Our first stop in this region is China.  Chinas capital is Beijing, but the largest city in China is Shanghai, which has a population of about 11.9 million people.  Chinas overall estimated population is about 1,306,668,400.  (That is about 1,306 million people.)  The climate of China is extremely diverse; tropical in the south, desert in the northwest and sub-arctic in the north, among other typologies.  The average temperature in January is 24F, and the average temperature in July is about 79F.  China receives an average of about 24.9 of rain annually. China borders 14 other countries.  92% of the country is Han Chinese, the rest was unavailable.  92% of the country is Atheist (China is officially an atheist country), 3% of the population are Christians, Daoism is 2%, another 2% of the population is Buddhist, and the last percent (1%) are Muslims.  That is all for China.

Taiwan was not recognized has a country by the current Histon source, Country Watch.

  Our next country is North Korea, whose total population is about 24.78 million people.  North Koreas capital and largest city is Pyongyang, which has a population of about 2.72 million people.  The climate of North Korea is temperate, with rainfall concentrated in the summer.  The average temperature in January for North Korea is 18F, and the average temperature in July is 75.4F.  North Korea receives an annual average of 37.5 of rain a year.  100% of the country is Korean for ethnicity, and religious facts were unknown.

  Our next country is South Korea.  South Koreas total population is about 48.65 million people, which is nearly double that of North Korea.  The capital and largest city is Seoul.  Seouls total population is about 11.15 million people.  The climate of South Korea is temperate, with rainfall heavier in the summer than in the winter.  The average temperature in January is 32.5F.  The average temperature in July is 83.8F.  South Korea receives an annual of 53 of rain per year!  Korean and English are the main languages in South Korea.  99% of the country is Korean, while the other 1% is Chinese.  49% of the population believes in Christianity, 47% Buddhism, 3% Confucianism and the other 1% other.

  The next country we visit is going to be Mongolia. Mongolia has a total population of about 2.46 million people.  The largest city and capital of Mongolia is Ulaanbaatar, which has a population of about 789,300 people.  The climate of Mongolia is desert, continental. There are large daily and seasonal temperature changes.  The temperature in January usually is -14F, and the average temperature in July is 61F.  Mongolia receives an average of 8 of rain annually.  90% of the country is Mongolian, 4% Kazak, and the other 6% percent is other.  96% of the country is Tibetan Buddhist, while the other 4% is Muslim.
  Our last country in East Asia is Japan.  Japans total population is 127.46 million people.  Tokyo is the largest city and capital of Japan.  Tokyo has a population of about 8.20 million people!  The climate of Japan varies from tropical in the south, to cool temperate in the north.  The average temperature in January is 38.5F, and the average temperature in July is 76.5F.  Japan receives an average of 60 of rain annually.  99% of the country is Japanese; the other 1% is other and Korean.  84% of the population observes Shinto and Buddhist, while the other 16% is other.