ASIA

BHUTAN
THIMPHU
SOUTH ASIA
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

'Bhu-uttan' meaning
'high land'.

“Land of the Thunder Dragon”

(Druk-Yul)
“Happiest Country” in the
world
Bhutan has had limited exposure to
the outside world.
 PEOPLE

811,466
Region’s second least populous nation
after the maldives
 Life
Literacy Expectancy
Male: 73.1% Male: 66 years Dzongkha
Female: 55% Female: 70
years
Bhutanese
Ngultrum
Language: Bhutanese
Last standing Buddhist
Kingdom
National Costume

Women: Kira
Men: Gho
 POLITICAL ASPECT

King Jigme Khesar

Namgyel Wangchuck
King
2006-present
Tshering Tobgay
Prime Minister
2013-present
Chief of state
Head of government
Cabinet
 ECONOMIC STABILITY
 one of the fastest growing GDP’s in
the world.
 2.237 billion USD (2016) official
exchange rate.
 based on agriculture and forestry
 Agriculture consists largely
of subsistence farming and animal
husbandry.
 Main Products
Timber, hydropower,
gypsum, calcium carbonate
MILITARY STRENGTH

Royal Bhutan Army (RBA)

Royal Bodyguards, and
Royal Bhutan Police.
(9,000)

$ 10,000,000
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Bhutan has
diplomatic
relation with
52 states and
the European
Union.
Maintains diplomatic
relations with sixteen
European nations,
twenty-four Asian
Nations, four African
Nations, six American
Nation and two
Oceana nations.
 Paro Taktsang Punakha Dzong

Tashichho Dzong Gangteng Monastery

BRUNEI
Bandar Seri Begawan
SOUTH EAST ASIA
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

“Negara Brunei Darussalam”

Barunai means seafarers.

Negara means country
Darussalam means abode of peace
 PEOPLE

430,894
Bruneian
Current male population (50.5%)
Current female population (49.5%)
Youth Literacy Rate (99.6%)
Bahasa Melayu or Standard Malay
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

Brunei
Dollar
 Islam is the official religion of
Brunei Darussalam as stated in
the Brunei Constitution
 National Costume

Women:
Baju Kurung
Men: Baju
Cara Melayu
 POLITICAL ASPECT
Absolute Monarchy
Sultan of Brunei is both head of
state and head of government (Prime
minister of Brunei).
 Executive Power is exercised by the
government. Brunei has a Legislative
Council with 36 appointed members, that
only has consultative tasks
Hassanal Bolkiah
Prime Minister-
Sultan
1967-present
 ECONOMIC STABILITY

a country with a small, wealthy economy that is a

mixture of foreign and domestic entrepreneurship
and government regulation.

revenues from the petroleum sector accounting for

over half of GDP.
Main industries petroleum, petroleum
refining, liquefied
natural gas, construction

$20.38 billion
(GDP)
Third-largest oil producer in
Southeast Asia
and
Ninth-largest producer
of liquefied natural
gas in the world
MILITARY STRENGTH
Royal Brunei
Armed Forces:
Royal Brunei
Land Forces,
Royal Brunei Navy,
Royal Brunei
Air Force

3.28% of GDP = $ 668, 464

187,844 military personnel
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

 has a number of diplomatic missions

abroad and has close relations with Singapore,
sharing an interchangeable currency regime as
well as close military relations

 also has extensive relations with the Islamic

and Arab world outside its region.
 27 countries with Bi-Lateral
relation including Philippines that
seeks to strengthen in the field of
agriculture and farm-related trade
and investments.
 Jerudong Park
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque

Istana Nurul Iman

CAMBODIA
Phnom Penh
SOUTHEAST ASIA
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Kampochea means Kingdom of Cambodia

 Is a nation whose landscape spans low-lying
plains, the Mekong Delta, mountains and Gulf of
Thailand coastline. Phnom Penh, its capital, is
home to the art deco Central Market, glittering
Royal Palace and the National Museum's
historical
 PEOPLE

16,103,539
Cambodian
Male population: 48%
Female Population: 52%
Total population literacy rate: 77.2%

97% of Cambodia's population

follows Theravada Buddhism
Cambodian
Riel
KHMER- official language

Ethnic Groups

97.6% Khmer
1.2% Chams
0.1% Vietnamese
0.1% Chinese
0.9% Other
National Dress

Men and women:

Sampot
Popular among men and women of
the lower class.
 POLITICAL ASPECT

Corruption is deep-rooted and Cambodia is still

one of the world's poorest countries, with most of
the workforce still employed in subsistence
farming.

 takes place in a frame work of a Constitutional

Monarchy.
 Norodom Sihamoni
King
October 2004 - present
 Hun Sen
Prime Minister
January 1985- present
 ECONOMIC STABILITY
 follows an open market system
Cambodia had a GDP of $36.590 billion (2012),
although rapidly increasing, is low compared with
most neighboring countries.
Cambodia's two largest industries are textiles and
tourism, while agricultural activities remain the
main source of income for many Cambodians
living in rural areas.
 MILITARY STRENGTH
Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
 Royal Cambodian Army
 Royal Cambodian Navy
 Royal Cambodian Air Force
 Royal Gendarmerie of
Cambodia

$ 383 Million
195,000 Military Personnel
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
 Cambodia has established diplomatic relations with
most countries, including the United States, the
United Kingdom and France, as well as all of
its Asian neighbors.
The two countries have an agreements on economic and
trade relations, agricultural and agribusiness collaboration,
and tourism cooperation.
Angkor Wat Banteay Srei Temple

Royal Place,
Phnom Penh
Thank You 
CYPRUS
Nicosia
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Latin word for copper through the phrase

aes Cyprium, "metal of Cyprus", later
shortened to Cuprum. The standard
demonym relating to Cyprus or its
people.
Cyprus is closer to Asia but is
historically and culturally a
European country
The third largest and third most
populous island in the
Mediterranean
 PEOPLE

1,183,463
Cypriot.
Male population: 50.06 %
Female Population: 49.94 %
Total population literacy rate: 91.1 %

78% of Cypriot population are

Christian.
Cypriot pound
was placed
by Euro
Greek and Turkish
(Official Language)
Women:
Sayia
Men:
Vra'ka
 POLITICAL ASPECT

Unitary Presidential Representative

Republic, whereby the President
of Cyprus is both head of state
and head of government.
Nicos Anastasiades
President
28 February 2013
ECONOMIC STABILITY

Classified by the World Bank as a

high-income economy and was
included by the International Monetary
Fund in its list of advanced economies
in 2001.
 Main industries

Tourism, food and beverages processing,

cement and gypsum, ship repair and
refurbishment, textiles, light chemicals,
metal products, wood, paper, stone and
clay products.

Total GDP= $ 29.667 billion

 MILITARY STRENGTH
Cypriot National
Guard is the combined
arms military force of
the Republic of Cyprus.
This force consists of
Air, Land, Sea and
Special Forces
elements.

$ 623,007,000
140,000 military personnel
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

A member of the European Union since 2004 and

United Nations. Cyprus maintains diplomatic
relations with 178 states.
 Tombs of the Kings

Nissi Beach