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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=East_Asia&oldid=228668025"><P>The following political entities are consistently seen as located in <B>geographic East Asia</B>:<SUP class="reference" id="cite_ref-encarta-eats-asia_3-1"><A title="" href="#cite_note-encarta-eats-asia-3">[4]</A></SUP></p> <UL> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><SPAN class="flagicon"><A title="Flag of Japan" class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_Japan.svg"><IMG width="22" height="15" border="0" class="thumbborder" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" alt="Flag of Japan" /></A> </SPAN><A title="Japan" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan">Japan</A></LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><SPAN class="flagicon"><A title="Flag of South Korea" class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_South_Korea.svg"><IMG width="22" height="15" border="0" class="thumbborder" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/22px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" alt="Flag of South Korea" /></A> </SPAN><A title="South Korea" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea">South Korea</A> (Republic of Korea)</LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><SPAN class="flagicon"><A title="Flag of the People's Republic of China" class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg"><IMG width="22" height="15" border="0" class="thumbborder" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" alt="Flag of the People's Republic of China" /></A> </SPAN><A title="People's Republic of China" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China">People's Republic of China</A></LI> </UL> <DL> <DD>(Including the <A title="Special Administrative Region" class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Administrative_Region">Special Administrative Regions</A> of <SPAN class="flagicon"><A title="Flag of Hong Kong" class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg"><IMG width="22" height="15" border="0" class="thumbborder" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/22px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png" alt="Flag of Hong Kong" /></A> </SPAN><A title="Hong Kong" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong">Hong Kong</A> and <SPAN class="flagicon"><A title="Flag of Macau" class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_Macau.svg"><IMG width="22" height="15" border="0" class="thumbborder" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Macau.svg/22px-Flag_of_Macau.svg.png" alt="Flag of Macau" /></A> </SPAN><A title="Macau" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau">Macau</A>)</DD> </DL> <UL> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><SPAN class="flagicon"><A title="Flag of North Korea" class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_North_Korea.svg"><IMG width="22" height="11" border="0" class="thumbborder" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/22px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png" alt="Flag of North Korea" /></A> </SPAN><A title="North Korea" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea">North Korea</A> (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)</LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><SPAN class="flagicon"><A title="Flag of the Republic of China" class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg"><IMG width="22" height="15" border="0" class="thumbborder" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png" alt="Flag of the Republic of China" /></A> </SPAN><A title="Republic of China" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China">Republic of China</A> (<A title="Taiwan" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan">Taiwan</A>)<SUP class="reference" id="cite_ref-ROC_7-0"><A title="" href="#cite_note-ROC-7">[8]</A></SUP></LI></UL></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=East_Asia&oldid=228668025"><P>In addition the following countries are sometimes included in the definition of East Asia</p> <UL> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><SPAN class="flagicon"><A title="Flag of Mongolia" class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_Mongolia.svg"><IMG width="22" height="11" border="0" class="thumbborder" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Mongolia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Mongolia.svg.png" alt="Flag of Mongolia" /></A> </SPAN><A title="Mongolia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolia">Mongolia</A><SUP class="reference" id="cite_ref-encarta-eats-asia_3-2"><A title="" href="#cite_note-encarta-eats-asia-3">[4]</A></SUP></LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><SPAN class="flagicon"><A title="Flag of Russia" class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_Russia.svg"><IMG width="22" height="15" border="0" class="thumbborder" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" alt="Flag of Russia" /></A></SPAN> <A title="Siberia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia">Siberia</A>, <A title="Russia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia">Russia</A> <SUP class="reference" id="cite_ref-encarta-eats-asia_3-3"><A title="" href="#cite_note-encarta-eats-asia-3">[4]</A></SUP><SUP class="reference" id="cite_ref-14"><A title="" href="#cite_note-14">[15]</A></SUP> (considered either East Asia or <A title="North Asia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Asia">North Asia</A>)</LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><SPAN class="flagicon"><A title="Flag of Vietnam" class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_Vietnam.svg"><IMG width="22" height="15" border="0" class="thumbborder" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/22px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png" alt="Flag of Vietnam" /></A> </SPAN><A title="Vietnam" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam">Vietnam</A><SUP class="reference" id="cite_ref-easia-columbia_4-1"><A title="" href="#cite_note-easia-columbia-4">[5]</A></SUP></LI></UL></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=East_Asia&oldid=228668025"><P>The following peoples or societies are commonly seen as being encompassed by <B>cultural East Asia</B>:<SUP class="reference" id="cite_ref-15"><A title="" href="#cite_note-15">[16]</A></SUP><SUP class="reference" id="cite_ref-16"><A title="" href="#cite_note-16">[17]</A></SUP><SUP class="reference" id="cite_ref-17"><A title="" href="#cite_note-17">[18]</A></SUP><SUP class="reference" id="cite_ref-18"><A title="" href="#cite_note-18">[19]</A></SUP></p> <UL> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><A title="Culture of China" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_China">Chinese</A> society (including the predominantly <A title="Chinese people" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_people">Chinese</A> regions outside China proper, such as <A title="Culture of Singapore" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Singapore">Singapore</A> and <A title="Culture of Taiwan" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Taiwan">Taiwan</A>)</LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><A title="Culture of Japan" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Japan">Japanese</A> society</LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><A title="Korean culture" class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_culture">Korean</A> society</LI> <li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><A title="Culture of Vietnam" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Vietnam">Vietnamese</A> society</LI></UL></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/A737BC93-7621-4CEA-BA2D-8E44F8A0354D/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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