Talk:Asia-Pacific

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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)

- "Asia-Pacific" is a rather absurd geographical descriptor. It's like creating a "Europe-North Africa" region based on economic exchanges. In reality, the term "Asia-Pacific" does not enjoy wide usage. Rather, it is an artificial construct only used by academics and some politicians in Australia and New Zealand. ZwickauDeluxe 13:34, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

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)

[edit] Mongolia

Mongolia is not listed in the list of countries in the Asia-Pacific region, however the image clearly shows Mongolia as apart of the region. If someone could change the image, I would appreciate it. Barras 02:05, 22 October 2007 (UTC)