MAP OF PHILIPPINES

THE PHILIPPINES

• OFFICIAL NAME: REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINES

• CAPITAL: MANILA-QUEZON CITY (000) 14°35′N, 121°0′E)

• INDEPENDENCE DATE: 12 JUNE 1898 (FROM SPAIN& UNITED STATES), SELF-GOVERNMENT: 24 MARCH 1934

• TYPE OF THE GOVERNMENT: UNITARY PRESIDENTIAL CONSTITUTION REPUBLIC

• PRESIDENT: GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

• VICE PRESIDENT: NOLI DE CASTRO

• SIZE OF THE CONTRY: 300 000 km² (115,831 sq mi)

• POPULATION: 88,706,3002 (2007 ESTIMATE), 76,504,077 (2000 CENSUS), 276 /km² 715 /sq mi (DENSITY)

• LANGUAGE: FILIPINO, ENGLISH

• RELIGION: CHRISTIAN (MAJORITY), MUSLIM, BUDDHIST, JEWS

• NATURAL RESOURCES: PETROLEUM, NICKEL, SILVER, GOLD, TIMBER, SALT & COPPER.

• GDP: $508 BILLION (2006 ESTIMATE)

• GNP: US $3,800

• MAJOR EXPORT: ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, TRASPORT EQUIPMENTS, GARMENTS, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, COCONUT OIL, FRUITS, SEMICONDUCTORS.

• MAJOR IMPORT:MINERAL FUELS, MACHINERY & TRANSPORT EQUIPMENTS, ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, TEXTILES, GRAINS, IRON & STEEL, GRAINS, PLASTICS, CHEMICALS.

• MAJOR TRADE COUNTRIES:JAPAN, CHINA, SINGAPORE, TAIWAN, SAUDI ARABIA, KOREA, HONG KONG, THAILAND.

• MEANING OF THE FLAG:
The national flag of the Philippines is a horizontal bicolor with equal bands of blue and red, and with a white equilateral triangle based at the hoist side; in the center of the triangle is a golden yellow sun with eight primary rays, each containing three individual rays; and at each corner of the triangle is a five-pointed golden yellow star. The flag is displayed with the blue field on top in times of peace, and with the red field on top in times of war.

MAP OF PHILIPPINES

MAP OF VIETNAM

VIETNAM

• OFFICIAL NAME: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

• CAPITAL: HANOI- HO CHI MINH CITY (21°2′N, 105°51′E)

• INDEPENDENCE DATE: 2 SEPTEMBER 1945 (FROM FRANCE)

