Editing Far East (section)

==Territories and regions conventionally included in the Far East==
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! Name of [[subregion|region]]<ref>Continental regions as per [[:File:United Nations geographical subregions en.svg|UN categorisations (map)]], except 12. Depending on definitions, various territories cited below (notes 6, 11–13, 15, 17–19, 21–23) may be in [[Transcontinental nation|one or both of]] Asia and Europe, Africa, or Oceania.<br /></ref> and<br />territory, with [[flag]]
! [[List of countries by area|Area]]<br />(km<sup>2</sup>)
! [[List of countries by population|Population]]<br />
! [[List of countries by population density|Population density]]<br />(per km<sup>2</sup>)
! Capital
! [[Forms of government]]
! Currency
! [[Official languages]]
|-
!colspan="8" |North Asia
|-
| {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia]]<ref>Russia is a [[List of transcontinental countries|transcontinental country]] located in Eastern Europe and North Asia, but is considered European historically, culturally, and ethnically, and the vast majority of its population (78%) lives within its [[European Russia|European part]].</ref><ref>Asian part only.</ref>
| align="right" | 13,100,000
| align="right" | 37,600,000
| align="right" | 2.6
| [[Moscow]]<ref>Moscow is located in Europe.</ref>
| [[Federal system|Federal]] [[semi-presidential system|semi-presidential]] republic
| [[Russian ruble|Ruble]]
| Russian and <br>[[Languages of Russia|27 other co-official languages]]
|-
!colspan="8" |East Asia
|-
| {{flag|China}}<ref>The state is commonly known as simply "China", which is subsumed by the [[China|eponymous entity and civilisation (China)]]. Figures given are for [[mainland China]] only, and do not include Hong Kong, Macau, and [[Taiwan]].</ref>
| align="right" | 9,598,094<ref>Includes PRC-administered area ([[Aksai Chin]] and [[Trans-Karakoram Tract]], both territories claimed by India).</ref>
| align="right" | 1,371,821,094<ref>Information listed is for [[mainland China]] only. The [[Special administrative regions of China|special administrative region]]s (i.e. Hong Kong and Macau) and the island territories under the control of the Republic of China (which includes the islands of [[Taiwan]], [[Quemoy]], and [[Matsu Islands|Matsu]]) are excluded.</ref>
| align="right" | 145.0
| [[Beijing]]
| [[One-party state|One-party]] [[Socialist state|socialist republic]]
| [[Renminbi|Yuan (Renminbi)]]
| [[Standard Mandarin|Chinese (Mandarin)]]<ref name="langlaw">{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.cn/english/laws/2005-09/19/content_64906.htm |title=Law of the People's Republic of China on the Standard Spoken and Written Chinese Language (Order of the President No.37) |publisher=Chinese Government |date=31 October 2000 |access-date=21 June 2013 |quote=For purposes of this Law, the standard spoken and written Chinese language means Putonghua (a common speech with pronunciation based on the Beijing dialect) and the standardized Chinese characters. |archive-date=24 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724204951/http://www.gov.cn/english/laws/2005-09/19/content_64906.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightblue
| {{flag|Hong Kong}}<ref>Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China<br /></ref>
| align="right" | 1,108
| align="right" | 7,448,900
| align="right" | 6,777.0
| ''Hong Kong''
| [[Special administrative regions of China|Special administrative region]]<br>of the People's Republic of China
| [[Hong Kong dollar]]
| Chinese,<ref name="ReferenceA">No specific variety of Chinese is official in the territory. Residents predominantly speak [[Cantonese]], the ''de facto'' regional standard.</ref> <br>English
|-
| {{flag|Japan}}
| align="right" | 377,973
| align="right" | 126,440,000
| align="right" | 334.0
| [[Tokyo]]
| [[parliamentary system|Parliamentary democracy]],<br>[[Constitutional monarchy]]
| [[Japanese yen|Yen]]
| None<ref>Japan's [[National Diet]] have not officially enacted a law stating that the official language is Japanese.</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightblue
| {{flag|Macau}}<ref>[[Macau]] is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.<br /></ref>
| align="right" | 115.3
| align="right" | 653,100
| align="right" | 21,340.0
| ''Macau''
| [[Special administrative regions of China|Special administrative region]]<br>of the People's Republic of China
| [[Macanese pataca|Pataca]]
| Chinese,<ref name="ReferenceA"/> <br>[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
|-
| {{flag|Mongolia}}
| align="right" | 1,566,000
| align="right" | 3,081,677
| align="right" | 1.97
| [[Ulaanbaatar]]
| [[Semi-presidential system]]
| [[Mongolian tögrög|Tögrög]]
| [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]]
|-
| {{flag|North Korea}}
| align="right" | 120,540
| align="right" | 25,368,620
