What are the western Pacific countries?

Western Pacific countries: Russia, Viet Nam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, China and the Philippines.

1, Japan

The territory consists of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and more than 6,800 small islands with a total area of 378,000 square kilometers. The main ethnic group is the Japanese-speaking Yamato ethnic group, with a total population of about 1.26 billion. The three major metropolitan areas in Japan are Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Osaka Metropolitan Area and Nagoya Metropolitan Area.

2. Korea

South Korea is surrounded by the sea on three sides, the Yellow Sea in the west, the Korean Strait in the southeast and the Sea of Japan in the east, and it is adjacent to North Korea across the demilitarized zone of the 38th parallel.

3. China

China is located in the northern half of the Eastern Hemisphere, in the east of Eurasia and on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. The map starts from the south side of Zengmu shoal at the southern tip of Nansha Islands in the north and reaches the center line of Heilongjiang main channel in Mohe area in the north, with a distance of more than 5,500 kilometers between the north and the south.

4. Philippines

The ancestors of Filipinos were immigrants from the Asian continent, and Sulu was founded around14th century. 1565 became a Spanish colony. 1898 June 12 declared independence. In the same year, after the Spanish-American War, it became the territory of the United States. From 1942 to 1945, it was occupied by Japan. After World War II, it became an American colony again. 1On July 4th, 946, the Philippines gained its independence.

5. Russia

Russia is located in the northern part of Eurasia, spanning two continents, with a land area of17,098,200 square kilometers. It is the largest country in the world, and a unified multi-ethnic country composed of 194 ethnic groups, the main ethnic group being Russians.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Pacific ocean