South East Asia covers an area of about 4,100,000 km² and includes the following countries: Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei, Burma, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

Countries in Southeast Asia practice many different religions. The Mainland countries Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar mainly practice Buddhism. Also Singapore predominantly follows this religion.

South East Asia is also known for its rice paddy agriculture, which has existed here for thousands of years under the good conditions of the monsoon climate. The maintenance of these rice fields is very labor-intensive.