What countries are there in the Malay archipelago?

The Malay Archipelago includes Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia (East Malaysia) and Papua New Guinea (most areas).

Indonesia, 1

It is a Southeast Asian country with Jakarta as its capital. It is connected with countries such as Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Malaysia. The land area of Indonesia is 19 13578.68 square kilometers, which consists of about 17508 islands. It is the largest archipelagic country in the world, covering Asia and Oceania, and it is also a country with many volcanoes and earthquakes.

The larger islands are kalimantan island, Sumatra, Irian, Sulawesi and Java.

2. Philippines

Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it is a multi-ethnic archipelago country in Southeast Asia, with an area of 299,700 square kilometers and a population of about1020,000 (2065.438+065.438+0.09). Around14th century, some separatist kingdoms composed of indigenous tribes and Malay immigrants appeared in the Philippines, the most famous of which was1Sulu Kingdom, which rose in 1970s. 152 1 year, Magellan led a Spanish expedition to the Philippine islands.

Since then, Spain has gradually invaded the Philippines and ruled for more than 300 years. On June 1898, the Philippines declared its independence. In the same year, after the Spanish-American War, it became the territory of the United States. From 1942 to 1945, it was occupied by Japan. After World War II, the Philippines became an American colony again. 1On July 4th, 946, the Philippines gained its independence.

3. Brunei

Located on the north shore of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Together with Sarawak and Sabah in Malaysia, it is called the three states on the northern slope, and it is an absolute monarchy. The population is 459,500 (2065,438+09), of which Malays account for 65.8% and Chinese account for 65,438+00.2%. The state religion is Islam. Bandar seri begawan, the capital.

It was called mud in ancient times. /kloc-In the middle of the 0/4th century, Islam was introduced and the Sultanate was established. /kloc-At the beginning of the 6th century, the national strength was the strongest. From the middle of16th century, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands and Britain invaded one after another. 1888 became a British protectorate.

194 1 occupied by Japan. Britain resumed control of Brunei. 197 1 signed a contract with Britain and gained autonomy except foreign affairs and national defense affairs. 1 984 65438+1October1completely independent, and in the same year, 65438+1October 7 joined ASEAN.

4. Malaysia

It is a constitutional monarchy federal country, with Kuala Lumpur as the capital and Bucheng as the administrative center of the federal government. The whole country is divided into 13 states and 3 federal territories, covering an area of * * * 330,000 square kilometers. Malaysia is located in Southeast Asia, and its territory is divided into two parts by the South China Sea, namely, Malay Peninsula (West Malaysia) and North kalimantan island (East Malaysia). Malaysia has a population of 32.68 million, of which 69. 1% are Malays and 23% are Chinese.

Malaysia is a multi-ethnic and multicultural country, and Islam is its official religion. Malaysia is a capitalist country, and its economy developed by leaps and bounds in the 1990s. As one of the four little dragons in Asia, Malaysia has become a striking diversified emerging industrial country in Asia and an emerging market economy in the world. The state implements a new economic policy, giving priority to Malays and indigenous people.

5.papua new guinea

It is the second largest country in Oceania, located in the southwest of the Pacific Ocean. It borders Indonesia's Irian Jaya province in the west and faces Australia across the Torres Strait in the south. It mainly covers the eastern half of New Guinea and about 600 large and small islands such as Bismarck Islands and bougainville island nearby. The country name consists of Papua and New Guinea.