Country Reports articles from May 1 2005

Country Reports archives from May 1 2005

Indonesia.(Country overview)
May 1, 2005... Capital: Jakarta Population: 238,452,952 Language: Bahasa Indonesia (primary); also Javanese, Dutch and English used widely among a total of 300+ languages and 300 dialects Total area: 1,919, 440 square kilometres across 17,508...

Lao People's Democratic Republic.(Country overview)
May 1, 2005... Capital: Vientiane Population: 6,068,117 (July 2004 est) Climate: Tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season (December to April) Language: Lao (official), French, English and various ethnic languages Total...

Myanmar.(Country overview)
May 1, 2005... Capital: Yangon Population: 42,642,000 (2003) Climate: Tropical monsoon Language: Burmese (official); more than 100 ethnic languages and dialects Total area: 677,000 square kilometres Ethnic groups: 135 ethnic groups...

Singapore.
May 1, 2005... Capital: Singapore Population: 4,185,200 (2003) Climate: Uniform temperature and pressure, high humidity and abundant rainfall. The climate of Singapore is divided into two main seasons, the Northeast Monsoon and the Southwest Monsoon...

Thailand.
May 1, 2005... Capital: Bangkok Population: 64,865,523 Climate: Tropical; southwest monsoon May-September; northeast monsoon November-March Language: Thai (English spoken as second language by the ruling elite) Total area: 514,000 square...