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Japan
is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of China, Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun". Japan's capital and largest city is Tokyo. Japan comprises over three thousand islands, the largest of which are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku,... More »
Russia
Russia , also the Russian Federation , is a transcontinental country extending over much of northern Eurasia . With an area of 17,075,400 km², Russia is the largest country in the world, covering almost twice the total area of the next-largest country, Canada, and has significant mineral and energy resources. Russia has the world's ninth-largest population. Russia shares land borders with the following countries : Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine,... More »
China
China is a cultural region, ancient civilization, and nation in East Asia. It is one of the world's oldest civilizations, consisting of states and cultures dating back more than six millennia. The stalemate of the last Chinese Civil War has resulted in two political entities using the name ''China'': the People's Republic of China (PRC), administering mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau; and the Republic of China (ROC), administering Taiwan and its surrounding islands. More »
People's Republic of China
:''Not to be confused with the Republic of China (Taiwan) The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia. With over 1.31 billion people, it is the world's most populous country. At over 9.5 million km² , it is the world's third or fourth largest country in terms of total area. Its capital is Beijing. The Communist Party of China has led the PRC under a single-party system since the state's establishment in 1949. More »
South Korea
The Republic of Korea, commonly known as South Korea or the Korea Republic is an East Asian country on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. To the north, it is bordered by North Korea , with which it was united until 1945. To the west, across the Yellow Sea, lies China and to the southeast, across the Korea Strait, lies Japan. Approximately one-half of South Korea's population lives in or near the capital Seoul, the second most populous metropolitan area in the world. More »
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North Korea
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea , commonly known as North Korea, is an East Asian country situated on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital is Pyongyang. Its northern border is shared mostly with China, although 18.3 km is shared with Russia along the Tumen River, in the far northeast corner of the country. To the south, it is bordered by South Korea, with which it formed one nation until the division following World War II. More »
Republic of China
The Republic of China is a country in East Asia. It was one of the five victorious powers of World War II and a founding member of the United Nations. Historically, it encompassed all of China before the Kuomintang lost control of the mainland to the Communist Party of China at the temporary cessation of major hostilities of the Chinese Civil War in 1950. The capital of the ROC is Taipei, which is also the location of the skyscraper known as Taipei 101, officially the "tallest building... More »
Mongolia
Mongolia is the world's second-largest landlocked country after Kazakhstan. It is typically classified as being a part of East Asia, although sometimes it is considered part of Central Asia, and the northern rim of historical Mongolia extends into North Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. Mongolia's political system is parliamentary democracy. Its capital and largest city is Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia was the center of the Mongol Empire in the thirteenth century... More »
Political divisions of China
Due to China's large population and area, the political divisions of China have always consisted of several levels since ancient times. The constitution of the People's Republic of China provides for three de jure levels of government. Currently, however, there are five practical levels of local government: the province, prefecture, county, township, and village. The Republic of China on Taiwan uses a different system with streamlined provinces and no prefectures . More »
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