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South Asia has a total area of 5.2 million sq.km (2 million sq.mi), which is 10% of the Asian continent. [28] The population of South Asia is estimated to be 2.04 billion [6] or about one-fourth of the world's population, making it both the most populous and the most densely populated geographical region in the world. [29]
Name Nation View Population Mayor or governor Dhaka Bangladesh 6,594,962 (2013) North Dhaka: Atiqul Islam. South Dhaka: Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh. Islamabad Pakistan 1,330,000 (2011)
The precise definition of an "Indian subcontinent" in a geopolitical context is somewhat contested as there is no globally accepted definition on which countries are a part of South Asia or the Indian subcontinent. [59] [60] [61] [4] Whether called the Indian subcontinent or South Asia, the definition of the geographical extent of this region ...
Bhutan [a] officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, [b] [14] is a landlocked country in South Asia situated in the Eastern Himalayas between China in the north and India in the south. With a population of over 727,145 [15] and a territory of 38,394 square kilometres (14,824 sq mi), Bhutan ranks 133rd in land area and 160th in population.
001 – World. Southeast Asia[a] is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania. [5] Southeast Asia is bordered to the north by East Asia, to the west by South Asia and the Bay of ...
Topographic map of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka, an island in South Asia shaped as a teardrop or a pear/mango, [168] lies on the Indian Plate, a major tectonic plate that was formerly part of the Indo-Australian Plate. [169] It is in the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal, between latitudes 5° and 10° N, and longitudes 79° and 82° E. [170]
A topographic and geographic limits map of Brunei. Brunei is a southeast Asian country consisting of two unconnected parts with a total area of 5,765 square kilometres (2,226 sq mi) on the island of Borneo. It has 161 kilometres (100 mi) of coastline next to the South China Sea, and it shares a 381 km (237 mi) border with Malaysia.
The more common school follows historical convention and treats Europe and Asia as different continents, categorizing East Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East as specific regions for more detailed analysis. Other schools equate the word "continent" to geographical "region" when referring to Europe and Asia in terms of physical geography.