Our first stop in South Asia is Afghanistan, whose capital and largest city is Kabul, with a population of about 2.14 million people.  The total population of Afghanistan is about 25.1 million people.  The climate of Afghanistan is arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers.  The average temperature in January is 27F, while the average temperature in July is 76F.  Afghanistan only receives an average of 13 of rain per year.  38% of Afghanistans ethnic group is Pashtun, Tajiks 25%, Hazara 19%, Baloch 7%, Uzbek 6%, Turkmen 2%, Qizilbash 1%,and Other 1%.  84% of the country is Sunni Muslim, 15% of the country is Shia Muslim, and 1% is other.

  Our next country is Pakistan.  Pakistans total population is about 149.27 million people.  The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad, BUT the largest city is Karachi, with a population of about 10.27 million people.  The climate of Pakistan is mostly a hot, dry desert; temperate in the northeast and arctic in the north!  The average temperature in January is 50F, and in July the average temperature is 90F.  Pakistan receives and average of 38.0 of rain per year!  The ethnic groups of Pakistan were not available.  97% of the country beliefs are Muslim, while the other 3% are Christian, Hindu, and other.

  Our next country is India, whose population is about 1.047 billion people.  The capital of India is New Delhi, BUT the largest city is Bombay, with a population about 12.41 million people.  The climate of India varies from tropical monsoon in the south to temperate in the north.  The average temperature in January is 57.4F, and the average temperature in July is 87.8F.  India receives an average of 27.8 of rain annually.  72% of Indias ethnicity is Indo-Aryan, 25% of the population is Dravidian, and the other 3% is Mongoliad and other.  80% of India are Hindu, 14% Muslim, 2% Christian, 2% Sikh, 1% Buddhist, and the other 1% Jains.