Official Name: Brunei Darussalam
Capital City : Bandar Seri Begawan
Independence: 1/January/1984 (from British)
Type of Government: Constitutional Sultanate
Head of the State: Sultan Sir Hassanal Bolkiah (since 5/October/1967)
Head of the Government: Sultan Sir Hassanal Bolkiah (since 5/October/1967)
Size of the Country: 5,770 sq km (land: 5,270 sq km & water: 500 sq km)
Population: 374, 577
Language: Malay (official), English, Chinese
Religion: Muslim (official) - 67%, Buddhist - 13%, Christian - 10%, Others - 10%
Natural Resources: Petroleum, Natural Gas, Timber
5 Major Countries Export from Brunei: Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Australia, U.S.A
5 Major Countries Import to Brunei: Singapore, Malaysia, U.K, Japan, China
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Official Name: Union of Burma
Capital City: Rangoon (Yangon)
Independence: 4/January/1948 (From British)
Type of Government: Military Junta
Head of the State: Sr. Gen. Than Shwe (since 23/April/1992)
Head of the Government: Acting Prime Minister, Gen. Thein Sein (since 18/May/2007)
Size of the Country: 678, 500 sq km (Land: 657, 740 sq km & Water: 20, 760 sq km)
Population: 47, 373, 958
Language: Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own language
Religion: Buddhist - 89%, Christian - 4%, Muslim - 4%, Animist - 1%, Other - 2%
Natural Resources: Petroleum, Timber, Tin, Antimony, Zinc, Copper, Tungsten, Lead, Coal, Some Marble, Limestone, Precious Stone, Natural Gas, HydroPower
5 Major Countries Export from Burma: Thailand, India, China, Japan
5 Major Countries Import to Burma: China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Singapore
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Official Name: Kingdom of Cambodia
Capital City: Phnom Penh
Independence: 9/November/1953
Type of Government: Multiparty Democracy under a Constitutional Monarchy
Head of the State: King Norodom Sihamoni (since 29/Oktober/2004)
Head of the Government: Kev Put Reaksmei (since 24/Oktober/2006)
Size of the Country: 181, 040 sq km (Land: 176, 520 sq km & Water: 4,520 sq km)
Population: 13, 995, 904
Language: Khmer (Official) - 95%, English, French
Religion: Theravada Buddhist - 95%, Others - 5%
Natural Resources: Oil, Gas, Timber, Gemstones, some Iron Ore, Manganese, Phosphates, HydroPower potential
5 Major Countries Export from Cambodia: U.S.A, Germany, U.K
5 Major Countries Import to Cambodia: Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Singapore
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Official Name: Republic of Indonesia
Capital City: Jakarta
Independence: 17/August/1945
Type of Government: Republic
Head of the State: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (since 20/Oktober/2004)
Head of the Government: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (since 20/Oktober/2004)
Size of the Country: 1, 919, 440 sq km (Land: 1, 826, 440 sq km & Water: 93,000 sq km)
Population: 234, 693, 997
Language: Bahasa Indonesia (Official), English, Dutch, Local Dialects (i.e Javanese)
Religion: Muslim - 86.1%, Protestant - 5.7%, Roman Catholic - 3%, Hindu - 1.8%, Others - 3.4%
Natural Resources: Petroleum, Tin, Natural Gas, Nickle, Timber, Bauxite, Copper, Fertile soils, Gold, Silver
5 Major Countries Export from Indonesia: Japan, Singapore, U.S.A, South Korea, China
5 Major Countries Import to Indonesia: Singapore, China, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand
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Official Name: Lao People's Democratic Republic
Capital City: Vientiane
Independence: 19/July/1949 (from French)
Type of Government: Communist State
Head of the State: President Lt. Gen. Choummali Saignason (since 8/June/2006)
Head of the Government: Prime Minister Bouasane Bouphavanh (since 8/June/2006)
Size of the Country: 236, 800 sq km (Land: 230, 800 sq km & Water: 6, 000 sq km)
Population: 6, 521, 998
Language: Lao (Official), French, English and various ethnic languages
Religion: Buddhist - 65%, Animist 32.9%, Christian - 1.3%, Others - 0.8%
Natural Resources: Timber, HydroPower, Gypsum, Tin, Gold, Gemstones
5 Major Countries Export from Laos: Thailand, Vietnam, China, Malaysia
5 Major Countries Import to Laos: Thailand, China, Vietnam
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Official Name: Malaysia
Capital City: Kuala Lumpur
Independence: 31/August/1957 (From British)
Types of Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Head of the State: Yand DiPerTuan Agong Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin (since 13/December/2006)
Head of the Government: Prime Minister Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi (since 31/October/2003)
