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2. Research - if it has been said it will be on the internet. Ignorance is no longer a justifiable reason for buying the wrong thing. Take the time to research in detail everything that you could possible want to know about
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4. Questions - Got a question about South Asia then search the Forums, FAQ's, Blogs etc. Don't be afraid to ask .....
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6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your South Asia wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.
7. Feedback - happy with your South Asia then let people know, after all you are depending on others people input in your buying decision, so why not give a little back.
8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the South Asia site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site
9. Contact - got a question about South Asia, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.
10. Payment - ready to pay for your South Asia, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.
South Asia, also known as
Southern Asia, is a
southern
geopolitics region of the Asian
continent comprising territories on and in proximity to the Indian subcontinent. It is surrounded by (from west to east) Southwest Asia, Central Asia,
East Asia, and
Southeast Asia.
Definitions and usage
South Asia consists of the following countries and territories, these countries are also currrent members of the
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (except British Indian Ocean Territory):
Also sometimes included (for assumed cultural and/or historical reasons):
- Center for South Asia Studies: University of California, Berkeley Center for South Asia Outreach UW-Madison Department of South Asia Studies: University of Pennsylvania South Asia: Data, Projects, and Research MAPS SHOWING GEOLOGY, OIL AND GAS FIELDS AND GEOLOGICAL PROVINCES OF SOUTH ASIA Includes AfghanistanAfghanistan-Tajikistan Bridge Links Central, South Asia Refers to Afghanistan as South Asian and Tajikistan as Central Asian
- , because it was part of the British Raj
- Tibet Center for South Asia Studies: University of California, Berkeley Center for South Asia Outreach UW-Madison Department of South Asia Studies: University of Pennsylvania South Asia Language Resource Center: The University of Chicago AIIS Advanced Language Programs in India Tibet is located on the Tibetan Plateau which is in Central Asia.
The United Nations further includes Iran as part of
Southern Asia: Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings, United Nations website
The term
Indian subcontinent aptly describes those regions which geophysically lie on the
Indian Plate, bordered on the north by the
Eurasian Plate. Geopolitically
Southern Asia subsumes the Indian subcontinent: it also includes territories found internal to the Indian Plate and in proximity to it. Afghanistan, for instance, is sometimes grouped in this region due to sociopolitical and ethnic (Pashtun) ties to neighbouring Pakistan, whilst Pakistani regions west of the Indus are sometimes described as being in Central Asia, due to historical connections. A good proportion of the Pakistani land mass is not on the Indian plate, but on the fringes of the
Iranian plateau. As in the case of the
Hindukush mountains, everything to the south-east of the Iranian Plateau is considered South Asia.
Controversy over the definition
The definition of South Asia can vary greatly from person to person. Most sources commonly accept Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Chagos Islands, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka as South Asian. The controversy originates over Afghanistan, Iran, and Tibet. Afghanistan and Tibet are often considered South Asian by many universities' departments of South Asian studiesCenter for South Asia Studies: University of California, Berkeley Center for South Asia Outreach UW-Madison Department of South Asia Studies: University of Pennsylvania South Asia Language Resource Center: The University of Chicago AIIS Advanced Language Programs in India , especially those referenced above, but this definition is not universal. Another controversy grows over Iran, as Iran is considered South Asian only by the UN. Controversial race researcher
Richard Lynn has defined Southern Asia as "from Bangladesh in the east through India, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, the Gulf states, the near East, and Turkey"Race Differences in Intelligence by Richard Lynn pg 79, 2006. Adding to this debate is the Middle East's definition of G8 which includes both Pakistan and Afghanistan as part of Middle East and not South Asia. See:
Middle East and Greater Middle East.
Demography and history
s.The peoples of the region possess several distinguishing features that set them apart anthropologically from the rest of Asia; the dominant peoples and cultures are
Indo-Aryans and Dravidian people, and have a great affinity with the
Iranian Plateau and the
Caucasus particularly in the north west region of South Asia encompassing the modern states of Pakistan and
Afghanistan.
Persian people, Arab and Turkish people cultural traditions from the west also form an integral part of Islamic South Asian culture, but have been radically adapted to form a
Muslim culture distinct from what is found in the Middle East e.g. pilgrimage to
dargahs.
