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Myanmar , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma , is a sovereign state in South East Asia bordered by Bangladesh , India , China , Laos and Thailand . About one third of Myanmar ' s total perimeter of 5 , 876 km ( 3 , 651 miles ), forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1 , 930 km ( 1 , 200 miles ) along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea . The country ' s 2014 census revealed a much lower population than expected , with 51 million people recorded . Myanmar is 676 , 578 square kilometres ( 261 , 227 sq mi ) in size . Its capital city is Naypyidaw and its largest city is Yangon ( Rangoon ). A population is the number of all the organisms of the same group or species , which live in a particular geographical ___MASK6___ , and have the capability of interbreeding . Hawaii is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States of America , having received statehood on August 21 , 1959 . Hawaii is the only U . S . state located in Oceania and the only one composed entirely of islands . It is the northernmost island group in ___MASK87___ , occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean . Hawaii is the only U . S . state not located in the Americas . Indonesia ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast Asia with some territories in Oceania . Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans , it is the world ' s largest island country , with more than seventeen thousand islands . At , Indonesia is the world ' s 14th - largest country in terms of land ___MASK6___ and world ' s 7th - largest country in terms of combined sea and land ___MASK6___ . It has an estimated population of over 260 million people and is the world ' s fourth most populous country , the most populous Austronesian nation , as well as the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population . Africa is the world ' s second - largest and second - most - populous continent . At about 30 . 3 million km² ( 11 . 7 million square miles ) including adjacent islands , it covers 6 % of Earth ' s total surface ___MASK6___ and 20 . 4 % of its total land ___MASK6___ . With 1 . 1 billion people as of 2013 , it accounts for about 15 % of the world ' s human population . The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north , both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast , the Indian Ocean to the southeast , and the Atlantic Ocean to the west . The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagos . It contains 54 fully recognized sovereign states ( countries ), nine territories and two " de facto " independent states with limited or no recognition . Bangkok is the capital and most populous city of Thailand . It is known in Thai as " Krung Thep Maha Nakhon " ( pronounced ) or simply . The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River ___MASK10___ in Central Thailand , and has a population of over 8 million , or 12 . 6 percent of the country ' s population . Over 14 million people ( 22 . 2 percent ) live within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region , making Bangkok an extreme primate city , significantly dwarfing Thailand ' s other urban centres in terms of importance . There are 581 high - rise buildings in the city , ranking number 5 in the world . Limbang is a border town and the capital of Limbang District in the Limbang Division of northern Sarawak , East Malaysia , on the island of Borneo . The division has an ___MASK6___ of 3 , 978 . 1 square kilometres , and a population ( year 2000 census ) of 42 , 600 . A passerine is any ___MASK8___ of the order Passeriformes , which includes more than half of all ___MASK8___ species . A notable feature of passerines compared to other orders of Aves is the arrangement of their toes , three pointing forward and one back , which facilitates perching . Sometimes known as perching birds or , less accurately , as songbirds , the passerines form one of the most diverse terrestrial vertebrate orders , with over 5 , 000 identified species . It has roughly twice as many species as the largest of the ___MASK37___ orders , the ___MASK49___ . It contains more than 110 families , the second - most of any order of tetrapods ( after Squamata , the scaled reptiles ). The passerines contain several groups of brood parasites such as the viduas , cuckoo - finches , and the cowbirds . Most passerines are omnivorous , while the shrikes are carnivorous . In biology , an organism is any contiguous living system , such as an ___MASK51___ , ___MASK52___ , fungus , archaeon , or bacterium . All known types of organisms are capable of some degree of response to stimuli , reproduction , growth and development and homeostasis . An organism consists of one or more cells ; when it has one cell it is known as a unicellular organism ; and when it has more than one it is known as a multicellular organism . Most unicellular organisms are of microscopic scale and are thus loosely described as microorganisms . Humans are multicellular organisms composed of many trillions of cells grouped into specialized tissues and organs . The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean , encompassing an ___MASK6___ from the Karimata and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around . The ___MASK6___ ' s importance largely results from one - third of the world ' s shipping sailing through its waters and that it is believed to hold huge oil and gas reserves beneath its seabed . Thailand ( or ), officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast Asia . With a total ___MASK6___ of approximately , Thailand is the world ' s 51st - largest country . It is