SOUTH ASIA
Posted on 12/09/2013 12:21:52 PM PST by SeekAndFind
RE: Now we know what a south asian is.
I know you know this. But this is for those who don’t know....
Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia and the Philippines are collectively bunched together as South EAST Asian. They have in fact a geo-political and economic free trade organisation called ASEAN ( Association of South East Asian Nations).
On the other hand, South Asia or Southern Asia (As opposed to SOUTH EAST ASIAN), is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities, also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east.
Topographically, it is dominated by the Indian Plate, which rises above sea level as the Indian subcontinent south of the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush. South Asia is bounded on the south by the Indian Ocean and on land (clockwise, from west) by West Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia.
Different sources vary in their statements of which nations are part of the region. For example, according to the United Nations geographical region classification, Southern Asia comprises the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
However, the United Nations notes that the “assignment of countries or areas to specific groupings is for statistical convenience and does not imply any assumption regarding political or other affiliation of countries or territories.”
By some definitions, some of those nations are not part of the region, and by some definitions, Burma and Tibet are also included in the region.
Bring out the canes!
The police were not violent enough. Arsonists should be killed.
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