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001 – World. Southeast Asia[ a] is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania. [ 5] Southeast Asia is bordered to the north by East Asia, to the west by South Asia and the Bay of ...
asean .org. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, [ c] commonly abbreviated as ASEAN, [ d] is a political and economic union of 10 states in Southeast Asia. Together, its member states represent a population of over 600 million and land area of over 4.5 million km 2 (1.7 million sq mi). [ 13]
The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 45 World Heritage Sites in nine countries (also called " State parties ") of Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Only Brunei and Timor-Leste (East Timor) lack World Heritage Sites.
1886 map of Indochina, from the Scottish Geographical Magazine. In Indian sources, the earliest name connected with Southeast Asia is Yāvadvīpa []. [1] Another possible early name of mainland Southeast Asia was Suvarṇabhūmi ("land of gold"), [1] [2] a toponym, that appears in many ancient Indian literary sources and Buddhist texts, [3] but which, along with Suvarṇadvīpa ("island" or ...
The coast of Turkey, original Asian shore seen from a beach on Rhodes. The three-continent system was an idea devised in Archaic Greece, a time of Greek colonial expansion and trade throughout the Mediterranean and the spread of writing again. Writing is a prerequisite of written geography.
East Nusa Tenggara ( Indonesian: Nusa Tenggara Timur) is the southernmost province of Indonesia. It comprises the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, facing the Indian Ocean in the south and the Flores Sea in the north. It consists of more than 500 islands, with the largest ones being Sumba, Flores, and the western part of Timor; the ...
Asia Kelod-Kangin; Usage on ba.wikipedia.org Көньяҡ-Көнсығыш Азия дәүләттәре берләшмәһе; Ҡалып:АСЕАН; Usage on es.wikipedia.org Tratado de la Zona Libre de Armas Nucleares del Sudeste Asiático; Usage on fa.wikipedia.org پیمان بانکوک; Usage on hu.wikipedia.org Sablon:ASEAN infobox
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