Asia

Eastern Asia

8 countries and territories in Eastern Asia.

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On the map

The countries of Eastern Asia

Countries

The countries of Eastern Asia

Countries of Eastern Asia: capital, currency, plugs, driving side and calling code
Country	Capital	Currency	Plugs	Driving	Calling code
China	Beijing	CNY	A C I	Right	+86
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	HKD	G	Left	+852
Japan	Tokyo	JPY	A B	Left	+81
Macao	Macao	MOP	D F G	Left	+853
Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar	MNT	C E	Right	+976
North Korea	Pyongyang	KPW	A C F	Right	+850
South Korea	Seoul	KRW	C F	Right	+82
Taiwan	Taipei (as recorded by GeoNames; its status is contested internationally)	TWD	A B	Right	+886

When to go

The capitals' weather, month by month

Each country's capital as GeoNames records it (or its largest city where the capital has no figures), mean daily high by month.

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

Mean daily high in each capital by month, with what the month is like
Country	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
ChinaBeijing	1°	4°	13°	22°	29°	32°	32°	31°	26°	19°	9°	1°
Hong KongHong Kong	20°	21°	23°	26°	29°	30°	30°	30°	30°	28°	25°	21°
JapanTokyo	9°	10°	13°	18°	23°	26°	29°	31°	27°	22°	17°	11°
MacaoMacao	19°	19°	21°	24°	27°	29°	30°	30°	29°	27°	24°	20°
MongoliaUlaanbaatar	-16°	-12°	-3°	7°	15°	22°	24°	21°	15°	4°	-7°	-15°
North KoreaPyongyang	-1°	2°	8°	16°	23°	28°	29°	28°	24°	18°	9°	0°
South KoreaSeoul	1°	3°	9°	15°	21°	25°	27°	28°	24°	18°	11°	3°
TaiwanTaipei	17°	18°	20°	24°	27°	29°	30°	30°	28°	25°	22°	18°

Mean daily highs, modelled for an area about 50 km across: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. A cell's swatch says what the month is like (key above).

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