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[[File:Asia-UN.png|alt=UN geoscheme of Asia (public domain)|thumb|UN geoscheme of Asia (public domain). East Asia is red; the green Southeast Asia-region has been partially influenced.]]
[[File:United Nations geographical subregions.png|alt=UN geoscheme.|thumb|UN geoscheme (CC BY Ben Arnold, E Pluribus Anthony). East Asia is purple; the reddish Southeast Asia-region has been partially influenced.]]
The geoscheme of the United Nations (UN) subdivides Asia into the subregions: Eastern Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Western Asia, Russia (Asia) commonly called Siberia (because Siberia is defined as the Asian part of Russia).
The geoscheme of the United Nations (UN) subdivides Asia into the subregions: Eastern Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Western Asia, Russia (Asia) commonly called Siberia (because Siberia is defined as the Asian part of Russia).



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UN geoscheme.
UN geoscheme (CC BY Ben Arnold, E Pluribus Anthony). East Asia is purple; the reddish Southeast Asia-region has been partially influenced.

The geoscheme of the United Nations (UN) subdivides Asia into the subregions: Eastern Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Western Asia, Russia (Asia) commonly called Siberia (because Siberia is defined as the Asian part of Russia).

East Asia is geographically dominated by China (the third largest country on Earth) which also had the greatest cultural influence in historical astronomy.

Subcategories

This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

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