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Population: 22 million
Below poverty line: n/a
Per capita income: n/a

Population: 1,123 million
Below poverty line: 29% (2000)
GNI per capita income: $950

Population: 162 million
Below poverty line: 33%
GNI per capita income: $870

Population:159 million
Below poverty line: 50% (2000)
Per capita income: $470

Population:28 million
Below poverty line: 42% (2000)
GNI per capita income: $340

Population:20 million
Below poverty line: n/a
GNI per capita income: $1,540

Population:0.66 million
Below poverty line: n/a
GNI per capita income: $1,770

Population:0.31 million
Below poverty line: n/a
GNI per capita income: $3,200

With a combined population of some 1.4 billion, South Asia is home to half the world’s poor. Strong economic growth gives these countries the opportunity to eliminate pervasive poverty in our lifetime. The World Bank is helping them achieve this goal.

Agriculture
Climate Change
Decentralization
Education
Financial Mgt
Gender
Governance
Growth

HIV/AIDS
Poverty
Regional Integration
Social Protection
Trade
Transport
Water

South Asia

- Agriculture
- Climate Change
- Decentralization
- Education
- Governance
- Growth
- HIV/AIDS
- Poverty
- Social Protection
- Trade
- Transport

- Agriculture
- Climate Change
- Decentralization
- Education
- Governance
- Growth
- HIV/AIDS
- Poverty
- Social Protection
- Trade
- Transport

- Agriculture
- Climate Change
- Decentralization
- Education
- Governance
- HIV/AIDS
- Natural Heritage
- Poverty
- Social Protection
- Transport

- Agriculture
- Climate Change
- Decentralization
- Education
- HIV/AIDS
- Hydropower
- Malnutrition
- Social Protection
- Trade
- Transport
- Urban
- Water

- Agriculture
- Climate Change
- Education
- HIV/AIDS
- Small States
- Social Protection
- Transport

- Agriculture
- Climate Change
- Decentralization
- Education
- Governance
- Growth
- HIV/AIDS
- Poverty
- Social Protection
- Trade
- Transport

- Agriculture
- Climate Change
- Decentralization
- Education
- Governance
- Growth
- HIV/AIDS
- Water
- Poverty
- Social Protection
- Trade
- Transport

- Agriculture
- Climate Change
- Decentralization
- Education
- Governance
- Growth
- HIV/AIDS
- Poverty
- Social Protection
- Trade
- Transport

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