the 20th - most - populous country in the world , with around 66 million people . The capital and largest city is Bangkok . Bangladesh ( , " The country of Bengal "), officially the People ' s Republic of Bangladesh (                  " Gônôprôjatôntri Bangladesh "), is a country in South Asia . It shares land borders with India and Myanmar ( Burma ). Nepal , Bhutan and China are located near Bangladesh but do not share a border with it . The country ' s maritime territory in the Bay of Bengal is roughly equal to the size of its land ___MASK6___ . Bangladesh is the world ' s eighth most populous country . Dhaka is its capital and largest city , followed by Chittagong which has the country ' s largest port . A habitat is an ecological or environmental ___MASK6___ that is inhabited by a particular species of animal , ___MASK52___ , or other type of organism . The term typically refers to the zone in which the organism lives and where it can find food , shelter , protection and mates for reproduction . It is the natural environment in which an organism lives , or the physical environment that surrounds a species population . Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body . It is usually of ___MASK52___ or animal origin , and contains essential nutrients , such as carbohydrates , fats , proteins , vitamins , or minerals . The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism ' s cells to provide energy , maintain life , or stimulate growth . India , officially the Republic of India (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by ___MASK6___ , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; China , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . India ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . An invasive species is a ___MASK52___ , fungus , or animal species that is not native to a specific location ( an introduced species ), and which has a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage to the environment , human economy or human health . Brunei , officially the Nation of Brunei , the Abode of Peace ( Jawi : ), is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia . Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea , the country is completely surrounded by the state of Sarawak , Malaysia . It is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang . Brunei is the only sovereign state completely on the island of Borneo ; the remainder of the island ' s territory is divided between the nations of Malaysia and Indonesia . Brunei ' s population was 408 , 786 in July 2012 . The common myna (" ___MASK4___ tristis "), sometimes spelled mynah , also sometimes known as " Indian myna ", is a member of the family ___MASK15___ ( starlings and mynas ) native to Asia . An omnivorous open woodland bird with a strong territorial instinct , the myna has adapted extremely well to urban environments . China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia . With a population of over 1 . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of China , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban ___MASK73___ include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , Chongqing , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . Plumage (" feather ") refers both to the layer of feathers that cover a ___MASK8___ and the pattern , colour , and arrangement of those feathers . The pattern and colours of plumage differ between species and subspecies , and may vary with age classes . Within species there can be different colour morphs . The myna ( also known as mynah ) is a ___MASK8___ of the starling family ( ___MASK15___ ). This is a group of passerine birds which are native to southern Asia , especially India . Several species have been introduced to ___MASK73___ like North America , Australia , South Africa , Fiji and New Zealand , especially the common myna which is often regarded as an invasive species . Often known as " Selarang " in Singapore , due to their high population located at the area . Starlings are small to medium - sized passerine birds in the family ___MASK15___ . The name " ___MASK15___ " comes from the Latin word for starling , " ___MASK47___ ". Many Asian species , particularly the larger ones , are called mynas , and many African species are known as glossy starlings because of their iridescent plumage . Starlings are native to Europe , Asia and Africa , as well as northern Australia and the islands of the tropical Pacific . Several European and Asian species have been introduced to these areas as well as North America , Hawaii and New Zealand , where they generally compete for habitats with native birds and are considered to be invasive species . The starling species familiar to most people in Europe and North America is the common starling , and throughout much of Asia and the Pacific , the common myna is indeed common . The common starling (" ___MASK47___ vulgaris "), also known as the European starling , or in the British Isles just the starling , is a medium - sized passerine bird in the starling family , Sturnidae . It is about long and has glossy black plumage with a metallic sheen , which is speckled with white at some times of year . The legs are pink and the bill is black in winter and yellow in summer ; young birds have browner plumage than the adults . It is a noisy bird , especially in communal roosts and other gregarious situations , with an unmusical but varied song . Its gift for mimicry has been noted in literature including the " Mabinogion " and the works of Pliny the Elder and William Shakespeare . The Gulf of Thailand , formerly the Gulf of Siam , is a shallow inlet in the western part of the South China and Eastern Archipelagic Seas , a marginal body of water in the western Pacific Ocean . The gulf is around 800 km ( 497 mi ) long and up to 560 km ( 348 mi ) wide , has a surface ___MASK6___ of 320 , 000 km ( 123 , 553 sq mi ) and is surrounded on the north , west and southwest by Thailand , on the northeast by Cambodia and Vietnam . The South China Sea is to the southeast . Asia is Earth ' s largest and most populous continent , located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres and sharing the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe . Asia covers an ___MASK6___ of , about 30 % of Earth ' s total land ___MASK6___ and 8 . 