We are filling this area with information about Pakistan, India, and Kashmir for people in the U.S. to learn about.

Below is a link to recent coverage about trade between India and Pakistan in Kashmir by CNN.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/21/kashmir.trade.ap/index.html 

Through talking about our project, we hope to spread some of the awareness for this impoverished region.  Below are some cartograms and statistics relating to the problems of this region.

Statistics:   All these statistics come from the government of Jammu and Kashmir at http://www.ajk.gov.pk/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2354&Itemid=138

Kashmir is about 224,788 sq. km. (86,791 sq. mi.)  This is about the same size as Minnesota.
Population Density (U.S. v. Jammu and Kashmir): 31 to 324
Literacy Rate (U.S. v. Jammu Kashmir): 99 to 54.46 (Although the ratio of men to women within Kashmir is 66 to 42)

This is a view of India and Pakistan by night.  Notice the black at the top of where India and Pakistan meet.  This is Kashmir.

This is a cartogram of child mortality.   Notice how India and Pakistan are just as much of a problem with this as Africa is.  The 2 of them are just about the same size as the whole continent of Africa.

This is a cartogram for HIV/AIDS for the world.  India also has a major HIV/AIDS problem that most of the world is not aware of.  Help stop this problem.

Both cartograms were made by Mark Newman from University of Michigan.

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