It was formed when the Eurasian Plate slid under an ancient chain of volcanic islands on the neighboring Philippine Sea Plate. At the northern end of Taiwan, the Philippine Sea Plate slides under the Eurasian Plate.

It functions as an anchor economy for the neighboring developing economies. Of Laos, Burma, and Cambodia.

In Turkmenistan, capital of the Lebap Province. As of 1999, it had a population of approximately 203,000 people. Believers are mainly Sunni M.

Formerly known as Курган-Тюбе Kurgan-Tyube. It is the capital of the Khatlon region and it is located 100 km from Dushanbe. The Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic. The Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic.

In 2005 Uzbekistan had 84,400 kilometers of roads. About 72,000 kilometers of which were paved. The road infrastructure is deteriorating, particularly outside of Tashkent. No significant highway projects were underway in 2006. In the early 2000s, U. engineers improved some roads around the port. And several national roads are designated as part of the network.