Asian Geographic - 08.2018

feature | ASEAN

Her 10 member states banded together to secure the first Asian

miracle: peace in a conflict-fraught region. We present a handy guide

to understanding every country in Asia’s first regional community

ASEAN at a Glance

Brunei

VENICE OF THE EAST

Main Religion: 78% MUSLIM

Government: Absolute Monarchy

CamBodia

THE PEARL OF ASIA

Main Religion: 96% BUDDHIST

Government: Constitutional Monarchy

indonesia

EMERALD OF THE EQUATOR

Main Religion: 87% MUSLIM

Government: Constitutional Republic

Laos

LAND OF A MILLION ELEPHANTS

Main Religion: 64% BUDDHIST

Government: Socialist Republic

maLaysia

WILD EAST

Main Religion: 61% MUSLIM

Government: Constitutional Monarchy

myanmar

LAND OF THE GOLDEN PAGODA

Main Religion: 87% BUDDHISM

Government: Constitutional Republic

PhiLiPPines

PEARL OF THE ORIENT SEAS

Main Religion: 82% ROMAN CATHOLIC

Government: Constitutional Republic

singaPore

LION CITY

Main Religion: 33% BUDDHIST

Government: Parliamentary Republic

ThaiLand

LAND OF SMILES

Main Religion: 95% BUDDHIST

Government: Constitutional Monarchy

VieTnam

LAND OF THE BLUE DRAGON

Main Religion: 81% INDIGENOUS/IRRELIGIOUS

Government: Socialist Republic

POPULATION

0.44

MILLION

16.2

MILLION

260

MILLION

7. 1
   MILLION

31

MILLION

55.1

MILLION

104

MILLION

5.8

MILLION

68.4

MILLION

96.1

MILLION

4 main BeLieF sysTems

in asean

BuddhisT

CAMBODIA, LAOS, MYANMAR,

SINGAPORE, THAILAND

musLim

INDONESIA, MALAYSIA,

BRUNEI

roman CaThoLiC

PHILIPPINES

indigenous/

irreLigious

VIETNAM

DATA SOURCES: BBC, ECONOMIC PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF BRUNEI, SEASIA, INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUND, UNITED NATIONS, WORLDOMETERS, COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD, NATION MASTER,
ECONOMYWATCH, ASIA HIGHLIGHTS, PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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