Maritime Southeast Asia

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Maritime Southeast Asia is the name given to the island nations in Southeast Asia. Nations in this region include: In terms of the demography of this region, people are predominantly from Austronesian subgroupings, and all correspondingly speak western Malayo-Polynesian languages. Also, this region of Southeast Asia shares more social and cultural ties with other Austronesian peoples in the Pacific than with the peoples of Mainland Southeast Asia.

The main religions in this region are Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and traditional Animism.

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Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, and north of Australia.
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Motto
"Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu"
"Unity Is Strength" 1
Anthem
Negaraku
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Borneo <nowiki />

Topography of Borneo

Geography <nowiki/>
Location South East Asia
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Archipelago
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The Malay Peninsula or Thai-Malay Peninsula (Malay: Semenanjung Tanah Melayu) (Thai: คาบสมุทรมลายู
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Motto
"Always in service with God's guidance"   (translation)
Anthem
Allah Peliharakan Sultan
God Bless the Sultan
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The South China Sea is a marginal sea south of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from Singapore to the Strait of Taiwan of around 3,500,000 km². It is the largest sea body after the five oceans.
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Motto
"Bhinneka Tunggal Ika"   (Old Javanese)
"Unity in Diversity"
National ideology: Pancasila[1]
Anthem
Indonesia Raya
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Malay Archipelago<nowiki />

World map highlighting Malay Archipelago, with the island of New Guinea—not part of the Malay Archipelago by some definitions—in light green.
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Sumatra<nowiki />

Topography of Sumatra

Geography
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Location South East Asia
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Archipelago
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Borneo <nowiki />

Topography of Borneo

Geography <nowiki/>
Location South East Asia
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Archipelago
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Java
Native name: Jawa<nowiki />

Topography of Java

Geography
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Location Southeast Asia
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Archipelago
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New Guinea<nowiki />

Political division of New Guinea

Geography
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Location Island north of Australian continent
Coordinates
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Motto
Unity in diversity[1]
Anthem
O Arise, All You Sons[2]


Capital Port Moresby

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New Guinea<nowiki />

Political division of New Guinea

Geography
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Location Island north of Australian continent
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The South China Sea is a marginal sea south of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from Singapore to the Strait of Taiwan of around 3,500,000 km². It is the largest sea body after the five oceans.
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Philippine Sea is a marginal sea east of Philippines. It is a part of the western Pacific Ocean encompassing an area from Palau to Japan.

Geography

The Philippine Sea is bordered by the Philippines and Taiwan to the west, Japan to the north, the Marianas to the east and
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Motto
"Unidade, Acção, Progresso"   (Portuguese)
"Unity, Action, Progress"
Anthem
Pátria
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Timor<nowiki />

Political Division of Timor

Geography <nowiki/>
Location South East Asia
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Archipelago
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Motto
"Bhinneka Tunggal Ika"   (Old Javanese)
"Unity in Diversity"
National ideology: Pancasila[1]
Anthem
Indonesia Raya
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Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages, with approximately 351 million speakers. These are widely dispersed throughout the island nations of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean, with a smaller number in continental Asia.
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Indochina, or the Indochinese Peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. It lies roughly east of India, south of China.

Note that the term Sino-Indian is used to describe things relating to India and China. (e.g. Sino-Indian relations).
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Christianity

Foundations
Jesus Christ
Church Theology
New Covenant Supersessionism
Dispensationalism
Apostles Kingdom Gospel
History of Christianity Timeline
Bible
Old Testament New Testament
Books Canon Apocrypha
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Buddhism is often described as a religion[1] and a collection of various philosophies, based initially on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, known as Gautama Buddha.
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Hinduism (known as Hindū Dharma in modern Indian languages[1]
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The term Animism is derived from the Latin anima, meaning "soul".[1][2] In its most general sense, animism is simply the belief in souls. In this general sense, animism is present in nearly all religions.
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Austronesia, in historical terms, refers to the homeland of the people who speak Austronesian languages, to which Malay, Filipino, Indonesian, Maori, Malagasy, native Hawaiian, the Fijian language and around a thousand other languages belong.
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