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13 The United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR) encompasses about half the earth s surface, stretching from the waters off the west coast of the U.S. to the western border of India, and from Antarctica to the North Pole. There are few regions as culturally, socially, economically, and geo-politically diverse as the Indo-Pacific. The 36 nations comprising the Indo-Pacific region are home to more than 50% of the world s population, 3,000 different languages, several of the world s largest militaries, and five nations allied with the U.S. through mutual defense treaties. Two of the three largest economies are located in the Indo-Pacific along with 10 of the 14th smallest. The AOR includes the most populous nation in the world, the largest democracy, and the largest Muslim-majority nation. More than one third of Indo-Pacific nations are smaller, island nations that include the smallest republic in the world and the smallest nation in