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Bureau of South Asian Affairs Country Information

Countries

Afghanistan	Bangladesh	Bhutan	India
Maldives	Nepal	Pakistan	Sri Lanka

U.S. Embassies and Other Missions
U.S. Missions available on the web

U.S. Ambassadors or Chiefs of Missions
Current biographical information
Former U.S. Ambassadors to all posts abroad

Publications and More
South Asia: Fact Sheets and Other Information
Background Notes
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
Country Commercial Guides
Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices
Patterns of Global Terrorism
Independent States in the World
Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty

Contacts
State Department Country Desk Offices
Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts
Diplomatic List of Missions in the U.S.

Travel
Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets
Passport Services, Visas, and Other Travel Information
Foreign Consular Offices in the U.S.
Foreign Per Diem Rates

Related Sites
Country Studies/Area Handbooks (Library of Congress)
Publications and Handbooks (Central Intelligence Agency)
Regions and Countries (U.S. Agency for International Development)
Peace Corps

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