Southeast Asia (SEA for short) is located in the southeast of Asia, including Indochina Peninsula and Malay Archipelago. Indo-China Peninsula is named because it is located in the south of China, and the slender part in the south is called Malay Peninsula. The Malay archipelago is scattered in the vast sea area between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. It is the largest archipelago in the world, with more than 20,000 islands belonging to Indonesia, Malaysia, East Timor, Brunei and the Philippines.
There are 1 1 countries in Southeast Asia: Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia and East Timor, covering an area of about 4.57 million square kilometers. Southeast Asia is the "crossroads" between Asia and Oceania, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, and the Straits of Malacca is the "throat" of this intersection.
Natural resources in Southeast Asia
Mineral resources: Oil and tin are the main minerals in Southeast Asia, where there is the largest tin ore belt in the world. Malaysia ranks first in tin ore production in the world, and Indonesia is an important exporter of oil and natural gas in Southeast Asia.
Tropical cash crops: Southeast Asia is the world's largest producer of tropical cash crops such as rubber, oil palm, coconut and banana hemp. Malaysia is the world's largest producer and exporter of palm oil. Thailand ranks first in rubber production and Philippines ranks first in coconut production.
Food crops: Rice is the main food crop in Southeast Asia, with a long cultivation history, mainly distributed in fertile plains and deltas, and it is the most important rice producing area in the world. Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam are important rice producers and exporters in the world.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Southeast Asia