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Southeast Asian
Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China and east of India. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic and volcanic activity. more...
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Southeast Asia consists of two geographic sections: the Asian mainland, and island arcs and archipelagoes to the east and southeast. The Asian mainland section consists of Cambodia, Laos, a part of Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The population of the said countries consists primarily of Tai peoples and Austroasiatic peoples. Buddhism is the dominating religion. The Southeast Asian archipelago section conists of Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Austronesian peoples predominate in this region, and the most dominet religion is Islam while Christianity is the second largest.
The region's chief cultural influences have been from either China or India or both, with Myanmar being notably a part of Undivided India and Vietnam considered by far the most Chinese-influenced.
Name and definition
Southeast Asia frequently refers to the area consisting of the following, although in general and certain specific usage, the area it refers to can be narrower or broader (e.g. including southern coastal China as well as Bangladesh, South India, Sri Lanka, and Maldives).
Brunei;
Myanmar (formerly Burma);
Cambodia;
East Timor (Timor Leste);
Indonesia;
Lao PDR (Laos);
Malaysia (formerly Malaya, Sarawak, North Borneo and Singapore);
Philippines;
Singapore;
Thailand (formerly Siam);
Vietnam;
All of the above are members of the Association of South East Asian Nations, except Timor Leste, which is a candidate.
The area, together with part of South Asia, was in the past known as the East Indies or simply Indies.
Although politically external territories of Australia, Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands are culturally part of Southeast Asia.
Likewise, although politically a part of India, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are considered to be geographically part of Southeast Asia.
Further, while West Papua is politically part of Southeast Asia through Indonesia, geographically, it is part of the Australian continent.
Geography
- See also: Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia) and List of Southeast Asian mountains
Southeast Asia is geographically divided into two regions, namely Indochina and the Malay Archipelago.
Indochina or sometimes mainland Southeast Asia includes all of:
Myanmar;
Cambodia;
Lao PDR;
Thailand;
Vietnam;
The Malay archipelago (Malay: Nusantara), variously Malay World, an ethno-cultural notion, or maritime Southeast Asia consists of:
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