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The region of Asia lying southeast of the Indian subcontinent and south of China, comprising a mainland peninsula and a vast archipelago of thousands of islands extending into the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its position astride major sea lanes between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific has made it a maritime crossroads for trade and migration for millennia, and its equatorial and tropical monsoon climates support some of the world's most extensive rainforest cover.

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Classification

Region Type

Cultural Region 1

Region Type

Cultural Region 1

Region Type

Physiographic or Climatic Region 1

Region Type

Physiographic or Climatic Region 1

Area (sq km)

4,545,792 2

Mainland and archipelagic Southeast Asia combined.

Population

675,800,000 2

Recent estimate, about 8.5 percent of world population.

FAQs

Which countries make up Southeast Asia?

Ten Association of Southeast Asian Nations members, plus East Timor: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

The usual way to list Southeast Asia's countries is by membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. That group includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, with East Timor also a member. The region itself is described as lying east of the Indian subcontinent and south of China, split between a mainland part and an island part.

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Source Asia (Wikipedia)

This source names China directly: "the Indian subcontinent and south of China, comprising a mainland peninsula and a vast archipelago of thousands of islands extending into the Pacific and Indian Oceans."

Source National Geographic Atlas of the World

Indochina (Mainland Southeast Asia) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia.

Source Indochina (Wikipedia)

The Philippines is the easternmost archipelagic state of the Southeast Asia region.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

Vietnam is one of the mainland states of the Southeast Asia region.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Plate Tectonics

Source Southeast Asia (Wikipedia)

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Burmese Cuisine

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Cambodian Cuisine

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Source CooksInfo: LemongrassEncyclopaedia entry text

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Native to South-East Asia.

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Malaysian Cuisine

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Mango Sticky Rice

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Southeast Asia and South Asia

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Narezushi and Fermented Fish

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Rambutan is native to south-east Asia, particularly Malaysia and Sumatra.

Rendang (Cooking Technique)

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Native to eastern and south-eastern Asia.

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Sticky rice in bamboo

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Southeast Asia and South Asia

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Origin and Distribution The mandarin orange is considered a native of south-eastern Asia and the Philippines.

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Originated in South-East Asia.

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Source Hmong (Wikipedia)Introduction

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The Hmong people are an ethnic group from East and Southeast Asia.

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Ahmad al-Muhajir

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873-956 CE), also known as al-Imām Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā, was an Islamic scholar and the founder of Ba 'Alawi sada group which is instrumental in spreading Islam to India, Southeast Asia and Africa.

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Source Wikipedia: ErinaceidaeLead paragraphtier 2

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Erinaceidae contains the well-known hedgehogs (subfamily Erinaceinae) of Eurasia and Africa and the gymnures or moonrats (subfamily Galericinae) of Southeast Asia.

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Source Exilisciurus (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph

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Exilisciurus is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae from forests in Southeast Asia.

Hymenopus coronatus

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These are birds of mostly subtropical and tropical areas, with the greatest variety in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, although the plain laughingthrush extends into the Palearctic with others like the Emei Shan liocichla inhabiting cold highland areas.

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Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus)

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They are a distinctive element of the fauna of south and southeast Asia.

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The family Rhipiduridae are small insectivorous birds of Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent that includes the fantails and silktails.

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Southeast Asian mancalas are a subtype of mancala games predominantly found in Southeast Asia.

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1. Southeast Asia (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia Foundation

Introduction
The mountain ranges in Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, and Timor are part of the Alpide belt, while the islands of the Philippines and Indonesia as well as Timor-Leste are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Introduction (2)
Southeast Asia 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 mainland Australia, which is a part of Oceania.
Shaped By: Plate Tectonics, Lead paragraph
The region lies near the intersection of geological plates, with both heavy seismic and volcanic activities.

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2. Encyclopaedia Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Southeast Asia
Associated With: Vietnam
Associated With: Philippines

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National Geographic Atlas of the World

National Geographic Society, 2019

Wikidata: Southeast Asia

Wikidata Q11708, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source

Asia (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Asia, Geography section, Main regions subsection

Quote, Associated With: Asia, Geography section, Main regions subsection

North Asia (Siberia), Central Asia, West Asia (the Middle East or Near East and part of the Caucasus), South Asia (Indian subcontinent), East Asia (Far East), Southeast Asia (East Indies and Indochina).

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Indochina (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Indochina, Lead section

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Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula; abbreviated MSEA) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia.

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