South Asia ranks among the
world's most densely-populated regions. About 1.6 billion people live here – about one-fourth of all the people in the world. The region's population density of 305 persons per square kilometre is more than seven times the world average.
The region has a long history. Ancient civilizations developed in the
Dwaraka region and the
Indus River Valley. The region was at its far more prosperous before the 18th century, when the
Mughal Empire held sway in the north and the Maratha Empire held sway in the south and central; European
colonialism led to its expansion in the region, by Portuguese India and Netherlands, and later British Raj and to a lesser degree
French colonial empire. Most of the region gained independence from Europe by the late
1940s.
Religion
{| class="wikitable"|https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html#People|Sunni Muslim (80%), Shi'a Muslim (19%), other (1%)|-|https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bg.html|Muslim (83%), Hindu (16%), Other (1.0%)|-|http://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_32_1.asp|Christian (45.55%), Hindu (38.55%), Muslim (9.25%), Non-Religious (6.50%), Atheist (0.10%), Other (0.05%)|-|https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bt.html#People|Buddhist (75%), Hindu (25%)|-|http://www.censusindia.net/religiondata/presentation_on_religion.pdf|Hindu (80.5%), Muslim (13.4%), Christian (2.3%), Sikh (1.9%), Buddhist (0.8%), Jain (0.4%), Others (0.6%)|-|https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ir.html#People|Shi'a Muslim (89%), Sunni Muslim (9%), Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i (2%)|-|http://www.themaldives.com/Maldives/Maldives_Religion.htm|Sunni Muslim (100%)|-||Theravada Buddhism (89%), Muslim (4%), Christian (4%), Animist (1%), others (including Hinduism) (2%))|-|http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Nepal.pdf|Hindu (80.6%), Buddhist (10.7%), Muslim (4.2%), Kirat (Religion) (3.6%)|-|http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/pop_by_religion.pdf|Muslim (96.28%), Christian (1.59%), Hindu (0.25%),
Qadiani (0.22%)]|Buddhist, Bön, Muslim, and others... (Data Unknown)|}
References
See also
Other subregions in Asia
- East Asia
- South-East Asia
- Central Asia
- North Asia
- West Asia
External links
- BBC News South Asia
- Himal Southasian magazine
- South Asian Note
- Birding in South Asia
- South Asian Awareness Network Conference Website
- Global Media Publications Website
South Asia, also known as
Southern Asia, is a
southern geopolitics region of the
Asian
continent comprising territories on and in proximity to the
Indian subcontinent. It is surrounded by (from west to east)
Southwest Asia,
Central Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia.
Definitions and usage
South Asia consists of the following countries and territories, these countries are also currrent members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (except British Indian Ocean Territory):
Also sometimes included (for assumed cultural and/or historical reasons):
- Center for South Asia Studies: University of California, Berkeley Center for South Asia Outreach UW-Madison Department of South Asia Studies: University of Pennsylvania South Asia: Data, Projects, and Research MAPS SHOWING GEOLOGY, OIL AND GAS FIELDS AND GEOLOGICAL PROVINCES OF SOUTH ASIA Includes AfghanistanAfghanistan-Tajikistan Bridge Links Central, South Asia Refers to Afghanistan as South Asian and Tajikistan as Central Asian
- , because it was part of the British Raj
- Tibet Center for South Asia Studies: University of California, Berkeley Center for South Asia Outreach UW-Madison Department of South Asia Studies: University of Pennsylvania South Asia Language Resource Center: The University of Chicago AIIS Advanced Language Programs in India Tibet is located on the Tibetan Plateau which is in Central Asia.
The
United Nations further includes Iran as part of
Southern Asia: Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings, United Nations website
The term
Indian subcontinent aptly describes those regions which geophysically lie on the
Indian Plate, bordered on the north by the
Eurasian Plate. Geopolitically
Southern Asia subsumes the Indian subcontinent: it also includes territories found internal to the Indian Plate and in proximity to it. Afghanistan, for instance, is sometimes grouped in this region due to sociopolitical and ethnic (Pashtun) ties to neighbouring Pakistan, whilst Pakistani regions west of the Indus are sometimes described as being in Central Asia, due to historical connections. A good proportion of the Pakistani land mass is not on the Indian plate, but on the fringes of the Iranian plateau. As in the case of the Hindukush mountains, everything to the south-east of the Iranian Plateau is considered South Asia.