• TYPE OF THE GOVERNMENT: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC

• HEAD OF STATE: NGUYEN MINH TRIET

• HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: NGUYEN TAN DUNG










• SIZE OF THE CONTRY: 331,689 km² (128,065 sq mi)
• POPULATION: 85,238,000 (2005 ESTIMATE), 76,323,173 (1999 CENSUS), 253 /km²655 /sq mi (DENSITY)
• LANGUAGE: VIETNAMESE (OFFICIAL LANGUAGE), OTHERS: FRENCH, CHINESE, ENGLISH, KHMER, AND VARIOUS TRIBAL LANGUAGES.
• RELIGION: MAHAYANA BUDDHISM (MAJORITY), TAOISM, CONFUCIANISM
• NATURAL RESOURCES: COMMERCIALLY EXPLOITABLE METALS & MINERALS INCLUDE IRON ORE, TIN, COPPER, LEAD, ZINC, NICKEL, MANGANESE, TITANIUM, CHROMITE, TUNGSTEN, BAUXITE, APATITE, GRAPHITE, MICA, SILICA SAND, LIMESTONE
• GDP: $251.8 BILLION (2005 ESTIMATE)
• GNP: 572,000 (1995) DUTY PERSONNEL WITH 87.4% ARMY, 7.3% NAVY & 5.3% AIR FORCE WHILE EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS FOR 5.7% (1994)
• MAJOR EXPORT: AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS, SEAFOOD, RICE, COFFEE, PEPPER, VEGETABLES & FRUITS, RUBBER, CASHEW NUTS, TEA, MILK & SUGAR, TEXTILES & GARMENTS, FOOTWEAR, ELECTRONICS, HANDICRAFTS, CRUDE OIL & MINERALS
• MAJOR IMPORT: MOTOR CAR, MOTORCYCLES, COTTONS, CEMENT, STEEL, UREA, PETROLEUM OIL, ELECTRONIC PARTS, CHEMICALS
• MAJOR TRADE COUNTRIES: ASEAN: SINGAPORE, INDONESIA, PHILIPPINES, THAILAND, MALAYSIA, LAOS, CAMBODIA. CHINA, JAPAN, EU, RUSSIA & OTHER CIS MEMBERS (community of independent states), EASTERN EUROPE, US.
• MEANING OF THE FLAG:
The flag of Vietnam, officially known as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is also known as "Red flag with Yellow star". The flag has a red background with a yellow five-pointed star in the center. There have been 2 versions of the yellow star's meaning. In the years following 1945, during the independence movement of Vietnam, red represents the struggle for independence, yellow represents the color of Vietnamese people, and the five points of the star were widely believed to represent the 5 traditional classes of people: the scholars(Si), the peasants(Nong), the craftmen(Cong), the merchants(Thuong), and the soldiers(Binh). However, after the Communist Party of Vietnam had established complete rule over North Vietnam in 1954 and South Vietnam in 1975, the yellow star was often described in political training sessions as representing the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and red represents the proletarian revolution.
MAP OF VIETNAM

MAP OF BURMA

BURMA

• OFFICIAL NAME: UNION OF MYANMAR

• CAPITAL: NAYPYIDAW- YANGON (19°45′N, 96°12′E)

• INDEPENDENCE DATE: 4 JANUARY 1948 (FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM)

• TYPE OF THE GOVERNMENT: MILITARY JUNTA

• HEAD OF STATE: CHIEF OF STATE SR.GEN THAN SHWE

• HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: PRIME MINISTER LT. GEN SOE WIN

• SIZE OF THE CONTRY: 676,578 km² (261,227 sq mi)

• POPULATION: 50,519,000² (2005 ESTIMATE), 33,234,000 (1983 CENSUS), 75 /km² 193 /sq mi (DENSITY)

• LANGUAGE: BURMESE

• RELIGION: BUDDHIST (MAJORITY), CHRISTIAN, ISLAM, ANIMIST, OTHERS

• NATURAL RESOURCES: HYDRO POWER, NATURAL GAS, PETROLEUM, TIN, TIMBER, ZINK, COPPER, LIMESTONE, MARBLE, LEAD, COAL, TUNGSTEN

• GDP: $1,800 (2006 ESTIMATE)

• GNP: US $88 ,322 MILION

• MAJOR EXPORT: GAS, WOOD, FISH, CLOTHING, RICE, BEANS, JADE, GEMS

• MAJOR IMPORT: FABRIC, PETROLEUM, TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, PLASTICS, FERTILIZERS, CONSTRACTION MATERIALS, CRUDE OIL, FOOD PRODUCTS

• MAJOR TRADE COUNTRIES: CHINA, THAILAND, SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA, SOUTH KOREA

• MEANING OF THE FLAG:
Red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing, all in white, 14 five-pointed stars encircling a cogwheel containing a stalk of rice. The 14 stars represent the 14 administrative subdivisions.

