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Colombo, the primate city of Sri Lanka; it is 45 times larger than Kandy, the country's second-largest city. Countries without a national primate city highlighted in red. A primate city [1] is a city that is the largest in its country, province, state, or region, and disproportionately larger than any others in the urban hierarchy. [2]
The panel of judges unanimously voted "The ASEAN Way" of Thailand, which was written by Kittikhun Sodprasert (composition and arrangement), Sampao Traiudom (music), and Phayom Walaipatchara (lyrics), as the official regional anthem of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the final round on 20 November 2008.
One of the most popular areas in Phnom Penh for tourists is Sisowath Quay, alongside the Tonle Sap River. Sisowath Quay is a five kilometre strip of road that includes restaurants, bars, and hotels. [37] The US$2.6 billion new urban development, Camko City, is meant to bolster the city landscape. The Bureau of Urban Affairs of Phnom Penh ...
Pages in category "Primates of Southeast Asia" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
ASEAN Hymn (official name ASEAN Song of Unity) was the hymn of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The lyrics were written by Nicanor Tiongson and the music was composed by Ryan Cayabyab. [1] The ASEAN Hymn was the unofficial ASEAN anthem until the adoption of the official anthem, The ASEAN Way. [2]
The Asian Highway Network (AH), also known as the Great Asian Highway, is a cooperative project among countries in Asia and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to improve their connectivity via highway systems, funded by G77 Gold Standards.
The Rattanakosin Kingdom, [i] also known as the Kingdom of Siam [ii] after 1855, was the Siamese kingdom between 1782 and 1932 [8] [9] It was founded in 1782 with the establishment of Rattanakosin , which replaced the city of Thonburi as the capital of Siam. This article covers the period until the Siamese revolution of 1932
Slow lorises are a group of several species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primates that make up the genus Nycticebus.Found in Southeast Asia and nearby areas, they range from Bangladesh and Northeast India in the west to the Sulu Archipelago in the Philippines in the east, and from Yunnan province in China in the north to the island of Java in the south.