other southeast asian. myanmar south of china on bay of bengal also known as burma gained...
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• South of China on Bay of Bengal
• Also known as Burma
• Gained independence from GB in 1948
• Capital is Yangon or Rangoon
• Buddhism
• Many small farming villages
• Harsh military rule
• Poor human rights record
• Country is isolated, economy is hurting
• Natural resources: oil, timber, metals, jade gems
• Capital Phnom Penh
• Located in Mekong River Valley
• 20 years of war, terror, devastation
• Today with help from UN stable, elected government
• Farming has improved
• Still many hidden land mines
• Collectivization drive – rounding up people who are believed to have been in collusion with the former regime
• Government instituted executions, forced labor, famine combined to kill 3 million people during Pol Pot’s reign
• Landlocked with mountains
• Poor & underdeveloped
• Few roads, no railroads, & limited electricity
• Government increasing economic freedoms
• Farming (mainly subsistence)
• Rubber
• Most people live on Peninsula
• Capital Kuala Lumpur
• Ethnically diverse
• Bahasa Malay main language
• Islam & Buddhism main religions
• Constitutional monarchy
• King’s duties are largely ceremonial & local rulers take turns being king
• Prime minister & elected legislature hold real power
• Palm oil, electronics, oil & timber
• Tiny island
• On a major shipping route
• Rich, industrial center, foreign banks, high tech firms
• Crime rates low, orderly, clean, modern
• Government controls politics & media (movies are banned & satellite dishes)
• Island shares with Malaysia & Indonesia
• Ruled by sultan
• Wealthy from oil & gas deposits
• Citizens do not pay taxes & get free health care
• By 2020 oil will run out so government is trying to diversify
• Rubber
• Capital Jakarta
• World’s largest archipelago (with 13,500 islands)
• Largest Muslim population
• Main island is Java
• Government has been moving people to less populated areas
• Rubber, oil, gas, timber, rice, clothing, electronic
• Tourism
• High unemployment
• Some fighting & terrorism
• On small island of Timor
• 1999 declared independence from Indonesia
• UN had to send in troops to restore peace
• Coffee is exported