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Micronesia ( from , " mikrós ", " small " + , " nêsos ", " island ") is a subregion of Oceania , comprising thousands of small islands in the western ___MASK12___ . It has a shared cultural history with two other island regions , Polynesia to the east and Melanesia to the south . 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 ___MASK34___ 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 ). The ___MASK96___ is a region of the northern ___MASK88___ bounded on the north by Pakistan and Iran , on the west by northeastern Somalia and the Arabian Peninsula , and on the east by India . Historically the sea has been known by other names including the Erythraean Sea and the Persian Sea . Its total area is and its maximum depth is . The Gulf of Aden is in the southwest , connecting the ___MASK96___ to the ___MASK11___ through the strait of Bab - el - Mandeb , and the Gulf of Oman is in the northwest , connecting it to the ___MASK5___ . Oceania ( or ), also known as Oceanica , is a region centred on the islands of the tropical ___MASK12___ . Opinions of what constitutes Oceania range from its three subregions of Melanesia , Micronesia , and Polynesia to , more broadly , the entire insular region between Southeast Asia and the Americas , including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago . South Asia or Southern Asia is a term used to represent the southern region of the Asian continent , which comprises the sub - Himalayan SAARC countries and , for some authorities , adjoining countries to the west and east . Topographically , it is dominated by the Indian Plate , which rises above sea level as Nepal and northern parts of India situated south of the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush . South Asia is bounded on the south by the ___MASK88___ and on land ( clockwise , from west ) by West Asia , Central Asia , East Asia , and Southeast Asia . The ___MASK88___ is the third largest of the world ' s oceanic divisions , covering ( approximately 20 % of the water on the Earth ' s surface ). It is bounded by Asia on the north , on the west by Africa , on the east by Australia , and on the south by the Southern Ocean or , depending on definition , by Antarctica . It is named after the country of India . The ___MASK88___ is known as " Ratnkara ", "" the mine of gems "" in ancient Sanskrit literature , and as " Hind Mahsgar ", "" the great Indian sea "", in Hindi . Bengal ( bgl ; Bengali :    ,      and    ) is a region in Asia which is located in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the ___MASK34___ . Geographically , it is made up by the Ganges - Brahmaputra delta system , the largest such formation in the world ; along with mountains in its north ( bordering the Himalayan states ) and east ( bordering Northeast India and Burma ). India , officially the Republic of India (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the ___MASK88___ on the south , the ___MASK96___ 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 ___MASK88___ , 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 . Indonesia ( i / ndni / IN - d - NEE - zh or / ndonizi / IN - doh - NEE - zee -  ; Indonesian : ( ndonesia ) ) , officially the Republic of Indonesia ( Indonesian : Republik Indonesia ( rpublik ndonesia ) ) , is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia and Oceania . It is the largest island country in the world by the number of islands , with more than fourteen thousand islands . Indonesia has an estimated population of over 255 million people and is the world ' s fourth most populous country and the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population . Indonesia ' s republican form of government includes an elected legislature and president . Indonesia has 34 provinces , of which five have Special Administrative status . The nation ' s capital city is Jakarta . The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea , East Timor , and the Malaysian Borneo . Other neighbouring countries include Singapore , the Philippines , Australia , Palau , and the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands . Indonesia is a founding member of ASEAN and a member of the G - 20 major economies . The Indonesian economy is the world ' s 16th largest by nominal GDP and the 8th largest by GDP at PPP . The Indonesian archipelago has been an important trade region since at least the 7th century , when Srivijaya and then later Majapahit traded with China and India . Local rulers gradually absorbed foreign cultural , religious and political models from the early centuries CE , and Hindu and Buddhist kingdoms flourished . Indonesian history has been influenced by foreign powers drawn to its natural resources . Muslim traders and Sufi scholars brought the now - dominant Islam , while European powers brought Christianity and fought one another to monopolise trade in the Spice Islands of Maluku during the Age of Discovery . Following three and a half centuries of Dutch colonialism starting from the East Indonesia of West Papua , Timor to eventually all of West Indonesia , at times interrupted by Portuguese , French and British rule , Indonesia secured its independence after World War II . Indonesia ' s history has since been turbulent , with challenges posed by natural disasters , mass slaughter , corruption , separatism , a democratisation process , and periods of rapid economic change . Indonesia consists of hundreds of distinct native ethnic and linguistic groups . The largest -- and politically dominant -- ethnic group are the Javanese . A shared identity has developed , defined by a national language , ethnic diversity , religious pluralism within a Muslim - majority population , and a history of colonialism and rebellion against it . Indonesia ' s national motto , `` Bhinneka Tunggal Ika '' ( `` Unity in Diversity '' literally , `` many , yet one '' ) , articulates the diversity that shapes the country . Despite its large population and densely populated regions , Indonesia has vast areas of wilderness that support the world ' s second highest level of biodiversity . The country has abundant natural resources , yet poverty remains widespread . Australasia , a region of Oceania , comprises Australia , New Zealand , the island of New Guinea , and neighbouring islands in the ___MASK12___ . Charles de Brosses coined the term ( as French " Australasie ") in " Histoire des navigations aux terres australes " ( 1756 ). He derived it from the Latin for " south of Asia " and differentiated the area from Polynesia ( to the east ) and the southeast Pacific ( Magellanica ). The bulk of Australasia sits on the Indo - Australian Plate , together with India . The Andaman and Nicobar Islands , one of the seven union territories of India , are a group of islands at the juncture of the ___MASK34___ and Andaman Sea . The Maldives (, or ), officially the Republic of Maldives (""), is a South Asian island country , located in the ___MASK88___ . It lies southwest of India and Sri Lanka . The chain of twenty - six atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to the Addu City in the south . Comprising a territory spanning roughly , the Maldives is one of the world ' s most geographically dispersed countries , as well as the smallest Asian country by both land area and population , with a little over 393 , 500 inhabitants . Malé is the capital and most populated city , traditionally called the " King ' s Island " for its central location . Pakistan ( or ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan , is a federal parliamentary republic in South Asia on crossroads of Central Asia and Western Asia . It is the sixth - most populous country with a population exceeding 200 million people . It is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area with an area covering . Pakistan has a coastline along the ___MASK96___ and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east , Afghanistan to the west , Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast respectively . It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan ' s narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north , and also shares a maritime border with Oman . The ___MASK34___ , the largest bay in the world , forms the northeastern part of the ___MASK88___ . Roughly triangular , it is bordered mostly by India and Sri Lanka to the west , Bangladesh to the north , and Myanmar ( Burma ) and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ( India ) to the east . Chennai ; formerly known as Madras or ) is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . Located on the Coromandel Coast off the ___MASK34___ , it is one of the biggest cultural , economic and educational centres in South India . According to the 2011 Indian census , it is the sixth - largest city and fourth - most populous urban agglomeration in India . The city together with the adjoining regions constitute the Chennai Metropolitan Area , which is the 36th - largest urban area by population in the world . Chennai is among the most visited Indian cities by foreign tourists . It was ranked 43rd most visited city in the world for year 2015 . The Quality of Living Survey rated Chennai as the safest city in India . Chennai attracts 45 percent of health tourists visiting India , and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists . As such , it is termed " India ' s health capital ". As a growing metropolitan city in a developing country , Chennai confronts substantial pollution and other logistical and socio - economic problems . Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania ( and occasionally Australasia ) extending from the western end of the ___MASK12___ to the Arafura Sea , and eastward to Fiji . 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 ___MASK34___ is roughly equal to the size of its land area . 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 . Polynesia ( from " poly " " many " + " nsos " " island ") is a subregion of Oceania , made up of over 1 , 000 islands scattered over the central and southern ___MASK12___ . The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are termed Polynesians and they share many similar traits including language family , culture , and beliefs . Historically , they were experienced sailors and used stars to navigate during the night .