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Preferred term

Southern Asia  

Definition

  • A geographic region of the Asian continent bordered in the north by the countries of Central Asia and in the south by the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, extending westward into Iran and eastward into China, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Burma, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7951

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