MAP OF MYANMAR

MAP OF CAMBODIA

CAMBODIA

• OFFICIAL NAME: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA

• CAPITAL: PHNOM PENH (11°33′N, 104°55′E)

• INDEPENDENCE DATE: 9NOVEMBER1953 (FROM FRANCE)

• TYPE OF THE GOVERNMENT: DEMOCRATIC CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY

• HEAD OF STATE: KING NORODOM SIHAMONI

• HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: PRIME MINISTER SAMDECH HUN SEN

• SIZE OF THE CONTRY: 181,035 KM (69,898 SQ MI)

• POPULATION: 13,971,000 (2006 ESTIMATE), 11,437,656 (1998 CENSUS), 78/KM 201/SQ MI (DENSITY)

• LANGUAGE: KHMER

• RELIGION: THERAVADA BUDDHIST

• NATURAL RESOURCES: OIL & GAS, TIMBER, MANGANESE, HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL & PHOSPHATES

• GDP (2004): AGRICULTURE 35%, INDUSTRY 30%, SERVICES 35%

• GNP: US$ 18.7 BILLION

• MAJOR EXPORT: CLOTHING, RUBBER, FISH, RICE, TIMBER, TOBACCO

• MAJOR IMPORT: GOLD, CIGARETTES, PETROLEUM, MACHINERY, VEHICLES, CONSTRACTION MATERIALS

• MAJOR TRADE COUNTRIES: THAILAND, CHINA, SINGAPORE, HONG KONG

• MEANING OF THE FLAG:

The Cambodian flag features the famous 12 century temple, Angkor Wat, this flag has the traditional red and blue colors of the earlier Khmer Empire (9th century).

MAP OF CAMBODIA

MAP OF LAOS

LAOS

• OFFICIAL NAME: LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

• CAPITAL: VIENTIANE (17°58′N, 102°36′E)

• INDEPENDENCE DATE: 19 JULY 1949 (FROM FRANCE)

• TYPE OF THE GOVERNMENT: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC

• HEAD OF STATE: LT. GEN CHOUMMALY SAYASONE

• HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: PRIME MINISTER BOUASONEBOUPHAVANH

• SIZE OF THE COUNTRY: 236,800 km² (91,429 sq mi)

• POPULATION: 5,859,000 (2005 ESTIMATE), 4,574,848 (1995 CENSUS), 25 /km²65 /sq mi (DENSITY)

• LANGUAGE: LAO (OFFICIAL LANGUAGE), FRENCH, ENGLISH

• RELIGION: BUDDHIST, CHRISTIAN

• NATURAL RESOURCES: TIMBER, MINERALS, HYDROELECTRIC POWER

• GDP: $2.77 billion (2006 ESTIMATE)

• GNP: US$863

• MAJOR EXPORT: ECTRICITY, GOLD& COPPER, AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS, WOOD, TIN, RATTAN, COFFEE. MAJOR MARKETS: THAILAND, VIETNAM, FRANCE, GERMANY-$593.6

• MAJOR IMPORT: FUEL, FOOD, VEHICLE SPARE PART, CONSUMER GOODS, MACHINERY EQUIPMENTS. MAJOR SUPPLIERS: THAILAND, CHINA, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM

• MAJOR TRADE COUNTRIES: THAILAND, VIETNAM, CHINA, MALAYSIA
• MEANING OF THE FLAG:
The flag of Laos was adopted on December 2, 1975. The flag consists of three horizontal strips, middle blue strip is twice the height of the top and bottom red stripes. In the middle is a white disc, the diameter of the disc is 0.8 times the height of the blue stripe. The flag ratio is 2:3.The red color in the flag represents the blood shed in the struggle for independence; the blue color symbolizes the wealth of the country. The white disc represents the moon over the river Mekong, as well as the unity of the country under the communist government.
MAP OF LAOS

MAP OF THAILAND

THAILAND

• OFFICIAL NAME: PHLENG SANSOEN PHRA BARAMI
• CAPITAL: BANGKOK (13°44′N, 100°30′E)
• INDEPENDENCE DATE: NEVER COLONIZED, FOUNDING DATE 1238.
• TYPE OF THE GOVERNMENT: MILITARY JUNTA AND MONARCHY

