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  2. Decolonisation of Asia - Wikipedia

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    British colonies in South Asia, East Asia, And Southeast Asia: British Burma (1824–1948, merged with India by the British from 1886 to 1937) British Ceylon (1833-1948, now Sri Lanka) British Hong Kong (1842–1997) Colonial India (includes the territory of present-day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh) Danish India (1696–1869) Swedish ...

  3. European colonisation of Southeast Asia - Wikipedia

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    The second phase of European colonisation of Southeast Asia is related to the Industrial Revolution and the rise of powerful nation states in Europe. As the primary motivation for the first phase was the mere accumulation of wealth, the reasons for and degree of European interference during the second phase are dictated by geostrategic ...

  4. Southeast Asia - Wikipedia

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    Ten of the eleven states of Southeast Asia are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while East Timor is an observer state. Papua New Guinea has stated that it might join ASEAN, and is currently an observer. Sovereignty issues exist over some islands in the South China Sea.

  5. East Timor - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 January 2025. There are 4 pending revisions awaiting review. Country in Southeast Asia For the former Indonesian province, see East Timor (province). A request that this article title be changed to Timor-Leste is under discussion. Please do not move this article until the discussion is closed ...

  6. Mainland Southeast Asia - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  7. List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia

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    This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia. It includes fully recognized states, states with limited but substantial international recognition, de facto states with little or no international recognition, and dependencies of both Asian and non-Asian states. In particular, it lists (i) 49 generally recognized sovereign states, all of which are members of the United ...

  8. List of Southeast Asian countries by GDP - Wikipedia

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    Nominal GDP IMF 2024 [1]; World rank Country GDP (US$ millions) GDP per capita (nominal) 1 16 Indonesia: 1,475,690 5,509 2 26 Thailand: 548,890 7,557 3 31 Singapore

  9. Global Southeast - Wikipedia

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    A depiction of the Indosphere, a major region in the southeastern part of the world.. The Global Southeast is the southeastern region of the world. There are varying definitions, with South and Southeast Asia always included, and broader definitions including North Africa and the Middle East.