7 Facts About East Asia

1. South East Asia is found very close to the equator.

2. In the 1950s fertility across South East Asia was uniformly high.

3. South East Asia is the region approximately encompassed in the Indian subcontinent.

4. The West East Asia was home to the first known human civilizations, such as Ancient Sumer and the ancient Assyrian, Babylonian, and Akkadian empires.

5. South East Asia is home to some of the world's largest "megacities" suffering from overpopulation and pollution:.

6. South East Asia is huge, and traveling through the region can be daunting for some travelers.

7. South East Asia can loosely be described as the eight nations around the Indian subcontinent, including the island nations of Sri Lanka and the Maldives that are situated south of India.