• HEAD OF STATE: HM KING BHUMIBOL ADULYADEIB

• HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: GENERAL SURAYUD CHULANONT

• SIZE OF THE CONTRY: 514,000 km² (198,115 sq mi )
• POPULATION: 62,828, 7062 (2006 ESTIMATE), 60,916,441 (2000 CENSUS), 122 /km² 326 /sq mi (DENSITY)
• LANGUAGE: THAI (OFFICIAL LANGUAGE), ENGLISH (SECOND LANGUAGE)
• RELIGION: BUDDHIST (MAJORITY), MUSLIM, CHRISTIAN & OTHERS
• NATURAL RESOURCES: RUBBER, NATURAL GAS, TIN, TIMBER, LEAD, FISH, GYMSUM, FLUORITE, LIGNITE, TANTALUM
• GDP (2006 ESTIMATE): $585.9 BILLION
• GNP: $79 BILLION
• MAJOR EXPORT: ($128.2 BILLION): TEXTILES, FOOTWEAR, ELECTRONICS, JEWELRY, RICE, RUBBER, COMPUTERS & PARTS, FISHERY PRODUCTS, AUTOMOBILES, TAPIOCA PRODUCTS, INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
• MAJOR IMPORT: ($125.9 BILLION): PETROLEUN, CHEMICALS, JEWELRY, FISH PREPARATIONS, ELECTRICAL, PESTICIDES, IRON& STEEL, MACHINERY, FERTILIZERS
• MAJOR TRADER COUNTRIES:
• MEANING OF THE FLAG:
The flag of Thailand shows five horizontal stripes in the colours red, white, blue, white and red. The middle blue strip is twice as wide as the other four. The three colours red-white-blue stand for nation-religion-king, an unofficial motto of Thailand. The flag was adopted on September 28, 1917. The Thai name for the flag is ธงไตรรงค์ (Thong Trairong), which simply means tricolour flag.
MAP OF THAILAND

MAP OF INDONESIA

INDONESIA

• OFFICIAL NAME: REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

*CAPITAL: JAKARTA (6°08′S, 106°45′E)

• INDEPENDENCE DATE: 17 AUGUST 1945 (FROM NETHERLANDS)

• TYPE OF THE GOVERNMENT: PRESIDENTIAL REPUBLIC

• PRESIDENT 1: SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOVONO

• VICE PRESIDENT: MUHAMMAD JUSUF KALLA

• SIZE OF THE CONTRY: 1,919,440 km² (735,355 sq mi)

• POPULATION: 234,693,997 (2007 ESTIMATE), 206,264,595 (2000 CENSUS), 134 /km² 347 /sq mi (DENSITY)

• LANGUAGE: INDONESIAN

• RELIGION: ISLAM (88%), PROTESTANT (5%), CHATOLIC (3%), HINDU (2%), BUDDIST & OTHERS (1%)

• NATURAL RESOURCES: OIL & GAS, SILVER, GOLD, COPPER, TIN, COAL, BAUXITE

• GDP (2006 ESTIMATE): $351.9 BILLION

• GNP: US$ 661- $ 678

• MAJOR EXPORT: OIL, NATURAL GAS, APPLIANCES, TEXTILES ($86.2 BILLION)

• MAJOR IMPORT: CHEMICALS, CONSUMER GOODS, CAPITAL GOODS, FOOD ($ 63.9 BILLION)

• MAJOR TRADER COUNTRIES (2006): MALAYSIA, THAILAND, SINGAPORE, JAPAN, CHINA, AUSTRALIA

• MEANING OF THE FLAG:

The national flag of Indonesia, which is known as Sang Merah Putih in Indonesian, is based on the flag of the empire. The design of the flag is a simple two-colored flag with two equal horizontal bands, red (top) and white (bottom) with 2:3 ratio consecutively. Red represents the bravery, while white represents the spiritual.

Map of Indonesia