Political Map of Southeast Asia, The map shows the countries and main regions of Southeast Asia with surrounding bodies of water, international borders, major volcanoes, major islands, main cities, and capitals, copyright Nations Online Project.
Asia is the largest continent in the world, comprising 50 independent countries. The term Asia is more of a geographic term, which is used to describe vast areas of enormously diverse cultures - rather than a homogeneous continent.
This research guide is a work in progress, to bring together resources for the historical study of Asia - Please contact sbligh@washjeff.edu with content addition suggestions.
Review the list of countries in Asia here
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