Countries (modern boundaries drawn) where Chinese characters were/are used in its official/dominant language or at least one of its official/dominant languages.
!Dark Green - Traditional Chinese characters used exclusively or almost exclusively (Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau).
!Medium Green - Simplified Chinese characters used formally but traditional characters continue to be used widely (Singapore and Malaysia).
!Green - Simplified Chinese characters used exclusively or almost exclusively (Mainland China)
!Light Green- Chinese characters used in conjunction with other systems of writing in the same language (Japan and South Korea).
!Light Yellow - Chinese characters were once used in the official language but is not used any more (North Korea, Mongolia and Vietnam).
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