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OUR NEIGHbOURING COUNTRIES
Lesson 5 Unit 5
- THE SAARC NATIONS

Objectives:

On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Describe details of SAARC nations.
• Write about their structures.

Introduction

We live in a family. We get help and co-operation from other members of
the family. Similarly, all the countries of the world form a global family. No
country can remain isolated. Therefore, co-operation between countries is
necessary. Countries therefore, have formed various types of associations

or groups which are helping them in many ways. There are many such
groups. One such group is SAARC. Let’s discuss about the location, size,
features, climate and socio-economic life of SAARC nations.
SAARC consists of eight nations; viz: Nepal, India,

Pakistan, Bhutan, Maldives, Srilanka, Bangladesh and
Afghanistan. It has a white flag with its logo.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a founding
member of SAARC. Dhaka is
the capital of this country. Bangladesh

Location and Boundaries Dhaka

Bangladesh is located to the
south-east of Nepal. It is
surrounded by India from three
sides, in the east, west and
north. The Bay of Bengal and
Myanmar are on its south.

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