Southeast Asia

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Geopolitical map of Southeast Asia.
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Geopolitical map of Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of mainland Australia (which is part of the region of Oceania).

Southeast Asia is bordered to the north by East Asia, to the west by South Asia and the Bay of Bengal, to the east by Oceania and the Pacific Ocean, and to the south by Australia and the Indian Ocean.

Also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia, or SEA.

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