<P> The term may also include Russia (on the North Pacific) and countries in the Americas which are on the coast of the Eastern Pacific Ocean; the Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation, for example, includes Canada, Chile, Russia, Mexico, Peru, and the United States . </P> <P> Alternatively, the term sometimes comprises all of Asia and Australasia as well as small / medium / large Pacific island nations (Asia Pacific and Australasian Continent) - for example when dividing the world into large regions for commercial purposes (e.g. into Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific). </P> <P> On the whole there appears to be no clear cut definition of "Asia Pacific" and the regions included change as per the context . </P> <P> Though imprecise, the term has become popular since the late 1980s in commerce, finance and politics . In fact, despite the heterogeneity of the regions' economies, most individual nations within the zone are emerging markets experiencing rapid growth . (Compare the concept / acronym APEJ or APeJ - Asia - Pacific excluding Japan .) </P>

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