Controversy over the definition
The definition of South Asia can vary greatly from person to person. Most sources commonly accept Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Chagos Islands, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka as South Asian. The controversy originates over Afghanistan, Iran, and Tibet. Afghanistan and Tibet are often considered South Asian by many universities' departments of South Asian studiesCenter for South Asia Studies: University of California, Berkeley Center for South Asia Outreach UW-Madison Department of South Asia Studies: University of Pennsylvania South Asia Language Resource Center: The University of Chicago AIIS Advanced Language Programs in India , especially those referenced above, but this definition is not universal. Another controversy grows over Iran, as Iran is considered South Asian only by the UN. Controversial race researcher
Richard Lynn has defined Southern Asia as "from Bangladesh in the east through India, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, the Gulf states, the near East, and Turkey"Race Differences in Intelligence by Richard Lynn pg 79, 2006. Adding to this debate is the Middle East's definition of G8 which includes both Pakistan and Afghanistan as part of Middle East and not South Asia. See: Middle East and
Greater Middle East.
Demography and history
s.The peoples of the region possess several distinguishing features that set them apart anthropologically from the rest of Asia; the dominant peoples and cultures are
Indo-Aryans and Dravidian people, and have a great affinity with the Iranian Plateau and the Caucasus particularly in the north west region of South Asia encompassing the modern states of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Persian people,
Arab and Turkish people cultural traditions from the west also form an integral part of
Islamic South Asian culture, but have been radically adapted to form a Muslim culture distinct from what is found in the Middle East e.g. pilgrimage to dargahs.
South Asia ranks among the world's most densely-populated regions. About 1.6 billion people live here – about one-fourth of all the people in the world. The region's population density of 305 persons per square kilometre is more than seven times the world average.
The region has a long history. Ancient civilizations developed in the Dwaraka region and the
Indus River Valley. The region was at its far more prosperous before the 18th century, when the
Mughal Empire held sway in the north and the Maratha Empire held sway in the south and central;
European
colonialism led to its expansion in the region, by
Portuguese India and Netherlands, and later
British Raj and to a lesser degree French colonial empire. Most of the region gained independence from Europe by the late 1940s.
Religion
{| class="wikitable"|https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html#People|Sunni Muslim (80%), Shi'a Muslim (19%), other (1%)|-|https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bg.html|Muslim (83%), Hindu (16%), Other (1.0%)|-|http://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_32_1.asp|Christian (45.55%), Hindu (38.55%), Muslim (9.25%), Non-Religious (6.50%), Atheist (0.10%), Other (0.05%)|-|https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bt.html#People|Buddhist (75%), Hindu (25%)|-|http://www.censusindia.net/religiondata/presentation_on_religion.pdf|Hindu (80.5%), Muslim (13.4%), Christian (2.3%), Sikh (1.9%), Buddhist (0.8%), Jain (0.4%), Others (0.6%)|-|https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ir.html#People|Shi'a Muslim (89%), Sunni Muslim (9%), Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i (2%)|-|http://www.themaldives.com/Maldives/Maldives_Religion.htm|Sunni Muslim (100%)|-||Theravada Buddhism (89%), Muslim (4%), Christian (4%), Animist (1%), others (including Hinduism) (2%))|-|http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Nepal.pdf|Hindu (80.6%), Buddhist (10.7%), Muslim (4.2%), Kirat (Religion) (3.6%)|-|http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/other_tables/pop_by_religion.pdf|Muslim (96.28%), Christian (1.59%), Hindu (0.25%),
Qadiani (0.22%)]|Buddhist, Bön, Muslim, and others... (Data Unknown)|}
References
See also
Other subregions in Asia
External links
- BBC News South Asia
- Himal Southasian magazine
- South Asian Note
- Birding in South Asia
- South Asian Awareness Network Conference Website
- Global Media Publications Website
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