Cambodia





Head of State : King Norodom SIHAMONI (since 29 October 2004)
Head of Government : Prime Minister HUN SEN (since 14 January 1985)
Capital : Phnom Penh
Land area : 181,040 sq km
Population : 13,607,069
Language(s) :Khmer (official) 95%, French, English
Religion : Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
Natural Resource : oil and gas, timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential
GDP : 5.4%
GNP :
Major import : petroleum products, cigarettes, gold, construction materials, machinery, motor vehicles, pharmaceutical products
Major export : Clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear
Trade partners:
Import partners : Thailand 22.5%, Hong Kong 14.1%, China 13.6%, Vietnam 10.9%, Singapore 10.8%, Taiwan 8.4% (2004)
Export Partners : US 55.9%, Germany 11.7%, UK 6.9%, Vietnam 4.4%, Canada 4.2% (2004)

Laos




Head of State : President Lt. Gen. CHOUMMALI Saignason
Head of Government : Prime Minister BOUASONE Bouphavanh
Capital : Vientiane
Land area : 5,083 km
Population : 6,217,141
Language(s) :Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages
Type of Government : Communist state
Religion : Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40% (including various Christian denominations 1.5%)
Natural Resource : timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones
GDP : 6%
GNP :
Major import : machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel, consumer goods
Major export : garments, wood products, coffee, electricity, tin
Trade partners:
Import partners : Thailand 60.5%, China 10.3%, Vietnam 7.1%, Singapore 4% (2004)
Export Partners : Thailand 19.3%, Vietnam 13.4%, France 8%, Germany 5.3%, UK 5% (2004)

Singapore




Head of State : President Sellapan Rama (S. R.) NATHAN (since 1 September 1999) Head of Government : Prime Minister LEE Hsien Loong (since 12 August 2004)
Capital : Singapore
Land area : 692.7 sq km
Population : 4,425,720
Language(s) :Mandarin 35%, English 23%, Malay 14.1%, Hokkien 11.4%, Cantonese 5.7%, Teochew 4.9%, Tamil 3.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.8%, other 0.9%
Type of Government : parliamentary republic
Religion : Buddhist 42.5%, Muslim 14.9%, Taoist 8.5%, Hindu 4%, Catholic 4.8%, other Christian 9.8%, other 0.7%, none 14.8% (2000 census)
Natural Resource : fish, deepwater ports
GDP : 8.1%
GNP :
Major import : machinery and equipment, mineral fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs
Major export : machinery and equipment (including electronics), consumer goods, chemicals, mineral fuels
Trade partners:
Import partners : Malaysia 15.3%, US 12.7%, Japan 11.7%, China 9.9%, Taiwan 5.7%, South Korea 4.3%, Thailand 4.1% (2004)
Export Partners : Malaysia 15.2%, US 13%, Hong Kong 9.8%, China 8.6%, Japan 6.4%, Taiwan 4.6%, Thailand 4.3%, South Korea 4.1% (2004)

Myanmar




Head of State : Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Sr. Gen. THAN SHWE Head of Government : Prime Minister, Gen SOE WIN (since 19 October 2004) Capital : Yangoon
Land area : 678,500 sq km
Population : 42,909,464
Language(s) :Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages
Type of Government : military junta
Religion : Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
Natural Resource : petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower
GDP : -1.3%
GNP :
Major import : fabric, petroleum products, plastics, machinery, transport equipment, construction materials, crude oil; food products
Major export : clothing, gas, wood products, pulses, beans, fish, rice
Trade partners:
Import partners : China 29.8%, Singapore 20.8%, Thailand 19.3%, South Korea 5.2%, Malaysia 4.8% (2004)
Export Partners : Thailand 37.8%, India 11.7%, China 6%, Japan 5.3% (2004) 4.8%, UK 4.6% (2004)

Vietnam

Head of State : Prime Minister Phan Van KHAI (since 25 September 1997)

Head of Government : Prime Minister Phan Van KHAI (since 25 September 1997)

Capital : Hanoi
Land area : 329,560 sq km

Population : 83,535,576

Language(s) :Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian) Type of Government : Communist state
Religion : Buddhist 9.3%, Catholic 6.7%, Hoa Hao 1.5%, Cao Dai 1.1%, Protestant 0.5%, Muslim 0.1%, none 80.8%

Natural Resource : phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower
GDP : 7.7%

GNP :
Major import : machinery and equipment, petroleum products, fertilizer, steel products, raw cotton, grain, cement, motorcycles
Major export : crude oil, marine products, rice, coffee, rubber, tea, garments, shoes

Trade partners:
Import partners : China 13.7%, Taiwan 11.3%, South Korea 10.8%, Japan 10.5%, Singapore 10.5%, Thailand 6.2%, Hong Kong 4%

Export Partners : US 20.2%, Japan 13.6%, China 9%, Australia 7%, Germany 5.9%, Singapore 4.8%, UK 4.6% (2004)

Phillipines

Head of State : President Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

Head of Government : President Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

Capital : Manila
Land area : 300,000 sq km

Population :91,077,287

Language(s) :Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan Type of Government : republic
Religion : Roman Catholic 80.9%, Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, Aglipayan 2%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1%

Natural Resource : timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
GDP : 5.4%

GNP :
Major import : electronic products, mineral fuels, machinery and transport equipment, iron and steel, textile fabrics, grains, chemicals, plastic
Major export : semiconductors and electronic products, transport equipment, garments, copper products, petroleum products, coconut oil, fruits

Trade partners:
Import partners :Japan 15.9%, US 13.7%, China 10.1%, Singapore 8.9%, Taiwan 7.2%, Saudi Arabia 4.8%, South Korea 4.7%, Hong Kong 4.6%, Thailand 4.6%

Export Partners : China 24.5%, US 15.2%, Japan 12.2%, Singapore 8.3%, Hong Kong 7.6%, Malaysia 4.4%, Netherlands 4%

Thailand

Head of State : King PHUMIPHON Adunyadet (since 9 June 1946)

Head of Government : Interim Prime Minister SURAYUT Chulanon (since 1 October 2006)
Capital : Bangkok

Land area : 514,000 sq km
Population :65,068,149

Language(s) :Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects

Type of Government : constitutional monarchy

Religion : Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1%
Natural Resource : tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land

GDP : 4.8%

GNP :

Major import : capital goods, intermediate goods and raw materials, consumer goods, fuels

Major export : textiles and footwear, fishery products, rice, rubber, jewelry, automobiles, computers and electrical appliances
Trade partners:

Import partners :Japan 20.1%, China 10.6%, US 6.7%, Malaysia 6.6%, UAE 5.6%, Singapore 4.5%

Export Partners : US 15%, Japan 12.7%, China 9%, Singapore 6.4%, Hong Kong 5.5%, Malaysia 5.1% (2006)

Indonesia

Head of State : President Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO (since 20 October 2004);
Head of Government : President Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO (since 20 October 2004);
:Vice President Muhammad Yusuf KALLA

Capital : Jakarta
Land area : 1,919,440 sq km

Population :234,693,997 thousand
Language(s) : Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (the most widely spoken of which is Javanese)
Type of Government : republic

Religion : Muslim 86.1%, Protestant 5.7%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 3.4%

Natural Resource : petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver
GDP : 5.5%

GNP :
Major import : machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs
Major export : oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, textiles, rubber

Trade partners:
Import partners :Singapore 30.3%, China 11.5%, Japan 9%, Malaysia 5%, Thailand 4.1%, Australia 4% (2006)
Export Partners : Japan 19.3%, Singapore 11.8%, US 11.5%, South Korea 7.8%, China 7.7%

Brunei





Head of State : Sultan and Prime Minister Sir HASSANAL Bolkiah (since 5 October 1967); note - the monarch is both the chief of state and head of government
Head of Government : Sultan and Prime Minister Sir HASSANAL Bolkiah
Capital : Bandar Ser Begawan
Land area : total: 5,770 sq km

1. land: 5,270 sq km


2. water: 500 sq km

Population : 374,577 (July 2007 est.)
Language(s) : Malay (official), English, Chinese

Type of Government : constitutional sultanate

Religion : Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 10%

Natural Resource : petroleum, natural gas, timber
GDP : 0.4% (2005 est.)

GNP :US$7.75bn. 2005 estimateTotal$9.009 billionPer capita$24,826
Major import : machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, chemicals
Major export : crude oil, natural gas, refined products, clothing
Trade partners:
Import partners :Singapore 30.7%, Malaysia 18.4%, UK 7.8%, Japan 5.4%, China 5.3%, Thailand 4.4%, South Korea 4.1%
Export Partners :Japan 31.2%, Indonesia 20.3%, South Korea 13.3%, Australia 11.7%, US 7.9%

MALAYSIA

• Head of State : DYMM Al Wathiqu Billah Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Almarhum Al-Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah


• Head of Government : Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi


• :Deputy Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Razak


• Capital : Kuala-Lumpur


• Land area : 330,257 sq. km


• Population : 26,127.7 thousand


• Language(s) : Melayu, English, Chinese, Tamil


• Type of Government : Parliamentary Democracy / Constitutional Monarchy


• Religion : Islam (Official)


• Natural Resource : Tin, Petroleum, Timber, Copper, Iron Ore, Natural Gas, Bauxite


• GDP : 30%


• GNP :


• Major import : Industrial components, military weapons.


• Major export : Petroleum, rubber, oil palm, agricultural products.


• Trade partners:


• Import partners :1. Japan 2. Singapore 3. US 4. China 5. Taiwan


• Export Partners :1. US 2. Singapore 3. Japan 4. Hong Kong 5. Thailand