figures and facts

The total area of Indochina, which is the world third largest peninsula, is about 2 million square kilometers. The largest (according to its territory) country on the Peninsula is Burma (since 1989 officially called Myanmar) – 678 thousand sq km; the second largest is Thailand (514 thousand sq km). The area of Vietnam is 330 thousand s km; of Laos – 237 thousand sq km; of Cambodia (Khmer Kampuchea) – 181 thousand sq km. The smallest country on the peninsula is the city-state of Singapore with the area of 0.6 thousand sq km.

In most areas the altitude does not exceed 2000 m, but some peaks reach 3000 – 4000 m. The average rainfall is 1000-2500 (in some areas over 3000) mm a year. The average annual temperature is 26 Centigrade. The hottest month is April, when the temperature reaches 30 Centigrade. The longest river of South-West Asia is Mekong (4500 km). It is characterized by rapid stream: even in flat areas the speed of the current reaches 4-5 m/second. The Sap Lake in Kampuchea is one of the world richest in terms of fish resources. Some trees in humid rainforests are up to 60 m high, while the majority of tree crowns are located at a height of 20 m. The South China Sea is the largest of the ten lakes of the Pacific Ocean washing South-East Asia. The Philippine cavity is over 10 thousand meters deep.

"Golden triangle" - a place where borders of  three states, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, converge.  Ye. Pugacheva. 2007		Siamese kitten. Thailand.  Ye. Pugacheva. 2007		View of tea plantation. Thailand.  Ye. Pugacheva. 2007
Thailand. Soloviova T.		Cambodia. Soloviova T.		Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia.