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East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in many ways. Geographically, it covers 12,000,000 km, or about 28% of the Asian continent, 15 percent bigger than the area of Europe. More than 1.5 billion people, 40% of the population of Asia or a quarter of all the people in the world, live in East Asia, which is about twice the population of Europe. The region is one of the world's most crowded places. The population density of East Asia, 131 per km, is about three times the world average of 45 per km.

Historically, many societies in East Asia have been part of the Chinese cultural sphere, and East Asian languages are often derived from Classical Chinese and Chinese script. Major religions include Buddhism, Confucianism, and Neo-Confucianism, Taoism, and Chinese folk religion, and Shinto in Japan.

Confucianism

Confucianism, more elaborated form of ancestor worship was a major influence on East Asian history. It was originated in the northern China in the 5th......

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