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1. What was the old name for the country of Myanmar?
Answer: Burma
2. Give the capitals of Thailand, Vietnam and Laos.
Answer: Thailand - Bangkok; Vietnam - Hanoi; Laos - Vientiane
3. What is the main crop in Vietnam, and what is the name for the wet fields in which it is grown?
Answer: rice; paddies
4. What plant is grown in this region that can be used in medicine as a painkiller or can be made into dangerous drugs like heroine?
Answer: Opium
5. Name the countries that border Laos.
Answer: Myanmar, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand
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