What is South Asia?
{{distinguish|Southeast Asia|East Asia}} {{refimprove|date=September 2009}} [[File:South Asia (orthographic projection) without national boundaries.svg|right|200px]] [[File:India and South Asia Köppen climate map with legend.jpg|thumb|Climate zones of South Asia]] '''South Asia''' (or '''Southern Asia''') is the southern part of the continent of [[Asia]].There are 8 countries that are generally included in this region. It is surrounded by (clockwise) [[Middle East|West Asia]], [[Central Asia]], [[Eastern Asia]], [[Southeastern Asia]] and the [[Indian Ocean]]. Countries in this part of the world are as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/0,,contentMDK:21133060~pagePK:146736~piPK:146830~theSitePK:223547,00.html|title=Afghanistan|accessdate=13 December 2014|archive-date=3 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503090717/http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/0,,contentMDK:21133060~pagePK:146736~piPK:146830~theSitePK:223547,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/asia/south-asia/afghanistan.aspx|title=Afghanistan|accessdate=13 December 2014|archive-date=1 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101205850/http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/asia/south-asia/afghanistan.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://saarc-sec.org/afghanistan/|title=South Asian Association For Regional Coorporation|access-date=2014-12-21|archive-date=2015-01-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104200445/http://www.saarc-sec.org/afghanistan/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * {{flagdeco|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan}} [[Afghanistan]] * {{flag|Bangladesh}} * {{flag|Bhutan}} * {{flag|India}} * {{IRI}} * {{flag|Maldives}} * {{flag|Nepal}} * {{flag|Pakistan}} * {{flag|Sri Lanka}} * The [[natural resource]] most used by the people is the rich land. Most of the people living there are [[farmer]]s. They produce a lot of [[cashew]]s, [[rice]], [[peanut]]s, [[sesame]]