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There are more than 17,500 tropical islands in Indonesia that cover about 3,200 miles. Some people divide the islands into three island sections since there are so many. The three sections are 1) The Greater Sunda Islands, 2) The Lesser Sunda Islands and 3) The Molucca Islands.
Indonesia has the fourth largest population in the world.

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In the past for a long time Thailand was called Siam until 1939 it was named Thailand.

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Thailand has royalty witch means that there is a king and a queen and prince and a princes

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Most Thai men in Thailand become a monk for awhile to a few weeks to a few months. They do this to respect the Buddha and Monks.

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Each Thai village has a Wat(temple) so they can go to the Wat and respect the Monks and buddha that are there.

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People have been living in or close to China for about 770,000 years. Which means people have been living around China for almost 1,000,000 years and that is as long as a pearson that is 100 years old and was reborn 10,000 times and every time dying at 100.

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China has one of the world largest economies. But if you were to compare china's economy to other countries it would be somewhere in the middle. However china does have a really big economy.

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China is still a one party state, but there is a large number of political parties in China still. But those Chinese political parties have no power.Still there are tons of people in those political parties but they only are a small amount compared to China's population.

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China is the third-largest country on the planet defined Canada and Russia. With a population with 1.4 billion people!

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Rice is very special to the people of Thailand they eat it with basically every meal. They sometimes add different flavors to their rice for example, spices and curries also different meats.

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Singapore is a small country in Asia. Its A island. It has more than 50 smaller islands Singapore covers over 250 square miles.

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In india a family is the most inportant thing there. so if a woman left and got a housethe woman has to share a house with her huband, his relatives, his brothers, and there wives, his unmarried sister, and his parents. and then it just keeps going.

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People in Hong Kong eat larges amounts of fresh and vegetables and other things like fish, pork, beef, poultry.

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Indonesia is a leader of tin, copper and nickel.
Most of the food source in Indonesia is fish and rice. Some of the fish there are: anchovies, mackerel, sardines, tuna and many more. Water from the mountain streams helps the rice grow.
There are all different kinds of forests in Indonesia like plywood, teak, timber, bamboo and many more.
Overall Indonesia has a pretty stable food source.

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India is the second biggest country in southern Asia. India has the densely populated country in the entire world!! The largest city in India are New Delhi, Mumbai, Formerly called Bombay.

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Families are very important to Indians the most important to Indians they have full families and there children matter too.

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China has very dangerous weather. There are dust storms from late spring early fall. Also in the winter monsoons carry cold dry air from Central Asia all the way across China into the sea.

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India has a lot of nature like a mountain that is so called the ''Himalaya'' mountain, and a desert that is very hot it gets up to like 100 degreese F, has  big plains, rivers, and more. it also has forests and tropical places

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In Israel One most famous foods is Falafel because it brings joy to people all around the world because of its amazing flaver. You can find falafel in food trucks every where .

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People lived on the Korean peninsula for a long time. For example, Korean and other governments have ruled the area basically since time immemorial. The land was an of Japan for a whole 35 years.

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Hong Kong is very big it covers a area 1,126 sm and 2,916 sk but some are about 427 sm and 1,107 sk that is how big it is in 260 other islands.

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Before the 1900's, South Korea was based on family bonds rather than economy, having the oldest male as the head of the family. In 1910, Japan took control of the peninsula, then got them under the influence of western culture. People from South Korea are attracted to cities because of the opportunities there. Now, most farmers have modern farm machinery.

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Two ocean currents such as the Kuroshio and the Oyashio control japans climate for example Kuroshio has a warming affect. And the Oyashio has a cooling affect.

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The people that live in Thailand are called Thai (TY) it is a country in Southeast Asia that is a rapidly developing economy.

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In Thailand if you are 18 or older you are required to vote . Also fun fact, men in Thailand have to serve in the military from when they turn 21 to when they are 30. But the women only have to serve a volantary basis.

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Most of Thailand's people believe in Thai ethnic group. The ancestors of Thai migrated from South China over a long period of centuries that began more than 1,000 years ago! At various times  people came to Thailand as migrants and war prisoners and also refuges. The people were with Mons Khmers, Indians, Vietnamese and Malays. But most consider themselves Thai.

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Hong Kong is pretty large but if it's large there going to be a lot of people the pop is 7,340,000 mil people living there. One reason why is Hong Kong has a lot of people is bc Hong Kong is a large part of Asia.

