Himalayan states

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Himalayan states is the name given collectively to all the countries/states which contain the mountain range of the Himalayas. Geographically, the Himalayan states lie in the Indian subcontinent.

This definition includes the following countries and regions:

• Afghanistan
• Nepal
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• China
  • Tibet
• The following regions of the Republic of India:
  • Arunachal Pradesh
  • Himachal Pradesh
  • Jammu and Kashmir
  • Manipur
  • Meghalaya
  • Mizoram
  • Nagaland
  • Sikkim
  • Tripura
  • Uttarakhand
  • The Darjeeling district of West Bengal
• Pakistan
  • North Western Frontier Province (administrative province of Pakistan)
  • Gilgit Agency
• Disputed Kashmir region
  • Jammu
  • Ladakh
  • Siachen Glacier
  • Trans-Karakoram Tract
  • Aksai Chin
  • Azad Kashmir
  • Kali region / Mt. Kailash - Manasarovar Lake Region

Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism are the main religions in the Himalayan region.

[edit] See also

• Indian Ocean Island States
• Peninsular India