South Asia

South Asia or Southern Asia is the southern region of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethnocultural terms. Topographically, it is dominated by the Indian Plate and defined largely by the Indian Ocean on the south, and the Himalayas and Karakoram mountains on the north. The Amu Darya, which rises in the Pamir Mountains north of the Hindu Kush, forms part of the northwestern border. On land (clockwise), South Asia is bounded by Western Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia.

Similar to Africa's condition, South Asia's young population provides it a large number of people in the working-age. Thus, this has led to many improvements in the previously poor region. South Asian economies are gaining more influence around the world, and many areas are improving.