Size of the Country: 329, 750 sq km (Land: 328, 550 sq km & Water: 1,200 sq km)
Population: 24, 821, 286
Language: Bahasa Malaysia (Official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkein, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Penjabi, Thai
Religion: Muslim - 60.4%, Buddhist - 19.2%, Christian - 9.1%, Hindu - 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other Traditional Chinese Religions - 2.6%, Others - 1.5%, None - 0.8%
Natural Resources: Tin, Petroleum, Timber, Copper, Iron Ore, Natural Gas, Bauxite
5 Major Countries Export from Malaysia: U.S.A, Singapore, Japan, China, Thailand
5 Major Countries Import to Malaysia: Japan, U.S.A, China, Singapore, Taiwan
Official Name: Republic of the Philippines
Capital City: Manila
Independence: 12/June/1898 (from Spain) ; 4/July/1946 (from U.S.A)
Types of Government: Republic
Head of the State: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (since 21/January/2001)
Head of the Government: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (since 21/January/2001)
Size of the Country: 300,000 sq km (Land: 298, 170 sq km & Water: 1, 830 sq km)
Population: 91, 077,287
Language: Filipino (Official based on Tagalog) and English (Official)
Religion: Roman Catholic - 80.9%, Muslim - 5%, Evangelical - 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo - 2.3%, Hiligaynon Aglipayan - 7.5%, Bikol - 6%, Waray - 3.4%, Others 25.3%
Natural Resources: Timber, Petroleum, Nickle, Cobalt, Silver, Gold, Salt, Copper
5 Major Countries Export from Philippines: China, U.S.A, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong
5 Major Countris Import to Philippines: Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan
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Offficial Name: Republic of Singapore
Capital City: Singapore
Independence: 9/August/1965 (from Malaysia Federation)
Types of Government: Parliamentary Republic
Head of the State: President S R Nathan (since 1/September 1999)
Head of the Government: Prime Minister Lee Hsein Loong (since 12/August/2004)
Size of the Country: 692.7 sq km (Land: 682.7 sq km & Water: 10 sq km)
Population: 4, 553, 009
Language: Mandarin, English, Malay, Hokkein, Cantonese, Teochew, Tamil, Other Chinese Dialects
Religion: Buddhist - 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist - 8.5%, Hindu - 4%, Catholic - 4.8%, Christian - 9.8%, Other - 0.7%, None - 14.8%
Natural Resources: Fish, Deep Water Ports
5 Major Countries Export from Singapore: Malaysia, U.S.A, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia
5 Major Countries Import to Singapore: Malaysia, U.S.A, China, Japan, Indonesia
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Official Name: Kingdom of Thailand
Capital City: Bangkok
Independence: 1238 (traditional founding state, never been colonized
Types of the Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Head of the State: King Phumiphon Adunyadet (since 9/June/1946)
Head of the Government: Interim Prime Minister Surayut Chulanon (since 1/October/2006)
Size of the Country: 514, 000 sq km (Land: 511, 770 sq km & Water: 2, 230 sq km)
Population: 65, 068, 149
Language: Thai, English (secondary language for the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
Religion: Buddhist - 94.6%, Muslim - 4.6%, Christian - 0.7%, Other - 0.1%
Natural Resources: Tin, Rubber, Natural Gas, Tungsten, Tantalum, Lead, Timber, Fish, Gypsum, Lignite, Fluorite
5 Major Countries Export from Thailand: Japan, China, U.S.A, Malaysia, Singapore
5 Major Countries Import to Thailand: U.S.A, Japan, China, Malaysia, Hong Kong
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Official Name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Capital City: Hanoi
Independence: 2/September/1945 (from French)
Types of Government: Communist State
Head of the State: President Nguyen Minh Triet (since 27/June/2006)
Head of the Government: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (since 27/June/2006)
Size of the Country: 329, 560 sq km (Land: 325, 360 sq km & Water: 4,200 sq km)
Population: 85, 262, 356
Language: Vietnamese (Official), English, French, Chinese, Khemer and Mountain Area Languages (Mon-Khemr and Malayo-Polynesian)
Religion: Buddhist - 9.3%, Catholic - 6.7%, Hoa-Hao - 1.5%, Cao Dai - 1.1%, Protestant - 0.5%, Muslim - 0.1%, None - 80.8%
Natural Resources: Phosphate, Coal, Manganese, Bauxite, Chromate, Offshore Oil and Gas Deposits, Forests, HydroPower
5 Major Countries Export from Vietnam: U.S.A, Japan, Australia, China, Germany
5 Major Countries Import to Vietnam: China, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia
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