What countries do they come from?

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1. My country has the largest port in Southeast Asia and is one of the busiest in the world. It owes this to its focal position at the southern extremity of the Malay Peninsula, where it dominates the Strait of Malacca, which connects the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea.

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2. My country occupies most of the southern segment of the Malay Peninsula. It is a member of the Commonwealth, and represents the political marriage of territories that were formerly under British rule. Its capital is Kuala Lumpur.

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3. My country occupies the eastern portion of mainland Southeast Asia. Its capital, Hanoi, is located in the north while the country’s largest city, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), is in the south.

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4. The name of the capital of my country, Rangoon, was dropped in 1989 in favor of the common Burmese name, Yangon. In 2006, the government began to shift its administrative center to a newly constructed city near Pyinmana; Nay Pyi Taw.

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5. My country is bounded to the north by the South China Sea and on all other sides by the East state of Sarawak. Its capital city is Bandar Seri Begawan.

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6. My country lies on overland and river trade routes linking China to India and Southeast Asia. Influences of France and the United States can be seen there. Its capital is Phnom Penh, one of a handful of urban centers in the largely rural country.

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7. My country is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 7,107 islands. Its capital city is Manila while its most populous city is Quezon City; both are part of Metro Manila.

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8. My country consists of an irregularly round portion in the north that narrows into a peninsula-like region stretching to the southeast. The capital is Vientiane (Viangchan), located on the Mekong River in the northern portion of the country.

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