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Introduction

Southeast Asia, region of Asia comprising Indochina, the Malay Peninsula, and the Malay Archipelago. The region is bordered on the north by China; on the east by the Pacific Ocean; on the south by the Indian Ocean; and on the west by the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, and India.

There are 11 countries in Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.