South Asia

Summary

South Asia is a region^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,711 views/month, #9 of 1,289).^[2]

Key Facts

• South Asia is in the country of Afghanistan^[3].
• South Asia is in the country of Bangladesh^[4].
• South Asia is in the country of Bhutan^[5].
• South Asia is in the country of India^[6].
• South Asia is in the country of Maldives^[7].
• South Asia is in the country of Nepal^[8].
• South Asia is on the body of water Bay of Bengal^[9].
• South Asia's continent is recorded as Asia^[10].
• South Asia's instance of is recorded as region^[11].
• South Asia's shares border with is recorded as Central Asia^[12].
• South Asia's shares border with is recorded as East Asia^[13].
• South Asia's shares border with is recorded as Southeast Asia^[14].
• South Asia's shares border with is recorded as West Asia^[15].
• South Asia's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316429285^[16].
• South Asia's GND ID is recorded as 4058406-9^[17].
• South Asia's locator map image is recorded as South Asia (orthographic projection) without national boundaries.svg^[18].
• South Asia's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00567661^[19].
• South Asia's part of is recorded as Asia^[20].
• South Asia's part of is recorded as Asia-Pacific^[21].
• South Asia's Commons category is recorded as South Asia^[22].
• South Asia's said to be the same as is recorded as Indian subcontinent^[23].
• South Asia's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D000095143^[24].
• South Asia's highest point is recorded as Mount Everest^[25].
• South Asia's highest point is recorded as K2^[26].
• South Asia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 26.9, 'lon': 72.2}^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Afghanistan^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Afghanistan^[29], founded in 1709^[30]; Bangladesh^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Bangladesh^[32], founded in 1971^[33]; Bhutan^[5], a sovereign state^[34], in Bhutan^[35], founded in 1907^[36]; India^[6], a country^[37], in India^[38], founded in 1947^[39]; Maldives^[7], a sovereign state^[40], in Maldives^[41], founded in 1965^[42]; and Nepal^[8], a landlocked country^[43], in Nepal^[44], founded in 1768^[45]. South Asia is on the body of water Bay of Bengal^[9]. Its continent is recorded as Asia^[10]. Part of include Asia^[20], a continent^[46] and Asia-Pacific^[21], a transcontinental region^[47].

Physical Characteristics

South Asia's population is recorded as {'amount': '+2027722296'}^[48].

Designation and Status

South Asia's instance of is recorded as region^[11].

Why It Matters

South Asia ranks in the top 0.7% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,711 views/month, #9 of 1,289).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]