Asia-Pacific

Pacific Rim area

Asia-Pacific refers to the vast region encompassing the countries of East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Oceania, along with the Pacific Ocean that connects them.

The term appears most frequently in business, economic, and geopolitical contexts, often abbreviated as APAC.

Our company is expanding its Asia-Pacific operations.

The Asia-Pacific region represents the fastest-growing markets.

The region includes economic powerhouses like China, Japan, and Australia, making it central to global trade discussions.

geopolitics

ASEAN

Southeast Asian intergovernmental body

  • APECPacific economic cooperation forum
  • allianceFormal union of parties
  • treatyBinding pact between nations

diplomacy · sovereignty · hegemony · superpower · pivot · security · territorial · sanctions · summit · bilateral

geography

Oceania

Pacific island collective

Micronesia · archipelago · Himalayas · Mekong · typhoons · monsoons · tsunamis · equatorial · tropical · maritime

economy

trade

Exchange of commodities

GDP · growth · investment · markets · finance · innovation · technology · industrialization · outsourcing · remittances

diversity

multiculturalism

Coexistence of diverse traditions

religions · festivals · customs · heritage · indigenous · diaspora · folklore · rituals · cuisine · crafts

tourism

destinations

Places one travels to

backpacking · ecotourism · temples · wildlife · adventure · hospitality · cuisine · trekking · diving · pilgrimage

Categories
Opposites
global region/ocean basin orientation

Asia-PacificEuro-Atlantic

Europe-America regional designation

Atlantic · North Atlantic · Transatlantic · Europe · Western Europe

geopolitical bloc focus

Asia-PacificNATO

Western defense organization

European Union · Anglosphere · G7 · OECD

Family

pacify, pacifier, Asia, Asian, Pacific, pacification, Asiatic, transpacific

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G