HI!

The following stuff was copied from Vivian's blog. I'll be adding on later:

Most number of islands in this world [17 508]
16th Highest land area
Anklung [comes from Bandung, the place]
Kuda kepang
Wayang kulit
Multiple languages
Tourist attractions
Kulintang
Food
Subcultures [e.g. Javanese]
National motto: UNITY IN DIVERSITY
Vast areas of wilderness
Supports second highest level of biodiversity
Natural resources
Population originated from Taiwan
Wet-field rice cultivation
Java: the world’s most populous island
High agricultural fertility
Rapid economic development and urbanization

AND

Notes on similarities in SEA countries:

Similarities:

Agriculture

Music: angklung

South of China, East of India

Used to be colonized (except Siam/Thailand)

Diverse cultures due to immigrants (multiracial, diversity [as in mixed blood]) ->rich heritage

Tropical area

Depend on natural resources a lot: Mekong River

A lot of forest land / Largely forested, densely vegetated, rainforest ->mangroves, rivers
Nature ->beautiful scenery

Import harvest from agriculture: rubber, spices

Monsoon season ->tropical climate

Diverse wildlife

“truly asia”

Music has similarities: gongs, drums, etc.



Rice is a staple

->food

->agriculture

Experience with colonialism (except Thailand)

Belong to ASEAN as a political group

Emphasis on musicdance as integral part of culture
->Timor Leste
->Philippines (guitar)

20million Laotians in Thailand (most of South Thailand is Laotian) , Malaysian and Australians in Timor Leste from 40000 years ago due to mountains, resulted in segregation->no homogenous countries

Poverty ->a grave issue in Southeast Asia?

Yep. That's all from Vivian's blog.