‘South Asian region is a home to variety of geographical features"". Prove the given statement by giving three evidences.
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Answer:South Asia or Southern Asia is the southern region of the Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.[5][note 2] Topographically, it is dominated by the Indian Plate and defined largely by the Indian Ocean on the south, and the Himalayas and Karakoram mountains on the north. The Amu Darya, which rises in the Pamir Mountains north of the Hindu Kush, forms part of the northwestern border. On land (clockwise), South Asia is bounded by Western Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia.
South Asia
South Asia (orthographic projection) without national boundaries.svg
Area
5,134,641 km2 (1,982,496 sq mi)
Population
1,814,014,121 (2018) (1st)[1][2]
Population density
362.3/km2 (938/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
$12.752 trillion (2018)[3]
GDP (nominal)
$3.461 trillion (2018)[3]
GDP per capita
$1,908 (nominal)[3]
$7,029 (PPP)[3]
HDI
Increase0.642 (medium)[4]
Ethnic groups
Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Dravidian, Sino-Tibetan, Austroasiatic, etc.
Religions
Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism
Demonym
South Asian
Desi (colloquial)
Countries
8 states
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Dependencies
British Indian Ocean Territory
Languages
Official languages
Bangla
Dari (Persian)
Dhivehi
Dzongkha
English
Hindi
Maldivian
Nepali
Pashto
Sinhala
Tamil
Urdu
Other languages
Afro-Asiatic:
Arabic
Austroasiatic:
KhasiSantali
Austronesian:
Ja Basawa
Dravidian:
BearyBrahuiGondiKannadaKodavaMalayalamTamilTeluguTulu
Indo-European:
AsamiyaBalochiBhiliDogriGarhwaliGujaratiHindustani dialectsKashmiriKonkaniKumaoniKutchiLahndaMaithiliMarathiMarwariOdiaPunjabiRangpuriSanskritSaraikiSatgaiyaSindhiSylheti
Sino-Tibetan:
Tamang
Turkic:
TurkmenUzbek
Time zones
5 time zones
UTC+04:30:
Afghanistan
UTC+05:00:
MaldivesPakistan
UTC+05:30:
IndiaSri Lanka
UTC+05:45:
Nepal
UTC+06:00:
BangladeshBhutan
Internet TLD
.af, .bd, .bt, .in,
.lk, .mv, .np, .pk
Calling code
Zone 8 & 9
Largest cities
List
India Ahmedabad
India Bangalore
India Chennai
India Delhi
Bangladesh Dhaka
Pakistan Faisalabad
India Hyderabad
Pakistan Karachi
India Kolkata
Pakistan Lahore
India Mumbai
[note 1]
UN M49 code
034 – Southern Asia
142 – Asia
001 – World
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an economic cooperation organisation in the region which was established in 1985 and includes all eight nations comprising South Asia.[7] South Asia covers about 5.2 million km2 (2.0 million sq mi), which is 11.71% of the Asian continent or 3.5% of the world's land surface area.[5] The population of South Asia is about 1.891 billion or about one-fourth of the world's population, making it both the most populous and the most densely populated geographical region in the world.[8] Overall, it accounts for about 39.49% of Asia's population, over 24% of the world's population, and is home to a vast array of people.[9][10][11]
In 2010, South Asia had the world's largest populations of Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Jains and Zoroastrians.[12] South Asia alone accounts for 98.47% population of global Hindus, 90.5% of global Sikhs, 31% of global Muslims, 35 million Christians and 25 million Buddhists.[13][14][15][16]
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