Talk:Asia–Pacific

message: Here are sources outlining lists of Asia-Pacific countries.  Clearly South Asia and Russia are included:
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/apac-countries  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1011:B07C:E3F4:F406:9F2B:25D9:7271 (talk) 13:20, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

message: 1)  Why are these countries listed as "may also include"?  The term Asia-Pacific refers to the Pacific region that is on the side of Asia/Aus/NZ, hence "Asia-Pacific".
These countries are not included:
    * California
    * Chile
    * Colombia
    * Costa Rica
    * Ecuador
    * El Salvador
    * Guatemala
    * Hawaii
    * Honduras
    * Mexico
    * Nicaragua
    * Panama
    * Peru
Please approve so we can apply the changes to this article.
2)  Asia-Pacific should be written with a dash, as it is a bi-word denoting the Asia-Pacific region.  The "Asia Pacific" without a dash is not used and is actually avoided as it may confuse people as to the meaning.  It is similar in writing "South-East" not "South East".  Please approve so we can apply the change to this article.
:A smaller article existed with the name Asia-pacific - I merged and redirected them. And yes, I'd agree that countries in the Americas are not included - when they are also included the term used is normally Pacific Rim. BTW, you don't need "approval" - be bold and make the changes! Grutness...wha? 01:02, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Asia-Pacific is also used extensively by corporations to describe their regions of operations.  It isn't just an artificial construct used by academics.  It is every bit as relevant as a phrases like "The Americas" or "Pacific Rim".  Fehrgo 17:35, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Why

message: With all due respect, I must disagree with the latest edits implying Myanmar and the Indian subcontinent are not generally included in Asia-Pacific.207.255.243.110 (talk) 00:53, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixed. Vic Park (talk) 01:51, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Indian subcontinent

message: I suggest to keep Azerbaijan and Turkey in the article as part of Asia-Pacific, since eventhough they are transcontinental countries, part of those countries are in Asia. Further rationale to keep them are as follow:
# taken from Azerbaijan: While often politically aligned with Europe, Azerbaijan is generally considered to be at least mostly in Southwest Asia geographically with its northern part bisected by the standard Asia–Europe divide, the Greater Caucasus. The United Nations classification of world regions places Azerbaijan in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook places it mostly in Southwest Asia  and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary places it in both; NationalGeographic.com, and Encyclopædia Britannica also place Azerbaijan in Asia.
# taken from Turkey : Turkey bridges Southeastern Europe and Western Asia. Asian Turkey, which includes 97% of the country's territory, is separated from European Turkey by the Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles. European Turkey comprises 3% of the country's territory. Ckfasdf (talk) 14:04, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Turkey and Azerbaijan are clearly European countries and should not be part of the Asia-Pacific. Because today it is common for the world to see Turkey and Azerbaijan as part of Europe. Therefore, there are many reasons to follow the trend of considering Turkey and Azerbaijan as part of Europe. park chang hyuk 15:47, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Even though Azerbaijan and Turkey are politically closer to Europe, geographically, the majority of both countries' territories are situated in Asia. Also since this article is about geography, we should not ignore geographical facts solely because of political issues. Ckfasdf (talk) 17:13, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

text: Still, Turkey and Azerbaijan should be excluded from the Asia-Pacific. Historically, geographically, and politically, Azerbaijan and Turkey belong only to Europe. park chang hyuk 23:43, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text:  Geographically... Turkey, Azerbaijan and Gergia IS part of Asia, West Asia to be exact. Turkey is mainly located in Anatolia and Azerbaijan is mainly located in South Caucasus Ckfasdf (talk) 02:07, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

text: If there is a list, I don't see why these countries would be excluded, but I'm not sure how the list helps if it's just a relisting of countries in Asia. In particular for the western areas, the concept often not does not extend that far, so the list is perhaps undue in that respect, especially as it appears above the more core Pacific list. CMD (talk) 01:53, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: If "undue" is the reason than we should not even list "Western Asia" in the article, since Asia-Pacific term rarely cover western Asia countries. And if it was just a list, I agree no reason why those countries to be excluded. Ckfasdf (talk) 02:01, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Azerbaijan and Turkey