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The Maldives

The Maldives archipelago located 300 miles south west of the tip of the India and 450 miles west of Sri Lanka is the perfect spot to go diving. The deep blue seas of Maldives are filled with exquisite marine life. The breath taking, never before seen coral reef gardens and multi-colored fishes are appreciated by divers as these waters are extremely lucid even at about 50 meters from water surface.

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SAARC.COM's Trade section is a Business to Business (B2B) portal aimed at providing a virtual platform to facilitate business interactions between the International as well as SAARC community of buyers and sellers.

Through its various channel services like Business Directories, Yellow Pages, Virtual Showrooms, Discussion Boards etc.

It has proposed regional free trade among member countries to help them grow exports and share each others benefits for improving living standard of their people.

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"A friendship founded on business is a good deal better than a business founded on friendship. "
John D. Rockefeller

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established when its Charter was formally adopted on December 8, 1985 by the Heads of State or Government of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

SAARC provides a platform for the peoples of South Asia to work together in a spirit of friendship, trust and understanding. It aims to accelerate the process of economic and social development in Member States.

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AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan is a culturally mixed nation, a crossroads between the East and the West, and has been an ancient focal point of trade and migration. It has an important geostrategical location, connecting South, Central and Southwest Asia.

BANGLADESH

Bangladesh’s economy is ranked 31st largest in the world. The most largest and successful industry is the garment industry and the current GDP of Bangladesh is at 57%. And the agricultural economy is pretty strong as most Bangladeshis earn their living from it

BHUTAN

Bhutan's indigenous population is the Drukpa. The Sharchops, Ngalops and the Lhotsampas are the three main ethnic groups. Bhutan's earliest residents, the Sharchops reside predominantly in eastern Bhutan. The Ngalops migrated from the Tibetan plains and are the importers of Buddhism to the kingdom.

INDIA

India is the largest democracy in the world. For most of its democratic history, the federal government has been led by the Indian National Congress (INC). State politics have been dominated by several national parties including the INC, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Communist Party of India (CPI), and various regional parties.

MALDIVES

The Maldives holds the record for being the flattest country in the world, with a maximum natural ground level of only 2.3 m (7½ ft), though in areas where construction exists this has been increased to several metres. Over the last century, sea levels have risen about twenty centimetres (8 in). The ocean is likely to continue rising and this threatens the existence of Maldives.

NEPAL

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.

PAKISTAN

Pakistan is a rapidly growing population. Pakistan has a mixture of many ethnic groups ranging from Pathans, Baluchis, Punjabis and Sindhis. 97% of the country is and Urdu is the official language, but Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Baluchi, and Brahui are also spoken. English is common among the upper classes and also in the government.

SRI LANKA

In February 1948, Sri Lanka became an independent member of the British Commonwealth. The country is now in the process of creating peace but in April 2006 this was disrupted by interethnic violence leaving the future of Sri Lanka in a balance. But one can only hope for the peace process for Sri Lanka will continue for the sake of its people and its beautiful land.

SAARC was officially founded on the 8th of December 1985 by the heads of states of the member countries; Maldives, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The goal of the organisation is to help to develop the region and to make trade and travel between these countries easier. It also provides a corridor of communication within many levels of governments on a vide variety of issues. transport, health and population activities,

Environment and climate change, Science and technology to name a few are important regions of corporation among member states. The host country of SAARC is held on a revolving basis on each of the member states and is coordinated by the secretariat of the organisation.

In this web site we would try to provide you with most up-to-date news and policies of tourism and import export regulations in the region. As we publish more articles and information through this initial developmental period of this site, we thank you for your patience and please feel free to direct your enquiries to our help desk via e-mail.

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