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South Asia, subregion of Asia, consisting of the Indo-Gangetic Plain and peninsular India. It includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka; Afghanistan and the Maldives are often considered part of South Asia as well. The term is often used synonymously with “Indian subcontinent,” though the latter ...
East Asia is politically divided into eight countries and regions: China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau. This region covers a total area of 4,571,092 square miles and has a population size of more than 1.69 billion, representing 22% of the global population and 38% of Asia's total population.
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country as of June 2023; and from the time of its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to ...
South Asia is a diverse region in terms of its ethnic landscape, culture, and religious beliefs. As shown in Figure 8.7, in the northern portion of the region, the Indo-European languages like Hindi dominate as a result of the Aryan invasion. Along the Himalayas, languages in the Sino-Tibetan family dominate.
Nov 21, 2023 · The physical regions in South Asia include the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, and the two island countries, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Create an account ...
South Asia has three of the ten most populous countries in the world. India is the second largest in the world and will likely surpass China within the next decade to become the world’s largest. Pakistan and Bangladesh are numbers six and eight, respectively. Large populations are a product of a high fertility rate.
South Asia. South Asia includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Content related to these countries can be found below. For content on a specific country, please use the links above. This page displays all Asia Society content on South Asia in reverse chronological order.
