South East Asia refers to the Coastal area of China, Bangladesh, South India, Sri Lanka and Maldives. Some of the other countries that lieu prominently in South East Asia include Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. All of the above countries are members of the Association of South East Asian Nations.
South East Asia boasts of a large population of more than 593 million people. The Indonesian Island of Java is the mostly densely populated region in the world. You will find numerous tribes and clans of people settled in South East Asia. A large contingent of Overseas Chinese people live in South East Asia. Some of the areas of South East Asia where the Chinese people can be prominently found include Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand and also in Vietnam.
Countries in South East Asia practice a number of religions. Some of the countries that practice Buddhism include Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Singapore is also a predominantly Buddhist country. People residing in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei mainly follow Islam. Other religions followed in the region are Therevada Buddhism in Cambodia, Mahanaya Buddhism in Malaysia and Christianity in certain areas in South East Asia.
Countries in South East Asia have their own official language. Singapore follows Manadarin Chinese, Malay, Tamil and English, Thai is followed in Thailand, Vietnamese in Vietnam, Malay in Brunei, Malay in Malaysia, and Filipino in Philippines. Other languages apart from official languages such as Japanese and English are followed in most parts of South East Asia for economic development and tourism.
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