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On Jan. 11th, 1942, during World War ll, Japanese forces landed in the Netherlands. On Feb. 27, Japan defeated an Allied fleet in the Battle of the Java Sea. In the world war, Japan fought on the side of Germany, Italy, and the other Axis nations. Allied forces in the Netherlands Indies surrendered to Japan in the 9th of march 1942.

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south Korea is a republic according to the people. The most powerful official is the president, elected to 5 year terms. In order to vote, you need to be 19 or older.

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In World War ll, Japan sent troupes to attack America which led America into World War ll. Japan won many battles in America, but then the Americans send the first nuke to Japan, forcing them to surrender, which ended World War ll. After the war, Japan was completely ruined, and they were determined to rebuild. As they were rebuilding they wanted to make Japan more modern. After they finished, Japan was beautiful, concluding tourists and guests to see Japan and its beautiful cities.

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The Government strongly influences the way of life in Iran. For example, it restricts freedom and rights which definitely isn't a good thing. In addition, the law states that all women are REQUIRED to follow a specific dress code and social behavior.

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Japan is very crowded! For example there is approximately 125 million people crowded on a lot of very small islands!

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China is one of the oldest places in the world. It has history that goes back for more than 3,500 years. China has some awesome buildings old and modern.

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Japanese for 'Japan' is 'Nippon' or 'Nihon'. Other countries call Japan 'Japan' because a traveler known as Marco Polo named it Zipangu. Speaking and writing Japanese is no walk in the park. As a matter of fact, it is one of the hardest language on Earth to master. Japanese symbols represent sounds, like in our alphabet, but they also represent characters, like in the Chinese alphabet. All this is a lot to learn!

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The wet and dry seasons of Indonesia are caused mostly by two winds called monsoons. From December to March, the winter monsoon blows from the mainland of Asia. The summer monsoon brings dry air from Australia.

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in Hong Kong many people live in crowded apartments. They are making more apartments for that not to happen.

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Japan relies on manufacturing and trade because it has few local resources
because of this it has to buy most of it's
resources.

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Hong Kong is pretty old! It's older than the Chinese empire. Sadly the United Kingdom took over Hong Kong. Then China took over Hong Kong a couple of years later.

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In Hong Kong some villages were settled more than 1,000 years ago.

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Thai individuals believe in the Thai belief but others have different beliefs like Buddhism or Islam, these are some common beliefs that people in Thailand have or use.

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Hong Kong has very hot summers. also in the winter its barely cold only about 35 C or higher.

About 87 inches (220 cen) of rainfall yearly come to Hong Kong. the rain mostly falls in summer.

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the Korean language has 7 major dialects that most south Koreans understand. the Korean alphabet, known as Hangeul, has 24 basic letters, developed by king Sejong in the 1440's.

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The Government is not sure about formal political parties to operate in Iran. All candidates must be approved if that person wants to run for office. The Government has also decided the citizens of Iran must be 18 or above to vote.

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There is a mountain bowl in India that separate north India and Asia.

Also, there are a lot of seas in this country (I mean around sorry!)

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Indonesia's government has 5 beliefs that everyone has to follow although some people don't follow them. The beliefs are known as Pancasila. The beliefs are: 1: You have to believe in the same god. 2: Humanitarianism. 3: The unity of Indonesia. 4: Democracy based on consideration and agreement from representatives. 5: Social justice for everyone.

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About 8 percent of Hong Kong is suitable for farmers. Its bc there a lot of rocks hillsides.

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Japanese value education for example
education is free from ages
six to fourteen

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The tsunami in the Sunda Strait caused many houses to break down.

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In September 2018, a really powerful earthquake hit Sulawesi, which made a tsunami. Both the tsunami and the earthquake killed more than 2,000 people, mostly in the city of Palau. In December, a volcano that's underwater in the Sunda Strait erupted and triggered another tsunami, killing more than 400 people on Sumatra and Java.

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The government of Indonesia helps people move to more popular islands like Papua because when people move to the bigger islands, there will be less crowding on the other islands.
More than 11 million people have moved from Java and Bali to Papua. There are also a few other islands that people go to to stop crowding.

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Japan is quite prone to volcanoes and earthquakes. Japan has near 1,500 earthquakes a year. Most of them are gentle, but Japan has a truly dangerous one every now and then. Underwater earthquakes trigger tsunamis, which are very dangerous. In March 2011, a combined earthquake and tsunami struck Japan. The tsunami launched radioactivity all over. It seriously hurt the economy, not to mention the people. Japan has over 150 volcanoes, with more than 60 active ones. Much of Kyushu is made of lava plateaus, and lots of volcanoes can be found there.

