Southeast Asia

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Southeast Asia is a region of the world on the Asian landmass and nearby island nations in the Pacific Ocean]]. Different organizations define have different descriptions of its scope. Perhaps most definitive is membership of the key regional alliance, Association of Southeast Asian Nations]] (ASEAN).

State ASEAN US reporting
Indonesia]] Yes Yes
Malaysia]] Yes No
Philippines]] Yes No
Singapore]] Yes Yes
Thailand]] Yes Yes
Brunei Darussalam ]] Yes No
Vietnam]] Yes Yes
Laos]] Yes Yes
Myanmar]] Yes No
Cambodia]] Yes Yes

U.S. government documents, especially those from the Vietnam War]], exclude some of these countries. Myanmar]]/Burma]] is placed in South Asia.

The Southeast Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO) was created in the Cold War, but was never a viable organization, as was its presumed counterpart, the NATO|North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] (NATO).

Other than the Philippines, which was in the Southwest Pacific theater]], these countries were part of the China-Burma-India theater]] in the Second World War]].