Southeastern Asia (Vegetarian World)



Southeastern Asia, when not referring to specific political entities, or more commonly as Southeast Asia, especially when defined as a certain region with political borders, is generally considered to be the land east of India and south of China (including, in some definitions, the nations of and, of the Chinese Union). This is often meant to include the offshore islands of western, as well, usually east until the Wallace Line. Being thus situated, Southeast Asia has been highly influenced by the Indians and Chinese, as well as later on by Arabs and Europeans, among others.

Sundarapore City,, is the largest city in Southeast Asia. Other major cities include Bangkok, Jakarta , Kuala Lumpur , Saigon , and Manila. Some areas contain high population densities, but much of the land is also sparsely populated, especially the interiors of the islands. There are quite a few large nature preserves and many small cultural areas that are non-national - that is, they are not governed by a single higher power. These de-facto semi-sovereign nations include the tiny North Sentinelese semi-nation of the, where in 2004, after the earthquake, an Indian relief helicopter was driven away by a barrage of arrows, coincidentally verifying that the population had not been wiped out.

Major religions include Theravada Buddhism of much of the western interior, Mahayana Buddhism of the eastern continental seaboard and scattered about ethnic-Chinese settlements, Hinduism of much of the islands and Malaya, Islam strung throughout various islands especially Sumatra, and Christianity and Catharism of major cities. Atheism and agnosticism also take up large percentages of the population, especially in the cities.

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Culture
The northern and western areas are more European than elsewhere. Generally, and  are grouped with Europe, since their cultures are almost completely European. and and very Westernized, and, , and , though Semitic in overall character, are also quite Westernized. The (PGTs) have very modern cities, but are still very Arabic in spirit. and have their own cultures, which while resembling surrounding cultures, are quite unique in certain ways, too. The island of, a British Dominion, has a small population of around 10,000, which is mostly split between British and Christian Arabs.

Climate
Most of Southwestern Asia is arid. Especially on the Arabian Peninsula, people mostly reside very near the coast. The northern areas receive more rain, and the Mediterranean Sea lends a nice climate to the areas surrounding it.

Oil
The Middle East is also known for its huge oil reserves, including the two largest in the world, "Ghawar" and "Burgan". Ghawar, under the Bahrain, Qatar, and a little of the U.E., and Burgan, under Kuwait, are a large reason for the rapid takeoff of the Persian Gulf Tiger economies. However, as the world started to move to alternative sources of energy in the late 1970s and 1980s, oil prices started to fall (though taxes in many nations meant that the prices at the pump stayed high) and the PGTs successfully found other ways to make money. However, oil still contributes a large percentage to their economies.

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