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Indochina, or the '''Indochinese Peninsula ''', is a Region in Southeast Asia . It lies roughly east of India , south of China . Note that the term ''Sino-Indian'' is used to describe things relating to India and China . (e.g. ''Sino-Indian relations''). The term Indochina is exclusively used to denote this region. Historically, the countries of Southeast Asia received cultural influence from China and India , but to varying degrees. Many Southeast Asian countries are influenced mainly by the Culture Of India with a smaller influence from the Culture Of China . However, this is actually reversed in the Culture Of Vietnam where the main foreign influence is from the culture of China with a much smaller influence from India, largely via the Champa civilization that Vietnam conquered during its Southward Expansion . Indochina comprises the territory of the following countries: in strict sense, only the former colonial French Indochina :
The main religion in this region is Theravada or Hinayana Buddhism . Mahayana Buddhism is predominant in Vietnam and Singapore, while Malaysia is a multi-religious nation, with Islam as the main religion, and adherents of Buddhism , Hinduism , and Christianity as major minorities. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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