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‘South Asian region is a home to variety of geographical features"". Prove the given statement by giving three evidences.

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Answered by amarpriya3006
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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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