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Countries in South Asia

6 countries in South Asia

All (217) East Asia & Pacific (37) Europe & Central Asia (58) Latin America & Caribbean (42) Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (23) North America (3) South Asia (6) Sub-Saharan Africa (48)

🇧🇩 Bangladesh

BGD
Pop. 173.6M Lower middle income

🇧🇹 Bhutan

BTN
Pop. 791.5K Lower middle income

🇮🇳 India

IND
Pop. 1.5B Lower middle income

🇲🇻 Maldives

MDV
Pop. 527.8K Upper middle income

🇳🇵 Nepal

NPL
Pop. 29.7M Lower middle income

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

LKA
Pop. 21.9M Upper middle income

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6 countries in South Asia appear in this filtered directory view.
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