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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 ...
1 Map. 2 Table. 3 See also. 4 Notes. 5 References. Toggle the table of contents. List of Asian countries by population. 18 languages. ... Indonesia (5.7%)
The highest mountain in Southeast Asia is Hkakabo Razi at 5,967 metres (19,577 feet) and can be found in northern Burma sharing the same range of its parent peak, Mount Everest. The South China Sea is the major body of water within Southeast Asia. The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and Singapore, have integral rivers that ...
Indonesia, [a] officially the Republic of Indonesia, [b] is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Indonesia consists of over 17,000 islands , including Sumatra , Java , Sulawesi , and various parts of Borneo and New Guinea .
The location of Indonesia An enlargeable map of the Republic of Indonesia (excluding North Kalimantan, Riau Islands, West Papua, and West Sulawesi). The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Indonesia:
Dispersal of Austronesian languages Distribution of the Bumiputera (indigenous people) and Chinese population in Malaysia Map of ethnic groups in Indonesia Major ethnic groups in the Philippines Indonesian Archipelago and Malay Peninsula
French Indochina (previously spelled as French Indo-China), [a] [b] officially known as the Indochinese Union [c] [d] and after 1941 as the Indochinese Federation, [e] was a federation of French colonies and later associated states in Southeast Asia.
President Sukarno of Indonesia greeted at Beijing airport by Mao Zedong flocked by Indonesian-Chinese flags Mao Zedong and Sukarno. After the Indonesia's independence in 1945 and the acknowledgement of its sovereignty from the Dutch in 1949, Indonesia established political relations with China (previously with Republic of China and later with People's Republic of China) in 1950. [21]