Nations and territories of Eastern Asia and in the Pacific Ocean are the focus of this volume. Includes profiles of: Australia, China, East Timor, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Japan, Kiribati, Marshall Island, Mongolia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, North Korea, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Taiwan, Tuvalu, Tonga, and Vanuatu.