map of Köppen climate classification. UNSD geoscheme for Asia based on statistic convenience rather than implying any assumption regarding political or other affiliation of countries or territories : North Asia Central Asia Western Asia South Asia East Asia Southeast Asia The UNSD definition of East Asia is based on statistical convenience, but also other common definitions of East Asia contain the entirety of China ( including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau ) Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. Culturally, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam are commonly seen as being encompassed by cultural East Asia ( East Asian cultural sphere ). Alternative definitions There are mixed debates around the world whether these countries or regions should be considered in East Asia or not. Vietnam ( officially part of Southeast Asia geographically, although culturally it is a part of the East Asian cultural sphere, politically, it is related to both Southeast Asia and East Asia ) Siberia in Russia ( often described as North Asia due to its location, although this part of Russia is often seen as more closely related to its East Asian neighbours ) Sovereignty issues exist over some territories in the South China Sea. In business and economics, `` East Asia '' is sometimes used to refer to a wide geographical area covering ten Southeast Asian countries in ASEAN, People 's Republic of China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. However, in this context, the term `` Far East '' is often more appropriate which covers ASEAN countries and the countries in East Asia. However, being a Eurocentric term, Far East describes the region 's geographical position in relation to Europe rather than its location within Asia. Alternatively, the term `` Asia Pacific Region '' is often used in describing East Asia, Southeast Asia as well as Oceania. Observers preferring a broader definition of `` East Asia '' often use the term Northeast Asia to refer to the greater China area, Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan, with Southeast Asia covering the ten ASEAN countries. This usage, which is seen in economic and diplomatic discussions, is at odds with the historical meanings of both `` East Asia '' and `` Northeast Asia ''. The Council on Foreign Relations defines Northeast Asia as Japan and Korea. Economy Main article : Economy of East Asia The economy of East Asia is one of the most developed and high - tech economies of the world, being home to some of the world 's largest, most technologically advanced, productive and most prosperous economies such as the industrialized developed countries of South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. Major positive factors have ranged from favorable political - legal environments for industry and commerce, through abundant natural resources of various kinds, to plentiful supplies of relatively low - cost, skilled and adaptable labor. In modern high - technology dependent societies, a high level of structural differentiation, functional specialization, and autonomy of the economic system from an efficient government is a major contributor to industrial - commercial growth and prosperity. Currently in East Asia, trading systems are relatively open ; and zero or low duties on imports of consumer and capital goods etc. have considerably helped stimulate cost - efficiency and change. Free and flexible labor and other markets are other important factors making for high levels of business - economic performance. East Asian populations have demonstrated highly positive work ethics. There are relatively large and fast - growing markets for consumer goods and services of all kinds. State / Territory GDP nominal billions of USD GDP nominal per capita USD GDP PPP billions of USD GDP PPP per capita USD China 17,100.063 12,117 28,920.974 20,493 Hong Kong 405.781 53,813 525.547 69,695 Macau 55.502 91,376 80.765 142,599 Japan 4,746.880 