Bangladesh Capital: Dhaka Official language: Bangla Government: Unitary

Bangladesh Capital: Dhaka Official language: Bangla Government: Unitary parliamentary democracy Independence: 26 March 1971 Population(2012):161,083,804 Currency: Taka

Brunei Darussalam Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan Official language: Malay Government: Unitary Islamic constitutional absolute monarchy Independence: 1 January 1984 Population(2011): 408,786 Currency: Brunei dollar

Maldives Capital: Malé Official languages: Maldivian (Divehi) Government: Unitary presidential constitutional republic Independence: 26 July 1965 Population(2012): 328,536 Currency: Maldivian rufiyaa

Malaysia Capital: Kuala Lumpur Official languages: Malaysian Government: Federal constitutional elective monarchy, federal parliamentary democracy Independence: (Malaya) 31 August 1957 Population (2010): 28,334,135 Currency: Ringgit

Pakistan Capital: Islamabad Official languages: English, Urdu Government: Federal parliamentary republic Independence: 14 August 1947 Islamic Republic: 23 March 1956 Population(2012): 180,440,005 Currency: Pakistani Rupee

Singapore Capital: Singapore Official languages: English, Malay, Chinese, Tamil Government: Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic Independence(from UK): 31 August 1963 Merger with Malaysia: 16 September 1963 Separation from Malaysia: 9 August 1965 Population(2012): 5,312,400 Currency: Singapore dollar

Sri Lanka Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Official languages: Sinhala, Tamil Government: Unitary presidential democratic socialist republic Independence: 4 February 1948 Population(2012): 20,277,597 Currency: Sri Lankan rupee