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Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia forms an important part of Asia. Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia includes countries such as Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, and so on. These countries are located south of China, east of India and north of Australia. Southeast Asia consists of beaches, islands, mountains and waterfalls. Various religions and traditions are found here living together. Southeast Asia is further divided into regions namely Indochina and islands or archipelagoes. The main consists of Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Peninsular Malaysia. The maritime Southeast Asia region consists of islands located between India and Australia. Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India), Brunei, East Malaysia, East Timor, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Singapore are these countries.
Religions in Southeast Asia:
Major religions are Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and several
other religions. Holidays and festivals are celebrated throughout the
year by the people of this region. Famous holidays celebrated in
Southeast Asia are Eid Ul Fitr, Christmas, New Year, Mothers Day and
Diwali.
Islands in South East Asia:
This part of Asia is also home to largest number of islands in the
world. This island forms an important part of tourism industry in Asia
as they offer plenty of beautiful sights to explore for tourists
worldwide. Weather and climate remains very good in most of the seasons
throughout these islands. The wonderful island of Bali is one such
destination in Indonesia which offers plenty of tourist activities and
sights to explore.
Location of Southeast Asia:
Southeast Asia is exactly located between east of China and north of
Australia.
List of Southeast Asian countries:
List of Southeast Asian countries: | ||
Position (in Southeast Asia) | Country | Population |
1 | Indonesia | 231,627,000 |
2 | Philippines | 90,457,200 |
3 | Vietnam | 87,375,000 |
4 | Thailand | 63,038,247 |
5 | Burma | 48,798,000 |
6 | Malaysia | 27,170,000 |
7 | Cambodia | 14,444,000 |
8 | Laos | 5,859,000 |
9 | Singapore | 4,588,600 |
10 | East Timor | 1,155,000 |
11 | Brunei | 390,000 |
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