The Far East refers to the countries of East Asia It was well popularized in the English language during the period of the British Empire as a blanket term for lands to the east of British India. Prior to World War I, the Near East referred to relatively nearby lands of the Ottoman Empire, Middle East to northwestern South Asia and Central Asia, and Far East for countries along the western Pacific Ocean and countries along the eastern Indian Ocean. Many European languages have analogous terms, such as the French, Spanish, German, Italian Estremo oriente, and Dutch .
   In Orientalist usage, it evokes cultural as well as geographic separation; that is, it evokes a locale which isn't just geographically distant, but also culturally exotic. Far East never refers, for instance, to the culturally Western nations of Australia and New Zealand, which lie even farther to the east of Europe than much of East Asia. Far East in this sense is comparable to terms such as the Orient, which means East; the Eastern world; or simply the East. South East Asia and Russian Far East might be included in Far East at some extend due to recent Chinese diaspora to Russia, the Koryo-saram the Great Chinese Diaspora.
   The United Kingdom and United States historically used "Far East" for several units and commands in the region:

• British Far East Command
• RAF Far East Air Force
• U.S. Far East Air Force
• The U.S. Far East Network

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