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Afghanistan Economy
By Tour Guide
Posted in Afghanistan, Latest Posts on 8 July 2008
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Afghanistan is an extremely poor, landlocked and highly dependent on foreign aids, agriculture and trade with neighboring countries. However, Afghanistan’s economy is recovering from decades of conflict. It has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. Real GDP growth exceeded 7 % in 2007.
Afghanistan’s mainstay is agriculture. The agricultural products they [...]

History of Nepal
By Tour Guide
Posted in Latest Posts, Nepal on 8 July 2008
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Modern Nepal was created in the latter half of the 18th century when Prithvi Narayan Shah, the ruler of the small principality of Gorkha, formed a unified country from a number of independent hill states. The country was frequently called the Gorkha Kingdom, the source of the term “Gurkha” used for Nepali soldiers.
After 1800, [...]

Sri Lanka Weather
By Tour Guide
Posted in Latest Posts, Sri Lanka on 6 July 2008
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Sri Lanka has a climate of tropical monsoons; north-east monsoon (December to March) and south-west monsoon (June to October), due to proximity to equator. So the temperature is plain and high throughout the year. The average temperature in Colombo is 27 ºC with a humidity that varies from 70% at day time and 90% during [...]

Fast Facts - Bangladesh
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Posted in Bangladesh, Latest Posts on 6 July 2008
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Official name: People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Geographic coordinates: 23°42′N, 90°21′E
Land area: 51,703 sq mi (133,911 sq km)
Total area: 55,598 sq mi (144,000 sq km)
Population: 150,448,339 (2007)
Government: Parliamentary Republic
President: lajuddin Ahmed (2002)
Prime Minister: vacant
Head of Interim Government: Fakhruddin Ahmed (2007)
Languages: Bengali (Bangla) (official) English
Capital and the largest city: Dhaka
Other large cities: Chittagong, Khulna
Religion: Islam 83%, Hindu 16%, [...]