Southeast Asian

Southeast Asia is a sub region of Asia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic and volcanic activity. Island arcs and archipelagoes lie southeast and also east of the Asian mainland. more...

Name and definition

Southeast Asia frequently refers to the area consist of the following, although in general and certain specific usage, the area it refers to can be broader (e.g. including the southern coastal China) or narrower.

• Brunei
• Myanmar (formerly Burma)
• Cambodia
• East Timor
• Indonesia
• Lao PDR (Laos)
• Malaysia
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand (formerly Siam)
• Vietnam

All of the above are members of the Association of South East Asian Nations, except Timor Leste, which is an observer.

The area, together with part of South Asia, was in the past known as the East Indies or simply Indies.

IATA definition

For international travel, the airline industry looks to IATA for definitions of regions such as Southeast Asia. IATA defines Southeast Asia (often abbreviated SEA) as: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China excluding Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR, Chinese Taipei (formerly Taiwan), Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Guam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macao Special Administrative Region, China, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Philippines, Russia in Asia (as opposed to Russia in Europe), Singapore, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Viet Nam. This definition is used world-wide for airfare and tax calculations.

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