38,174 5,512.220 44,329 North Korea 25.000 1,000 40.000 1,800 South Korea 1,898.763 36,749 2,408.301 46,611 Mongolia 17.871 5,586 53.003 16,569 Taiwan 650.902 27,350 1,413.195 59,381 Territory and region data Etymology Flag Common Name Official Name Exonym Endonym Exonym Endonym China 中国 People 's Republic of China 中华 人民 共和国 Hong Kong 香港 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People 's Republic of China 中華 人民 共和國 香港 特別 行政區 Macau 澳門 Macao Special Administrative Region of the People 's Republic of China 中華 人民 共和國 澳門 特別 行政區 Japan 日本 Japan 日本 国 North Korea 조선 Democratic People 's Republic of Korea 조선 민주주의 인민 공화국 ( 朝鮮 民主 主義 人民 共和國 ) South Korea 한국 Republic of Korea 대한민국 ( 大韓民國 ) Mongolia Монгол Улс Mongolia Монгол Улс ( ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ) Taiwan 臺灣 or 台灣 Republic of China 中華 民國 Demographics State / Territory Area km Population ( 2016 ) Population density per km HDI Capital China 9,640,011 1,403,500,365 138 0.727 Beijing Hong Kong 1,104 7,302,843 6,390 0.912 Hong Kong Macau 30 612,167 18,662 0.892 Macau Japan 377,930 127,748,513 337 0.891 Tokyo North Korea 120,538 25,368,620 198 0.595 Pyongyang South Korea 100,210 50,791,919 500 0.898 Seoul Mongolia 1,564,100 3,027,398 0.698 Ulaanbaatar Taiwan 36,188 23,556,706 639 0.884 Taipei Major ethnic groups See also : Ethnic groups of East Asia Ethnicity Race Native name Population Mother Tongues ( No Second Language Listed ) Native Writing languages Major states / territories * Appearance Han / Chinese Mongoloid 汉人 / 漢人, 汉族 / 漢族 1,310,000,000 Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Hokkien, Hakka, Gan, Hsiang Simplified Han characters, Traditional Han characters ( ) Yamato / Japanese Mongoloid 日本 族 / にほん ぞ く 大和 民族 / やまと みん ぞ く 125,117,000 Japanese Han characters ( Kanji ), Katakana, Hiragana Joseon / Korean Mongoloid 한민족 / 韓 民族 조선족 / 朝鮮 族 79,432,225 Korean Hangul, Han characters ( Hanja ) Mongols Mongoloid Монголчууд / ᠮᠣᠩᠭ᠋ᠣᠯᠴᠤᠳ Монгол / ᠮᠣᠩᠭ᠋ᠣᠯ 8,942,528 Mongolian Mongol script, Cyrillic script Zhuang Mongoloid 壮族 / Bouxcuengh 18,000,000 Zhuang, Cantonese, Southwestern Mandarin, etc. Simplified Han characters, Latin script Manchus Mongoloid 满族 / ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ 10,422,873 Northeastern Mandarin, Manchurian ( endangered ), etc. Simplified Han characters, Mongol script Hui Mongoloid 回族 / 回回 10,586,087 Northwestern Mandarin, other Chinese Dialects, Huihui language etc. Simplified Han characters Uyghurs Caucasoid + Mongoloid ئۇيغۇر 10,069,346 Uyghur Arabic script, Latin script ( auxiliary ) Hmong Mongoloid Ghaob Xongb / Hmub / Mongb 9,426,007 Hmong, Southwestern Mandarin Latin script, Simplified Han characters Tibetans Mongoloid བོད ་ པ ་ 6,500,000 Tibetan, Rgyal Rong, Rgu, etc. Tibetan script Baipho / Bai Mongoloid 白族 1,858,063 Bai, Southwestern Mandarin Latin script, Simplified Han characters LôLô / Yi Mongoloid ꆈꌠ / 彝族 8,714,393 Various Loloish, Southwestern Mandarin Yi script, Simplified Han characters Tujia Mongoloid 土 家族 8,353,912 Northern Tujia, Southern Tujia Simplified Han characters Kam Mongoloid Gaeml 2,879,974 Gaeml Latin script Tu Mongoloid 土族 / Monguor 289,565 Tu, Northwestern Mandarin Simplified Han characters Daur Mongoloid 达斡尔 族 / ᠳᠠᠭᠤᠷ 131,992 Daur, Northeastern Mandarin Mongol script, Simplified Han characters Russians Caucasoid русские 15,393 Russian, Northwestern Mandarin Cyrillic script, Simplified Han characters Mountain Tajiks Caucasoid تاجيک 3,556 Sarikoli, Wakhi Arabic script Austronesian Mongoloid Pangcah, etc. 533,600 Austronesian languages ( Amis, Yami ), etc. Latin script, Traditional Han characters * Note : The order of states / territories follows the population ranking of each ethnicity, within East Asia only. Culture Main article : East Asian cultural sphere Overview The culture of East Asia has been influenced by the civilisation of China. East Asia, as well as Vietnam, share a Confucian ethical philosophy, Buddhism, political and legal structures, and