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South Asia. South Asia. Six countries in the South Asia region are shown on the map on the following slide: India Iran Pakistan Maldives Nepal Sri Lanka. South Asia. Iran. Pakistan. India. Nepal. Maldives. Sri Lanka. India. The capital of India is Delhi (New Delhi).
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South Asia • Six countries in the South Asia region are shown on the map on the following slide: • India • Iran • Pakistan • Maldives • Nepal • Sri Lanka
South Asia Iran Pakistan India Nepal Maldives Sri Lanka
India • The capital of India is Delhi (New Delhi). • Some main cities are Bangalore, Calcutta, Bombay and Madras. • The common languages used are Hindi, English and Punjabi. • The currency used is Indian Rupee.
Iran • The capital city of Iran is Tehran. • Main cities include Shiraz, Esfahan and Mashhad. • The languages used in Iran are Farsi (Persian), Turkic languages and Kurdish. • The currency used in Iran is Touman.
Pakistan • The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad. • Main cities include Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad. • Urdu and Punjabi are the languages spoken. • The currency used is the Pakistan rupee.
Maldives • The capital of Maldives is Male. • The language used is Divehi. • The currency used is the Maldivian rufiyaa.
Nepal • The capital of Nepal is Kathmandu. • Main cities include Biratnagar and Lalitpur. • The languages used are Nepali and Indian languages. • The currency used is the Nepalese rupee.
Sri Lanka • The capital city is Colombo. • Some of the main cities are Jaffna, Kandy, Galle and Trincomalee. • The languages spoken are Sinhalese, Tamil and English. • The currency used is the Sri Lanka rupee.