Countries and areas. The Western Pacific Region, one of the six regions of the World Health Organization, is home to approximately 1.8 billion people, more than one-fourth of the world's population.It stretches over a vast area, from China in the north and west, to New Zealand in the south, and French Polynesia in the east.t includes highly developed countries such as Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and Singapore; and fast growing economies such as China and Viet Nam. There are 37 countries and areas in the Western Pacific Region. These are: 1  American Samoa. 2  Australia. 3  Brunei Darussalam. 4  Cambodia. 5  China.
Wintergirls is a young adult novel by Laurie Halse Anderson. It follows the story of Lia, an eighteen-year-old girl dealing with anorexia nervosa.The novel opens with the news that Lia's best friend of 10 years, Cassie, who was bulimic, has died, and the night she died, she tried to call Lia 33 times.intergirls is a young adult novel by Laurie Halse Anderson. It follows the story of Lia, an eighteen-year-old girl dealing with anorexia nervosa.
Comments and insights on the name Winter: | Edit. Winter: Originally started as a surname and can be dated as far back as the 9th century. It can be seen as early as the 1670's as a boy name. Prior to that it was a boy's middle name, customary for the mother's maiden name be used as a child's middle name.During the later years it became more prevalent as a name to both sex. Winter for a girl took peak popularity in 1952 and again in 1954.Both years peaked, at 1000 babies given this name at one time. Coincidentally the first time America was introduce to the surname on a first name bases.eanings and history of the name Winter: | Edit. Winter is a word name meaning the coldest season of the year. It takes place in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August..