Maritime Southeast Asia
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Maritime Southeast Asia is the name given to the island nations in Southeast Asia. Nations in this region include:
- Malaysia - two Malaysian states are on the island of Borneo.
- Singapore - a small island nation off the coast of the Malay Peninsula.
- Brunei - a small nation bordered by Malaysia and the South China Sea.
- Indonesia - in the Malay archipelago; including islands such as Sumatra, Borneo, Java, and New Guinea.
- Philippines - a group of many islands bordered by the South China Sea and the Philippine Sea.
- East Timor - the youngest independent nation in the world, shares the island Timor with Indonesia.
The main religions in this region are Christianity (Roman Catholic) and Islam.
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