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Himalaya the mountain is large it is 1,500 feet large. (Excuse me MILES)

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India is the second largest countries in Asia China has mote though India has a lot of people live there. it has a capital named New Delhi.

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India has a lot of people  and engineers and scientist.

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Thailand's law requires kids and teens ages 6-14 to go to school there is free public education there's private schools too. There's more than 20 universities and more than 40 private universities and also laws say 18 and over half to vote.

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In World War II (1939-1945), Germany, Japan, and other Axis powers fought the Allies, which included China, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Japan invaded Thailand in 1941. Japan planned to use Thailand as a base to attack Burma, Malaya, and Singapore, three countries then under British rule. At first, Thailand resisted. But Phibun decided to cooperate, and Japan took over Thailand's harbors, airports, and railroads. As the war progressed, many Thai began to resent Japanese control.

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the himalaya is the tallest mountan in india

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the mountan in india is 28,169 feet and 8,586 meters.

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The Khorat plateau, is in the northeastern Thailand and makes up about one third of the country's land

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The language that is spoken by most people in Thailand is called Thai, the language Thai has four main dialects in schools, the central dialect is taught, the central dialect is also the main language.

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If you thought that Thailand is cold you are very wrong! Thailand is actually pretty warm year round (nothing compared to Seattle). Thailand has an average temperture of about 77 degrees farhinhight.

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Japan is wealthy and successful. Japanese cities are beautiful, with rows of glistening buildings. This is probably because Japan produces a ridiculous amount of products. Japan's factories have the latest technology, and they aren't short on workers. The children of Japanese farmers are leaving their homes to work in the city, and Japan places a lot of pressure on students to succeed.

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Climates in Japan vary dramatically from island to island. Honshu is usually warm and has humid summers. Winters in Japan are mild in the south, while the north is snowy and cold. Honshu has balmy, sunny autumns. Hokkaido has cool summers and cold winters. Kyushu and Shikoku has long lasting hot summers and mild winters.

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In Israel it has really warm summers and really cool winters the weather in summer August is the hottest season of the year the weather can reach up to 98 F {37 C } in the hilly regions and as high as 120 F and { 49 C } near the Dead sea.

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Singapore is very serious about trade. Importing and exporting is something they do a lot as they are a trading country. They trade with almost every country who are very wealthy and successful but it's main trading partners are China, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States.

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Singapore is a city-state that is, an independent state consisting of a city and the region surrounding it.  The majority of Singapore's people are Chinese. Singapore is a center of trade with lot of people. It is a vital port of Southeast Asia and one of the busiest ports in the world in terms of the weight of shipped goods handled each year.

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Before the 1960's, Singapore was essentially a trading nation.
Since then it has had different enconomy's. tourism is also important to Singapore. Now it is a transportation.

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The picture shows the president's house/ where the government lives?

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Singapore is a crowded place, especially around the capital, which is also named Singapore. The country has a lot of economic activity, such as trade, finance, and manufacturing. Because of all of their economic activity, Singapore has become one of the most prosperous countries in Asia.
Definition of prosperous: Wealthy, successful in economic activity.

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Because Israel is a small country every one who is 18 years old must go to the Army to help for Boys it is for 3 years and for Girls it is for 2 years not really that fair but every one must go because they have to be ready for any thing they want there country to be safe and they do not want the same thing done by when the roman people took over there land in 63 bc .

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People elect a president for six years. He or she picks the prime minister how picks the people for the cabinet.

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Singapore is a one house republic. A prime minister leads a group of people witch is the government.

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Singapore has a tropical climate witch for example the average is about 80 degrees F. thunder storms are also really common.

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There is a lot of rainfall in Singapore, but it doesn't have enough water for every citizen.

For example, since Singapore doesn't have enough water, the country buys water from the neighboring country Malaysia.

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Since the mountains and hills take up most of the space, the little land to live on in Japan are mostly urban areas in narrow plains along the coasts

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Indians have very good health and have a lot of education in some places

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Singapore is a densely populated country. Malays take up about 15 percent of the population of Singapore, Indians take up about 10 percent, and the rest (75 percent) belongs to people from China.

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Japan is country in the North Pacific Ocean, it lies off the east coast mainland Asia. Four huge islands make Japan including many small ones. The four big islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. Those islands form a curve that extends 1,200 miles and 1900 kilometers. 125 million people live on these islands which makes Japan one of the most populated country.

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The islands in Japan have dramatically different climates for example Honshu has warm seasons, Hokkaido has cool seasons and Kyushu and Shikoku have long dry seasons.