7 % of the Earth ' s total surface ___MASK6___ . The continent , which has long been home to the majority of the human population , was the site of many of the first civilizations . Asia is notable for not only its overall large size and population , but also dense and large settlements as well as vast barely populated regions within the continent of 4 . 4 billion people . Cambodia ( or Kampuchea ), officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia ( Preh Réachéanachâk Kâmpchéa ), is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia . It is in ___MASK6___ , bordered by Thailand to the northwest , Laos to the northeast , Vietnam to the east , and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest . A sovereign state is , in international law , a nonphysical juridical entity that is represented by one centralised government that has sovereignty over a geographic ___MASK6___ . International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population , defined territory , one government , and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states . It is also normally understood that a sovereign state is neither dependent on nor subjected to any other power or state . New Zealand is an island nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean . The country geographically comprises two main landmasses  that of the North Island , or Te Ika - a - Mui , and the South Island , or Te Waipounamu  and numerous smaller islands . New Zealand is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly south of the Pacific island ___MASK73___ of New Caledonia , Fiji , and Tonga . Because of its remoteness , it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans . During its long period of isolation , New Zealand developed a distinct biodiversity of animal , fungal and plant life . The country ' s varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks , such as the Southern Alps , owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions . New Zealand ' s capital city is Wellington , while its most populous city is Auckland . The black - collared starling ( Gracupica nigricollis ) is a species of starling in the family ___MASK15___ . It is found in Brunei , Cambodia , China , Laos , Myanmar , Thailand , and Vietnam . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests . Birds ( Aves ), also known as avian dinosaurs , are a group of endothermic vertebrates , characterised by feathers , toothless beaked jaws , the laying of hard - shelled eggs , a high metabolic rate , a four - chambered heart , and a lightweight but strong skeleton . Birds live worldwide and range in size from the bee hummingbird to the ___MASK78___ . They rank as the class of tetrapods with the most living species , at approximately ten thousand , with more than half of these being passerines , sometimes known as perching birds or , less accurately , as songbirds . Animals are multicellular , eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia ( also called ___MASK9___ ). The animal kingdom emerged as a basal clade within Apoikozoa as a sister of the choanoflagellates . Sponges are the most basal clade of animals . Animals are motile , meaning they can move spontaneously and independently at some point in their lives . Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop , although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later in their lives . All animals are heterotrophs : they must ingest other organisms or their products for sustenance . Sarawak is one of the two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo ( Sabah being the other state ). This territory has a certain level of autonomy in administration , immigration , and judiciary . Sarawak is in northwest Borneo , bordering the state of Sabah to the northeast , Kalimantan , the Indonesian portion of Borneo , to the south , and the independent state of Brunei in the northwest . The capital city , Kuching , is the economic centre of the state and the seat of the Sarawak state government . Other cities and towns in Sarawak include Miri , Sibu , and Bintulu . As of the 2015 census in Malaysia , the total population of Sarawak is 2 , 636 , 000 . Sarawak has an equatorial climate with tropical rainforests and abundant ___MASK51___ and ___MASK52___ species . It has several prominent cave systems at Gunung Mulu National Park . Rajang River is the longest river in Malaysia ; Bakun Dam , one of the largest dams in Southeast Asia , is located on one of its tributaries , the Balui River . Mount Murud is the highest point in Sarawak . Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia , is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent , the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands . It is the world ' s sixth - largest country by total ___MASK6___ . The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea , Indonesia and East Timor to the north ; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north - east ; and New Zealand to the south - east . Australia ' s capital is Canberra , and its largest urban ___MASK6___ is Sydney .