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Apr 16, 2021 · Mainland Southeast Asia comprises six countries; Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand. The other five countries, except part Western New Guinea (Indonesia), form Maritime Southeast Asia.
by Barbara Watson Andaya. Southeast Asia consists of eleven countries that reach from eastern India to China, and is generally divided into “mainland” and “island” zones. The mainland ( Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam) is actually an extension of the Asian continent.
Map of the Countries and Regions of Southeast Asia showing oceans, international borders, major volcanoes, major islands, main cities, and capitals, with links to country profiles for all countries in Southeast Asia.
Southeast Asia, sometimes abbreviated to SEA, is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries south of China, east of India and north of Australia. South East Asia consists of two geographic regions: The Asian mainland and island arcs and archipelagoes to the east and southeast.
Southeast Asia is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and north-west of mainland Australia which is part of Oceania.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
It includes a mainland area (also called Indochina) and a string of archipelagoes to the south and east and is generally taken to include Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, and the Philippines.