historically a common writing system. The relationship between China and East Asia has been compared to the historical influence of Greco - Roman civilisation on Europe. Religions Religion Native name Denomination Major book Type Est. Followers Major ethnicities Major states / territories Taoism 道教 Zhengyi, Quanzhen Tao Te Ching Polytheism 303,320,000 Han, Zhuang, Hmong, Yao, Qiang, Tujia, Li ( ) Confucianism 儒教 Cheng - Zhu, Lu - Wang Analects Non-God 6,300,000 Han, Joseon, Yamato etc. ( ) Sino - Buddhism 漢 傳 佛教 or 汉 传 佛教 Mahayana, Hinayana Diamond Sutra Non-God 250,000,000 Han, Joseon, Yamato, Manchus etc. ( ) Tibetan Buddhism བོད ་ བརྒྱུད ་ ནང ་ བསྟན ། Mahayana anuttarayoga Tantra Non-God 5,000,000 Tibetan, Manchus, Mongols, Han etc. Shamanism N / A N / A N / A Primitive 50,000 Tibetan, Manchus, Mongols, Oroqen, Han etc. Shinto 神道 N / A N / A Primitive 2,700,000 Yamato Islam إسلام Sunni, Shia Quran Henotheism 24,690,000 Hui, Tajik, Uyghurs, Kazakh, Dongxiang etc. Festivals Festival Native Name Other name Calendar Date Gregorian date Activity Religious practices Food Major ethnicities Major states / territories Chinese New Year 春節 or 春节 Spring Festival Chinese Month 1 Day 1 21 Jan -- 20 Feb Family Reunion, Ancestors Worship, Tomb Sweeping, Fireworks Worship the King of Gods Jiaozi Han, Joseon, Manchus etc. ( ) New Year 元旦 Yuan Dan Gregorian 1 Jan 1 Jan Fireworks N / A N / A N / A ( ) Losar or Tsagaan Sar ལོ ་ གསར ་ or Цагаан сар White Moon Tibetan, Mongolian Month 1 Day 1 25 Jan -- 2 Mar Family Reunion, Ancestors Worship, Tomb Sweeping, Fireworks N / A Chhaang or Buuz Tibetans, Mongols, Tu etc. Lantern Festival 元宵 節 or 元宵 节 Upper Yuan Festival Chinese Month 1 Day 15 4 Feb -- 6 Mar Lanterns Expo, Ancestors Worship, Tomb Sweeping Birthdate of the God of Sky - officer Yuanxiao Han, Joseon, Yamato ( ) Qingming Festival 清明 節 or 清明 节 Tomb Sweeping Day Solar 15th day since March equinox 4 Apr -- 6 April Ancestors Worship, Tomb Sweeping Burning Hell money Cold Food Han, Joseon, Mongols ( ) Dragon Boat Festival 端午 節 or 端午 节 Duanwu Festival Chinese Month 5 Day 5 Driving poisons & plague away, Dragon Boat Race, Wearing colored lines, Hanging felon herb on the front door. Worship various Gods Zongzi Han, Joseon, Yamato ( ) Ghost Festival 中 元 節 or 中 元 节 Mid Yuan Festival Chinese Month 7 Day 15 Ancestors Worship, Tomb Sweeping Birthdate of the God of Earth - officer Han, Joseon, Yamato ( ) Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋 節 or 中秋 节 中秋 祭 Chinese Month 8 Day 15 Family Reunion, Enjoying Moon view Worship the Moon Goddess Mooncake Han, Joseon, Yamato ( ) Double Ninth Festival 重陽 節 or 重阳 节 Double Negative Festival Chinese Month 9 Day 09 Climbing Mountain, Taking care of elderly, Wearing Cornus. Worship various Gods Han, Joseon, Yamato ( ) Lower Yuan Festival 下 元 節 or 下 元 节 N / A Chinese Month 10 Day 15 Ancestors Worship, Tomb Sweeping Birthdate of the God of Water - officer Ciba Han ( ) Dec 23 Festival 小 年 Small New Year Chinese Month 12 Day 23 Cleaning Houses Worship the God of Hearth tanggua Han, Mongols ( ) International Labor Day N / A N / A Gregorian 1 May 1 May N / A N / A N / A N / A ( ) International Women 's Day N / A N / A Gregorian 8 Mar 8 Mar Taking care of women N / A N / A N / A ( ) * Japan switched the date to the Gregorian calendar after the Meiji Restoration. * Not always on that Gregorian date, sometimes April 4. Collaboration East Asian Youth Games Formerly the East Asian Games is a multi-sport event organised by the East Asian Games Association ( EAGA ) and held every four years since 2019 among athletes from East Asian countries and territories of the Olympic Council of Asia ( OCA ), as well as the Pacific island of Guam, which is a member of the Oceania National Olympic Committees. The East Asian Games is 1 of 5 Regional Games of the OCA. The others are the East Asian Games, the Central Asian Games, the South Asian Games, the Southeast Asian Games ( SEA Games ), and the West Asian Games. All nigh East