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Subregions of South Asia include:

• Himalayan States - Northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh
• Indian Ocean Island Nations - Sri Lanka, the Maldives
• Southern India, Pakistan

South Asia ranks among the world's most densely-populated regions. About 1 1/3 billion people live there—about a third of all AsianThe term Asian can refer to something or someone from Asia. Its precise use varies depending on who is using it. In the United Kingdom and Anglophone Africa, the term Asian usually refers to people whose ethnic heritage is from the Indian subcontinent.s and a fifth of all the people in the world. The region's population density of 305 persons per km² is more than seven times the world average.

The region has a long history. Ancient civilisations developed in the Indus RiverThe Indus ( (known as Sindhu in ancient times) is the principal river of Pakistan. It originates in Tibet, flowing from the Himalayas in a north-westerly direction, and then turning south for nearly the entire length of Pakistan. The Indus Valley Civiliza Valley. The region was at its most prosperous before the 17th century, when the Mughal Empire held sway in the north; European colonialism lead to a new conquering of the region, by Portugal and Holland, and later Britain and to a lesser degree France. Most of the region gained independence from Europe in the late 1940s.

The concept of "South Asia" is useful in helping refer to the countries of the region as a group. Together with the term (" The Subcontinent"), the descriptor can be useful when discussing issues that affect the common history, culture, etc. of the countries. Citizens of South Asian countries besides India can sometimes be offended by the use of "India" or "Indian" in relation to them or their national, and some times even historial and cultural, origins.

See also: History of South Asia

Southern Asia sometimes refers to all of Asia that was not part of the Soviet Union.

Other subregions of Asia

• East Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Central Asia
• Southwest Asia or West Asia (One definition of the Middle East is synonymous with Southwest Asia)
• North Asia ( Siberia)
• Northern Eurasia (Extends into Europe)
• Central Eurasia (Extends into Europe)

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