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Sri Lanka ( or ; Sinhalese :         ', Tamil :     " Ilakai "), officially the Democratic Socialist ___MASK94___ of Sri Lanka ( formerly known as Ceylon ), is an island country in South Asia near south - east India . Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest . China , officially the People ' s ___MASK94___ of China ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia . With a population of over 1 . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the ___MASK93___ of China , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , Chongqing , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . Indonesia ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the ___MASK94___ of Indonesia , is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast Asia with some territories in Oceania . Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans , it is the world ' s largest island country , with more than seventeen thousand islands . At , Indonesia is the world ' s 14th - largest country in terms of land area and world ' s 7th - largest country in terms of combined sea and land area . It has an estimated population of over 260 million people and is the world ' s fourth most populous country , the most populous Austronesian nation , as well as the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population . India , officially the ___MASK94___ of India (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; China , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . India ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . Delhi ( Dilli )       , officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi , is a city and a ___MASK54___ territory of India . It is bordered by Haryana on three sides and by Uttar Pradesh to the east . It is the most expansive city in India  about . It has a population of about 25 million , making it the second most populous city after Mumbai and most populous urban agglomeration in India and 3 largest urban area in the world . Urban expansion in Delhi has caused it to grow beyond the NCT to incorporate towns in neighbouring states . At its largest extent , there is a population of about 25 million residents . According to data released by Oxford Economics , Delhi NCR urban agglomeration has replaced Mumbai Metropolitan Region urban agglomeration as the economic capital of India . However the comparison of the figures specific to the Metropolis of Delhi and Metropolis of Mumbai was not provided by this institution . These figures however did not match with those revealed by the reserve bank of India , The economic survey of India , The economic survey of Delhi and Maharashtra . The ___MASK14___ ( INC , often called Congress ), is one of two major political parties in India ; the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party . Bangladesh ( , " The country of Bengal "), officially the People ' s ___MASK94___ of Bangladesh (                  " Gônôprôjatôntri Bangladesh "), is a country in South Asia . It shares land borders with India and Myanmar ( Burma ). Nepal , Bhutan and China are located near Bangladesh but do not share a border with it . The country ' s maritime territory in the Bay of Bengal is roughly equal to the size of its land area . Bangladesh is the world ' s eighth most populous country . Dhaka is its capital and largest city , followed by Chittagong which has the country ' s largest port . South India is the area encompassing the Indian states of Tamil Nadu , Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , Kerala , and Telangana as well as the ___MASK54___ territories of Andaman and Nicobar , Lakshadweep and Puducherry , occupying 19 . 31 % of India ' s area . Covering the southern part of the peninsular Deccan Plateau , South India is bounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east , the Arabian Sea in the west and the Indian Ocean in the south . The geography of the region is diverse with two mountain ranges - the Western and Eastern Ghats , bordering the plateau heartland . Godavari , Krishna , Kaveri , Tungabhadra and Vaigai rivers are important non - perennial sources of water . Bangalore , Chennai , Hyderabad , Visakhapatnam , Vijayawada , Coimbatore and Kochi are the largest urban areas . Myanmar , officially the ___MASK94___ of the ___MASK54___ of Myanmar and also known as Burma , is a sovereign state in South East Asia bordered by Bangladesh , India , China , Laos and Thailand . About one third of Myanmar ' s total perimeter of 5 , 876 km ( 3 , 651 miles ), forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1 , 930 km ( 1 , 200 miles ) along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea . The country ' s 2014 census revealed a much lower population than expected , with 51 million people recorded . Myanmar is 676 , 578 square kilometres ( 261 , 227 sq mi ) in size . Its capital city is Naypyidaw and its largest city is Yangon ( Rangoon ). Pakistan ( or ), officially the Islamic ___MASK94___ of Pakistan , is a federal parliamentary ___MASK94___ in South Asia on crossroads of Central Asia and Western Asia . It is the sixth - most populous country with a population exceeding 200 million people . It is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area with an area covering . Pakistan has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east , Afghanistan to the west , Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast respectively . It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan ' s narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north , and also shares a maritime border with Oman . Malayalam is a language spoken in India , predominantly in the state of Kerala . It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and was designated as a Classical Language in India in 2013 . It was developed to the current form mainly by the influence of the poet Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan in the 16th century . Malayalam has official language status in the state of Kerala and in the ___MASK54___ territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry . It belongs to the Dravidian family of languages and is spoken by some 38 million people . Malayalam is also spoken in the neighboring states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka ; with significant speakers in the Nilgiris , Kanyakumari and Coimbatore districts of Tamil Nadu , and Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka . Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic ___MASK94___ of Nepal , is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia . It has a population of 26 . 4 million and is the 93rd largest country by area . Bordering China in the north and India in the south , east , and west , it is the largest sovereign Himalayan state . Nepal does not border Bangladesh , which is located within only 27 km ( 17 mi ) of its southeastern tip . It neither borders Bhutan due to the Indian state of Sikkim being located in between . Nepal has a diverse geography , including fertile plains , subalpine forested hills , and eight of the world ' s ten tallest mountains , including Mount Everest , the highest point on Earth . Kathmandu is the nation ' s capital and largest city . It is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language . C . V . Padmarajan is an Indian politician and advocate from Paravur , Kollam , Kerala , India . He was a Minister in the Kerala Government , holding various portfolios including Finance , Electricity , Community Development , and Fisheries . He was also the ___MASK43___ President . Paravur (" Paravr "), or South Paravoor , is a town and a municipality in the Kollam district of the Indian state of Kerala . The Arabian Sea is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan and Iran , on the west by northeastern Somalia and the Arabian Peninsula , and on the east by India . Historically the sea has been known by other names including the Erythraean Sea and the Persian Sea . Its total area is and its maximum depth is . The Gulf of Aden is in the southwest , connecting the Arabian Sea to the ___MASK75___ Sea through the strait of Bab - el - Mandeb , and the Gulf of Oman is in the northwest , connecting it to the Persian Gulf . V . M . Sudheeran ( born 26 May 1948 ) is the President of the ___MASK43___ ( KPCC ), former Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly and Health Minister , is an active social and political leader in Kerala . He was born to V . S . Mama and Girija at a small village named Padiyam in Anthikad Panchayat of Thrissur district in Kerala . His wife is Latha Sudheeran . He has a son Sarin Sudheeran and a daughter . He was a Member of Parliament from the constituency of Alappuzha four times and a Member of Legislative Assembly from 1980 - 1996 . He was elected to Kerala State Assembly many times from Manalur Constituency . Lakshadweep (, Lakshadb ), formerly known as the Laccadive , Minicoy , and Aminidivi Islands , is a group of islands in the Laccadive Sea , off the south western coast of India . The archipelago is a ___MASK54___ Territory and is governed by the ___MASK54___ Government of India . They were also known as Laccadive Islands , although geographically this is only the name of the central subgroup of the group . " Lakshadweep " comes from " Lakshadweepa ", which means " one hundred thousand islands " in Sanskrit . The islands form the smallest ___MASK54___ Territory of India : their total surface area is just . The lagoon area covers about , the territorial waters area and the exclusive economic zone area . The region forms a single Indian district with ten sub divisions . Kavaratti serves as the capital of the ___MASK54___ Territory and the region comes under the jurisdiction of Kerala High Court . The islands are the northernmost of the Lakshadweep - Maldives - Chagos group of islands , which are the tops of a vast undersea mountain range , the Chagos - Laccadive Ridge . The Maldives (, or ), officially the ___MASK94___ of Maldives (""), is a South Asian island country , located in the Indian Ocean . It lies southwest of India and Sri Lanka . The chain of twenty - six atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to the Addu City in the south . Comprising a territory spanning roughly , the Maldives is one of the world ' s most geographically dispersed countries , as well as the smallest Asian country by both land area and population , with a little over 393 , 500 inhabitants . Malé is the capital and most populated city , traditionally called the " King ' s Island " for its central location . Kerala , historically known as Keralam , is an Indian state in South India on the Malabar coast . It was formed on 1 November 1956 following the States Reorganisation Act by combining Malayalam - speaking regions . Spread over , it is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast , Tamil Nadu to the east and south , and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west . With 33 , 387 , 677 inhabitants as per the 2011 Census , Kerala is the thirteenth - largest state by population and is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram . Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state . ___MASK43___ ( Kerala PCC or K . P . C . C ) is the unit of the ___MASK14___  the world ' s largest political organization  working in the state of Kerala . Its head office is situated at Trivandrum ( Thiruvananthapuram ). V . M . Sudheeran is the current president of KPCC The Andaman and Nicobar Islands , one of the seven ___MASK54___ territories of India , are a group of islands at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea . Tamil Nadu ( English pronunciation : ; ""; : ; literally ' The Land of Tamils ' or ' Tamil Country ') is one of the 29 states of India . Its capital and largest city is Chennai ( formerly known as Madras ). Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the ___MASK54___ territory of Puducherry and the South Indian states of Kerala , Karnataka , and Andhra Pradesh . It is bounded by the Eastern Ghats on the north , by the Nilgiri , the Anamalai Hills , and Kerala on the west , by the Bay of Bengal in the east , by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait on the southeast , and by the Indian Ocean on the south . The state shares a maritime border with the nation of Sri Lanka .