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There is a lot of rain in Japan. For example almost all areas of the country get 40 inches of rain a year

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Indians have a large voracity of food they have dal which is a vegetable dish and porrage  they have yogurt and lots of rice they have lots of fruit too.

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In 1963, Malaysia was established over Indonesia's opposition for combining British colonies from Sabah and Sarawak with Malaya and Singapore. For example, Indonesia said that United Kingdom had given Malaysia a false independence and didn't give Malaysia the real power. And also, Indonesia declared that British people had made North Borneo and Sarawak get in the "new" nation. Sukarno, (Indonesia's president,) wanted to crush all of Malaysia.

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Citizens who live in Singapore are required to enter primary school at the age of six. By the time the children finish primary school, they should be able to read in at least two of the native languages. For example, If a student is Chinese, they would learn the official language of Chinese Mandarin because the language is native to their family. All students are required (should know) English as their first language.

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this is a picture of the indian folk song

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the indian folk song is a Musician. the Musician play the dholak, the drum, flute and the sitar.

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Women in Japan are expected to follow traditional rules. Most women don't go to universities, while practically every man with a college degree does. It gets worse: male students outnumber females 2 to 1. Women are expected to marry in their twenties, have kids, and stay at home. Boys are the ones who earn the money, and employers pay them extra if they have families. Not women.

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Japanese have a distinct art stile for example Chinese art had a large influence on Japan, but Japan still has its own art style

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Java is one of the Indonesian islands. It has 112 volcanoes, some of which are active and others not. In 1883, a volcano erupted causing a tsunami. A lot of the island disappeared and killed over 36,000 people.

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Japan really likes their sporting events. The favorites there are baseball games, sumo, and an ancient Japanese style of wrestling.

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The houses that Thai villagers live in are built on stilts ranging from about 7 to 10 feet (2 to 3 meters) above the ground for protection against floods.

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The buraku people traditionally do tasks that involve animal slaughter, executing criminals, and tanning leather. The acts they do are unclean and have been discriminated against, so the burakumin have started an active local movement in hope that people will treat them fairly, but they have little success so far.

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Japanese buildings emphasize harmony between houses. For example most Shinto shrines are wooden framed and seem to be incredibly proportioned.

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Japan is one of the world's economic giants. The total economic output is one of the world's largest. The manufacture's variety of products include computers, automobiles, TV sets, textiles, and steel. Japan's factories include some of the most advanced equipment in the whole entire world.

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Indians had a tough time with government in the past after non-Hindi faced discrimination in search for jobs

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Kyoto was the center of japans government for example the imperial family moved to Kyoto after that the Japanese government moved to Kyoto. (Kyoto was early Tokyo)

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Sumatra is one of the many islands of Indonesia. Sumatra is the sixth largest island in the world!
In 2004, an underwater earthquake caused a tsunami that killed 228,000 people. The tsunami not only hit Indonesia but also hit some other countries in Asia and a little bit of Africa.

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The Dutch East India Company made the Indonesians  produce certain crops and deliver them with prices made by the company. The company made huge profits first, But the costs grew rapidly during the late 1700's. It went bankrupt later on.

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Singapore is an island country with many smaller islands surrounding it. In all, Singapore has 64 islands surrounding the main island. Some examples of the islands of Singapore are Pulau Ujong, Saint John's island, Sentosa, Seringat island, Tekukor island, Semakau island, Brani island, Sebarok island, Coney islet, Bukom island, Chinese Garden, Pedra Branca, Bintan, Pulau Sibu and more.

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In south Korea, rice is a staple food of their country. a side dish known as kimchi is spiced pickled cabbage.

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Israel had a lot of election's for prime minster in 1996, 1999, 2009 but after a long time they did not have any election until 2021 that is 12 years lots of people stared to complain a lot .

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Japans fishing became poor in the 1950's due to pollution and or fishing restrictions

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Japan decided to surrender World War ll on August 14. Japan's Emperor (Hirohito) announced to Japan they decided to end war on September 2, 1945.

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Singapore does not have a religion. there constitution say that they don't have a religion. Most of the Chinese in Singapore practice Buddhism or Taoism, and most Malays are Muslims. Hinduism ranks as the main religion among the Indians of Singapore.

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Japan has very few flaws. However, some include its thick population, and discrimination against native tribes. Coastal plains in Japan are one of the most crowded locations on Earth. Tokyo, the capital, is one of the most populated cities ever. As seen in an earlier post, 'religion', the Japanese discriminate largely against the Burakumin. The Burakumin are forced to live in slums or special villages. No one listens to their equal treatment act.