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Southeast Asia has the fewest UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Asia, next to Central and North Asia, despite being the base of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific headquarters located in Bangkok, Thailand and having a diverse line of natural and cultural heritage sites. Due to this, numerous scholars have been calling on Southeast Asian governments to ...
Landmarks located in Asia, divided by country. This is a container category. ... Monuments and memorials in Asia by country (43 C) A. Landmarks in Afghanistan (3 C, 1 P)
This is a list of East, South, and Southeast Asian capitals. ... Name Country View Population Mayor or governor or president Beijing: China: 21,542,000 (2018 ...
By far the largest country in Southeast Asia, Indonesia lies at the southern end of the region and consists of roughly 17,500 islands, including Sumatra and Bali. With so many islands, it’s no ...
Some sites, designated "mixed sites", represent both cultural and natural heritage. In Southern Asia, there are 53 cultural, 12 natural, and 1 mixed site. The World Heritage Committee may also specify that a site is endangered, citing "conditions which threaten the very characteristics for which a property was inscribed on the World Heritage ...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is an international organization. In August 1967, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines formed the ASEAN. At that time, communism was growing in Vietnam, and these five countries were also facing problems inside their own countries.
Pages in category "Southeast Asian countries" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Brunei; C.
Most modern Southeast Asian countries were colonised by European powers. European colonisation exploited natural resources and labour from the lands they conquered, and attempted to spread European institutions to the region. [11] Several Southeast Asian countries were also briefly occupied by the Japanese Empire during World War II.