| align="right" | 212.0
| [[Pyongyang]]
| [[Juche]] [[unitary state|unitarian]] dictatorship<br> [[Socialist Republic]]
| [[North Korean won]]
| [[Korean language|Korean]]
|-
| {{flag|South Korea}}
| align="right" | 100,363
| align="right" | 51,446,201
| align="right" | 507.0
| [[Seoul]]
| [[Unitary state|Unitary]] [[Presidential system|presidential]] republic
| [[South Korean won]]
| [[Korean language|Korean]]
|-
| {{flag|Taiwan}}<ref>Figures are for [[Free area of the Republic of China|the area]] under the ''de facto'' control of the [[Taiwan|Republic of China]] (ROC) government, commonly referred to as [[Taiwan]]. Claimed in whole by the PRC; see [[political status of Taiwan]].<br /></ref>
| align="right" | 36,197
| align="right" | 23,577,271
| align="right" | 650.0
| [[Taipei]]
| [[Semi-presidential system]]
| [[New Taiwan dollar]]
| [[Standard Chinese|Chinese (Mandarin)]]
|-
!colspan="8" |Southeast Asia
|-
| {{flag|Brunei}}
| align="right" | 5,765
| align="right" | 417,200
| align="right" | 72.11
| [[Bandar Seri Begawan]]
| [[Absolute monarchy|Absolute]] [[Islamic]] [[Sultanate]]
| [[Brunei dollar]]
| [[Malay language|Malay]] and English
|-
| {{flag|Cambodia}}
| align="right" | 181,035
| align="right" | 16,245,729
| align="right" | 81.8
| [[Phnom Penh]]
| [[Constitutional monarchy]]
| [[Riel (currency)|Riel]]
| [[Khmer language|Khmer]]
|- bgcolor=lightblue
| {{flag|Christmas Island}}<ref>[[Christmas Island]] is an external territory of Australia.<br /></ref>
| align="right" | 135
| align="right" | 1,692
| align="right" | 12.5
| [[Flying Fish Cove]]
| [[Dependent territory|External territory]] of Australia
| Australian dollar
| None<ref>English does not have [[de jure]] status in Christmas Island and in Australia, but it is the de facto language of communication in government.</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightblue
| {{flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}}<ref>The [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]] are an external territory of Australia.<br /></ref>
| align="right" | 14
| align="right" | 593
| align="right" | 42.4
| [[West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands|West Island]]
| [[Dependent territory|External territory]] of Australia
| Australian dollar
| None<ref>English does not have [[de jure]] status in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and in Australia, but it is the de facto language of communication in government.</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| align="right" | 1,904,569
| align="right" | 261,115,456
| align="right" | 138.0
| [[Jakarta]]
| [[Presidential system|Presidential republic]]
| [[Indonesian rupiah|Rupiah]]
| [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]
|-
| {{flag|Laos}}
| align="right" | 237,955
| align="right" | 6,758,353
| align="right" | 26.7
| [[Vientiane]]
| [[Socialist Republic]]
| [[Lao kip|Kip]]
| [[Lao language|Lao]]
|-
| {{flag|Malaysia}}
| align="right" | 330,803
| align="right" | 32,049,700
| align="right" | 92.0
| [[Kuala Lumpur]]
| [[Constitutional monarchy|Federal constitutional monarchy]], <br>[[Parliamentary democracy]]
| [[Malaysian ringgit|Ringgit]]
| [[Malay language|Malay]]
|-
| {{flag|Burma|name=Myanmar (Burma)}}
| align="right" | 676,578
| align="right" | 53,582,855
| align="right" | 76.0
| [[Naypyidaw]]
| [[Unitary state|Unitary]] [[Presidential system|presidential]]<br>constitutional republic
| [[Myanmar kyat|Kyat]]
| [[Burmese language|Burmese]]
|-
| {{flag|Philippines}}
| align="right" | 300,000
| align="right" | 100,981,437
| align="right" | 336.0
| [[Manila]]
| [[Unitary state|Unitary]] [[Presidential system|presidential]]<br>constitutional republic
| [[Philippine peso|Philippine peso (Piso)]]
| [[Filipino language|Filipino]] and English
|-
| {{flag|Singapore}}
| align="right" | 722.5
| align="right" | 5,638,700
| align="right" | 7,804.0
| Singapore
| [[Parliamentary republic]]
| [[Singapore dollar]]
| [[Malay language|Malay]], English, <br>[[Standard Mandarin|Chinese (Mandarin)]], and [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
| {{flag|Thailand}}
| align="right" | 513,120
| align="right" | 68,863,514
| align="right" | 132.1
| [[Bangkok]]
| [[Constitutional monarchy]],<br>[[Parliamentary system|Parliamentary democracy]]
| [[Thai baht|Baht]]
| [[Thai language|Thai]]
|-
| {{flag|East Timor|name=Timor-Leste (East Timor)}}
| align="right" | 15,410
| align="right" | 1,167,242
| align="right" | 78.0
| [[Dili]]
| [[Parliamentary republic]]
| [[United States dollar|U.S. dollar]] / [[East Timorese centavo coins|Centavo coins]]
| [[Tetumic languages|Tetum]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
|-
| {{flag|Vietnam}}
| align="right" | 331,212
| align="right" | 94,569,072
| align="right" | 276.03
| [[Hanoi]]
| [[One-party state|One-party]],<br>[[Socialist Republic]]
| [[Vietnamese đồng|đồng]]
| [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]
|}