Southeast Asian countries Southeast Asian countries Negara Brunei Darussalam, more commonly referred to as the Sultanate of Brunei or simply Brunei, is a country located on the island of Borneo, in southeast Asia. Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by East Malaysia. The Petroleum and gas-rich Brunei is a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the (British) Commonwealth of Nations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brunei"
The Kingdom of Cambodia (for the various names of the country in Khmer, see naming section below) is a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia with a population of more than 13 million people. A citizen of Cambodia is usually identified as Cambodian. Most Cambodians are Theravada Buddhists of Khmer extraction, but the country also has a substantial number of Cham and small hill tribes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cambodia"
The República Democrática de Timor-Leste ( pron. IPA / /), also known as República Democrática Timor Lorosa'e and commonly known in English as East Timor, is the poorest country in the world, with a per capita GDP (Purchasing Power Parity adjusted ) of only $400. It is an Australasian country which recently acquired statehood, and is located geographically in Oceania, although it is sometimes assigned to Asia instead (see Line dividing Asia and Oceania). It consists of the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, an exclave of East Timor situated on the northwestern side of the island, surrounded by West Timor. ...more on Wikipedia about "East Timor"
The Republic of Indonesia is located in the Malay Archipelago, the world's largest archipelago, between Indochina and Australia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the most populous Muslim-majority nation in the world and the fourth most populous overall. It has had free elections since the 1998 Revolution which led to the resignation of President Suharto, who came to power in 1965. ...more on Wikipedia about "Indonesia"
(Laos) The Lao People's Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known as Burma), the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. From the 14th to the 18th century, the country was called Lan Xang or Land of A Million Elephants. The country's flag formerly featured the Erawan, a mythical white three headed elephant. The current national flag is that of the Laotian Communist Party. ...more on Wikipedia about "Laos"
The Federation of Malaysia ( Malay: Persekutuan Malaysia) or simply Malaysia, is a country in Southeast Asia. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea: ...more on Wikipedia about "Malaysia"
The Union of Myanmar, (also known as the Union of Burma), is the largest country (in geographical area) in mainland Southeast Asia. It is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the north, Laos on the east, Thailand on the south east, Bangladesh on the west, and India on the north west, with the Andaman Sea to the south, and the Bay of Bengal to the south west. There are over 2,000 kilometers (1,243 mi) of coast line. The country was ruled by a military junta led by General Ne Win from 1962 to 1988, and its political system today remains under the tight control of its military government, since 1992, led by Senior General Than Shwe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Myanmar (Burma)" This text is made for www.shortopedia.com shortopedia
The Republic of the Philippines ( Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas), or the Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas), is a nation in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital. It lies 1,210 km (750 mi) away from mainland Asia and consists of 7,107 islands called the Philippine Archipelago. It is also part of the Malay Archipelago. It is, with East Timor, one of the two predominantly Catholic nations in Southeast Asia and one of the most westernized, a unique blend of East and West. Spain and the United States have held the Philippine Islands as a colony for most of the last four centuries. While still predominantly an agricultural nation, the Philippines today is a premier destination for outsourcing, an exporter of electronics and agricultural products, and is a major source of exported labor. Remittances from overseas Filipinos form a significant portion of the country's gross national product. ...more on Wikipedia about "Philippines"
The Republic of Morac-Songhrati-Meads was a republic in the Spratly Islands established by Christopher Schneider in 1959. Schneider intended to replace the earlier Kingdom of Humanity, in which he succeeded: the kingdom was absorbed in 1963, leaving Schneider as chief of state and Morton F. Mead, the former king, an ambassador to the United Nations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Republic of Morac-Songhrati-Meads"
The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar (Burma) to the west. Thailand is also known as Siam, which was the country's official name until May 11, 1949. The word Thai (ไทย) means "freedom" in the Thai language. It is also the name of the Thai people - leading some inhabitants, particularly the sizeable Chinese minority, to continue to use the name Siam. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thailand"
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam, or Vietnam, is a communist country in Southeast Asia. Situated in eastern Indochina, it borders China, Laos, Cambodia, as well as the South China Sea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vietnam"
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