Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of

the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of
New Guinea and north of Australia.[3] Southeast Asia is bordered to the
north by East Asia, to the west by South Asia and Bay of Bengal, to the
east by Oceania and Pacific Ocean, and to the south by Australia and
Indian Ocean. The region is the only part of Asia that lies within the
Southern Hemisphere. In contemporary definition, Southeast Asia consists
of two geographic regions:
1 Mainland Southeast Asia, also known historically as Indochina,
comprising Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and West
Malaysia.
Maritime Southeast Asia, also known historically as the East Indies and
Malay Archipelago, comprising Indonesia, East Malaysia, Singapore,
Philippines, East Timor, Brunei, Christmas Island, Andaman and Nicobar
Islands, and Cocos (Keeling) Islands.