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countries and facts for southwest asia.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| only fertile land in this country is found north of the hindu kush mountains; violent civil war in 1980s; Soviets attempted to keep communism in power; Taliban came to power after this civil war ended | Afghanistan |
| 1971 East Pakistan declared its independence from West Pakistan and renamed itself? | Bangladesh |
| has over 800 dialects and languages; it exports tea cotton and rubber; 1/3 the size of the US | India |
| known as Ceylon; it is the world's second largest producer of tea; the hindu tamil Tigers waged a guerrilla war against the buddhist majority in this country | Sri Lanka |
| Himalayas occupy about 90% of this country; 8 of the world's 10 tallest peaks are located here | Nepal |
| The language spoken in this country is Dzongkha (a Tibetan dialect) and the majority of people practice Buddhism. Known as the "Land of Dragons". | Bhutan |
| country was created as a homeland for muslims living in India; Urdu is the official language | Pakistan |
| the most populous democracy is??? | India |
| date east Pakistan gained independence and name themselves Bangladesh | 1971 |
| The Hindu triad of gods includes Brahma, Vishnu and? | Shiva |
| who controlled trade in India and had governing power until 1857? | British East India Company |
| In what year did India achieve Independence? | 1947 |