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South Asia
South Asia'''South Asia''' comprises the countries lying between the Himalayas and the Indian Ocean, some of which were part of the British Empire.
== Countries ==
*Bangladesh
*Bhutan
*India
*Maldives
*Nepal
*Pakistan
*Sri Lanka
== Understand ==
There are some common specificities about this area, mainly climate and culture.
Apart from the Himalayas, the climate is tropical, with monsoon in summer and dry winter. However, you have the extremes of this climate, i.e. in Western Pakistan monsoon is quite non-existent and in Southern India, it lasts for six months. Sri Lanka even has two monsoons, one in May, one in October/November.
Influence of the Indian culture can be seen everywhere. There are three main religions : Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism.
== Get in ==
International airports include
*Bangladesh - Dhaka
*Bhutan - Paro (near Thimphu)
*India - Delhi, Bombay, Chennai (Madras), Cochin|Kochi (Cochin), Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kozhikode (Calicut), Ahmedabad, Hyderabad
*Maldives - Male
*Nepal - Kathmandu
*Pakistan - Karachi
*Sri Lanka - Colombo
Many flights from North America arrive via Bangkok in Thailand.
== Get around ==
* Istanbul to New Delhi over land
== See also==
*Southeast Asia
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