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East and Southeast Asia

Page last updated: August 27, 2025

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Introduction

Geography

People and Society

Environment

Government

Economy

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Military and Security

Transnational Issues

Introduction

Background

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Geography

Location

Geographic coordinates

Map references

Area

Area - comparative

Land boundaries

Coastline

Maritime claims

Climate

Terrain

Elevation

Natural resources

Land use

Irrigated land

Population distribution

Natural hazards

Geography - note

People and Society

Population

Comparison rankings: total 106; female 103; male 106

Nationality

Ethnic groups

Languages

Religions

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

Median age

Population growth rate

Birth rate

Death rate

Net migration rate

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas - population

Sex ratio

Mother's mean age at first birth

Infant mortality rate

Life expectancy at birth

Total fertility rate

Gross reproduction rate

Drinking water source

Physician density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

Education expenditure

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Environment

Environmental issues

Climate

Land use

Urbanization

Carbon dioxide emissions

Waste and recycling

Government

Country name

Government type

Dependency status

Administrative divisions

Legal system

Constitution

Citizenship

Suffrage

Executive branch

Legislative branch

Judicial branch

Political parties

International organization participation

Independence

National holiday

Flag

National symbol(s)

National color(s)

National anthem(s)

Economy

Economic overview

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

Real GDP growth rate

Real GDP per capita

GDP (official exchange rate)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

Comparison rankings: services 3; industry 201; agriculture 201

GDP - composition, by end use

Agricultural products

Industries

Industrial production growth rate

Labor force

Unemployment rate

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

Average household expenditures

Remittances

Budget

Current account balance

Exports

Exports - partners

Exports - commodities

Imports

Imports - partners

Imports - commodities

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

Exchange rates

Energy

Electricity access

Electricity

Comparison rankings: transmission/distribution losses 152; imports 19; consumption 56; installed generating capacity 57

Electricity generation sources

Coal

Petroleum

Natural gas

Energy consumption per capita

Communications

Telephones - fixed lines

Telephones - mobile cellular

Broadcast media

Internet country code

Internet users

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Transportation

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports

Heliports

Merchant marine

Ports

Military and Security

Military and security forces

Transnational Issues

Refugees and internally displaced persons

Trafficking in persons

Illicit drugs

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Introduction

Geography

People and Society

Environment

Government

Economy

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Military and Security

Transnational Issues