Large region in southern Asia, subsumes the Indian tectonic plate
Geographical type: Region
Area: 4,400,000 km²
Notable Places
- Bangladesh - Territory in southern Asia on the Bay of Bengal, ruled since 1971 by the Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh
- India - Territory in southern Asia, ruled since 1947 by the Bhārat Gaṇarājya
- Pakistan - Territory in southern Asia, ruled since 1956 by the Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān[
Other Places
- Bhutan - Territory in central Asia, ruled since 2008 by the Kingdom of Bhutan
- Maldives - Islands in the Indian Ocean, ruled since 1968 by the Dhivehi Raa'jeyge Jumhooriyya
- Nepal - Territory in south Asia, ruled since 2008 by the Sanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl
- Sri Lanka - Island in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of India, ruled since 1972 by the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka