Asia, Southern

Afghanistan

Country located north and west of Pakistan, and east of Iran. The capital is Kabul.

Asia, Western

The geographical designation for the countries of the MIDDLE EAST and the countries BANGLADESH; BHUTAN; INDIA; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; and SRI LANK…

Bahrain

An independent state, an archipelago in the western Persian Gulf, northwest of Qatar. It comprises low-lying islands of Bahrain (the largest…

Bangladesh

A country in Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India. The capital is Dhaka.

Bhutan

A kingdom in the eastern Himalayas on the northeast border of India, bounded on the north by Tibet, on the east by Assam, on the south by As…

Himalayas

Mountain system in southern Asia that forms a barrier between the Plateau of Tibet to the north and the plains of the Indian subcontinent to…

India

A country in southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan. The capitol is New Delhi.

Iran

A country bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan. The capital is Tehran.