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Cambodia
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a republic in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 11,163,861; 69,866 sq. mi. (180,953 sq. km). Capital: Phnom Penh.
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Vietnam
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Official name, Socialist Republic of Vietnam. a country in SE Asia, comprising the former states of Annam, Tonkin, and Cochin-China: formerly part of French Indochina; divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War but now reunified. 75,123,880; 126,104 sq. mi. (326,609 sq. km). Capital: Hanoi. Compare North Vietnam, South Vietnam.
2. Vietnam War. Also, Vi·et Nam . |
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Thailand
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Formerly, Siam. a kingdom in SE Asia: official name of Siam 1939–45 and since 1949. 59,450,818; 198,242 sq. mi. (513,445 sq. km). Capital: Bangkok.
2. Gulf of. Also called Gulf of Siam. an arm of the South China Sea, S of Thailand. |
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Myanmar
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Official full name: the Union of Myanmar , Former official name (until 1989, though still widely used): Burma a republic in SE Asia, on the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea: unified from small states in 1752; annexed by Britain (1823--85) and made a province of India in 1886; became independent in 1948. It is generally mountainous, with the basins of the Chindwin and Irrawaddy Rivers in the central part and the Irrawaddy delta in the south. Official language: Burmese. Religion: Buddhist majority. Currency: kyat. Capital: Yangon. Pop: 50 101 000 (2004 est). Area: 676 577 sq km (261 228 sq miles)
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Laos
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a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 5,116,959; 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane
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Maritime
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connected with the sea in relation to navigation, shipping, etc.
2. of or pertaining to the sea: maritime resources. 3. bordering on the sea: maritime provinces. 4. living near or in the sea: maritime plants. 5. characteristic of a sailor; nautical: maritime clothing |
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Spheres of influence
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any area in which one nation wields dominant power over another or others.
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Buffer state
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a nation lying between potentially hostile larger nations
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Martial law
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the law temporarily imposed upon an area by state or national military forces when civil authority has broken down or during wartime military operations.
2. the law imposed upon a defeated country or occupied territory by the military forces of the occupying power. |
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Singapore
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an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
2. an independent republic comprising this island and a few adjacent islets: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British crown colony (1946–59) and member of the federation of Malaysia (1963–65). 3,461,929; 220 sq. mi. (570 sq. km). Capital: Singapore. 3. a seaport in and the capital of this republic. 1,400,000 |
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Philippines
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an archipelago of 7083 islands in the Pacific, SE of China: formerly (1898–1946) under the guardianship of the U.S.; now an independent republic. 76,103,564; 114,830 sq. mi. (297,410 sq. km). Capital: Manila.
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