‣ RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA IS VERY HIGH
‣ INFLUENCES INCLUDE BUDDHISM, ISLAM, AND CHRISTIANITY IN CENTRAL ASIA
‣ SOUTH ASIA HAS HINDUISM, ISLAM, CHRISTIANITY, BUDDHISM, SIKHISM, JAINISM, AND ZOROASTRIANISM
‣ LANGUAGE DIVERSITY IS ALSO VERY HIGH
‣ CENTRAL ASIAN LANGUAGES: VARIOUS TURKIC LANGUAGES ( UZBEK, KAZAKH), MONGOL AND RUSSIAN
‣ SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES: INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES (HINDI, URDU, BENGALI, SINHALESE) AS WELL AS
DRAVIDIAN LANGUAGES SUCH AS TAMIL, TELUGU. ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE FOR MANY.