Asian States / Territories join this Game. Free trade agreements Name of agreement Parties Leaders at the time Negotiation begins Signing date Starting time Current status China -- South Korea FTA Xi Jinping, Park Geun - hye May, 2012 Jun 01, 2015 Dec 30, 2015 Enforced China -- Japan -- South Korea FTA Xi Jinping, Shinzō Abe, Park Geun - hye Mar 26, 2013 N / A N / A 10 round negotiation Japan - Mongolia EPA Shinzō Abe, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj - Feb 10, 2015 - Enforced China - Mongolia FTA Xi Jinping, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj N / A N / A N / A Officially proposed Mainland - HK CEPA Jiang Zemin, Tung Chee - hwa - Jun 29, 2003 - Enforced Mainland - Macau CEPA Jiang Zemin, Edmund Ho Hau - wah - Oct 18, 2003 - Enforced Hong Kong - Macau CEPA Carrie Lam, Fernando Chui Oct 09, 2015 N / A N / A Negotiating ECFA Hu Jintao, Ma Ying - jeou Jan 26, 2010 Jun 29, 2010 Aug 17, 2010 Enforced CSSTA ( Based on ECFA ) Xi Jinping, Ma Ying - jeou Mar, 2011 Jun 21, 2013 N / A Abolished CSGTA ( Based on ECFA ) Hu Jintao, Ma Ying - jeou Feb 22, 2011 N / A N / A Suspended Military alliances Name Abbr. Parties within the region Shanghai Cooperation Organisation SCO ( ) General Security of Military Information Agreement GSOMIA Sino - North Korean Mutual Aid and Cooperation Friendship Treaty - ( ) Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan - ( ) Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea - ( ) Taiwan Relations Act TRA ( ) Major cities and towns Main article : Cities of East Asia Tokyo is the largest city in the world, both in metropolitan population and economy. Seoul is the capital of South Korea, one of the largest cities in the world and a leading global technology hub. Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea ( DPRK ), and is a significant metropolis on the Korean Peninsula. Shanghai is the largest city in China ( People 's Republic of China ) and one of the largest in the world, and is the leading commercial and financial centre of mainland China. Taipei is the capital of Taiwan and is one of the world 's leading technical centres in East Asia, and is the location of the Taipei 101. Hong Kong, enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, is one of the world 's leading global financial centres and is known as a cosmopolitan metropolis. Ulaanbaatar is the largest city in Mongolia with a population of 1 million as of 2008. Play media Pass of the ISS over Mongolia, looking out west towards the Pacific Ocean, China, and Japan. As the video progresses, you can see major cities along the coast and the Japanese islands on the Philippine Sea. The island of Guam can be seen further down the pass into the Philippine Sea, and the pass ends just to the east of New Zealand. A lightning storm can be seen as light pulses near the end of the video. See also Geography portal Asia portal Economy of East Asia East Asia Summit East Asian Community East Asian cultural sphere East Asian Games East Asian languages East Asian people East Asian studies Four Asian Tigers China -- Japan -- South Korea trilateral summit Chinese calligraphy Japanese calligraphy Korean calligraphy Mongolian calligraphy Notes Jump up ^ The area figure is based on the combined areas of China ( including Hong Kong and Macau ), Mongolia, North Korea & South Korea, Taiwan and Japan as listed at List of countries and outlying territories by total area. Jump up ^ The population figure is the combined populations of China ( including Hong Kong and Macau ), Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan and Republic of China ( Taiwan ) as listed at the 2017 revision of the World Population Prospects References Jump up ^ Non-United Nations member state ^ Jump up to : `` East Asia ''. Encarta. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2009 - 10 - 31. 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Question: what percentage of the world's population lives in east asia
Answer: 22%