Countries of South Asia

©2008, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 9, Lesson 3

Countries of South Asia


Country AClues Data

Population 153,546,896

Median Age 22.8 yrs

Growth Rate 2.022%

Birth Rate 28.86/1000 people

Death Rate 8/1000 people

Infant Mortality Rate 57.45/1000 live births

Fertility Rate 3.08 children/woman

Life Expectancy 63.21 yrs

Per Capita GDP $1400

Arable Land 55.39%

Agriculture 63%

Industry 11%

Services 26%


Bangladesh • Slightly smaller than Iowa; mostly a river

plain. Prone to flooding.• A parliamentary democracy• Population: 154 million people• Languages: Bangla (Bengali) and English• Independent since 1971.• Primarily Muslim


ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT(BANGLADESH)

• Per capita GDP: $1400• 45% live below poverty line.• Agriculture and Textiles are main industries.• Cultivation of rice is the single most important

agricultural activity.• ONE OF THE WORLD’S POOREST AND

LEAST DEVELOPED STATES• Less than ½ million internet users


Country BClues Data


Median Age 20.5 yrs

Growth Rate 1.999%


Death Rate 7.85/1000 people





Arable Land 24.44%

Agriculture 42%

Industry 20%

Services 38%


Pakistan

• 2x size of California

• A federal republic

• Population: 173 million people

• Languages: Urdu and English,

• Independent since 1947.

• Primarily Muslim


Economic Development: Pakistan

• Per capita GDP: $2400

• 24% live below the poverty line.

• Agriculture and textiles are significant industries.

• 12 million Internet users


Country CClues Data


Median Age 20.7 yrs

Growth Rate 2.095%



Infant Mortality Rate 62/1000 live births




Arable Land 16.07%

Agriculture 38%

Industry 20%

Services 42%


Nepal• Size of Arkansas

• A parliamentary democracy

• Population: 30 million people

• Languages: Primarily Nepali

• Primarily Hindu with approximately 10% Buddhist


Economic Development: Nepal

• Per capita GDP: $1,000

• 31% live below poverty line

• Tourism is a significant industry.

• Only 250,000 Internet users


Country DClues Data

Population 1,147,995,904

Median Age 25.1yrs

Growth Rate 1.578%






Per Capital GDP $2600

Arable Land 48.83%

Agriculture 60%

Industry 12%

Services 28%


India• ¾ of all South Asia land area;

slightly more than 1/3 of the U.S.

• A federal republic• Population: 1.150 billion people• 28% Urbanized• 15 official languages. English

and Hindi most common. • Primarily Hindu


Economic Development: India• GDP per capita: $2600


• A mixture of traditional village farming and modern agriculture

• Clothing and handicrafts are significant industry

• 60 million Internet users


Country EClues Data


Median Age 30.4 yrs

Growth Rate 0.943%


Death Rate 6.07 /1000 people



Life Expectancy 74.97yrs


Arable Land 13.96%

Agriculture 11.7%

Industry 29.9%

Services 58.4%


SRI LANKA

• Slightly larger than West Virginia

• Republic • Population: 21 million

people• Languages: Sinhala

and Tamil • Primarily Buddhist

(70%)

DIVISION:• SOUTH (MAJORITY OF

POPULATION)• ARYAN• BUDDHISTS• SPEAK SINHALA

(INDO-EUROPEAN)

• NORTH (18% OF THE POPULATION)

• DRAVIDIAN• HINDU• TAMIL LANGUAGE


Economic Development: Sri Lanka

• GDP per capita: $4,000


• Rubber, tea and coconuts are major agricultural products.

• 428,000 Internet users


Country FClues Data

Population 682,321

Median Age 23.5 yrs

Growth Rate 1.301%






Per Capita GDP $5,200

Arable Land 2.3%

Agriculture 22%

Industry 37.9%

Services 39.8%


Bhutan• ½ the size of Indiana• Constitutional monarchy expected in 2008• Population: 700 thousand people• Official language: Dzongkha (pronounced

“zonka”) • Primarily Buddhist (75%)


Economic Development: Bhutan

• GDP per capita: $5,200


• Agriculture, cement, wood products and electricity are significant industries

• 30,000 Internet users


Country GClues Data


Median Age 36.7 yrs

Growth Rate 0.883%






Per Capita GDP $45,800

Arable Land 18.01%

Agriculture 1.2%

Industry 19.8%

Services 79%


Major Political Issue: KASHMIR• INDEPENDENCE & PARTITION

– JAMMU & KASHMIR faced with the choice of joining either Hindu India or Muslim Pakistan.

– KASHMIR – Hindu Maharaja but Muslim population.

• 1947 – Pakistani tribesmen invade

• Maharaja flees to Delhi and Indian troops move in.

• Fighting continues today although there is an official cease-fire.

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