Countries

Area: 144,000 sq km (55,599 sq miles)
Population: 164.4 million (UN, 2010)
Capital City: Dhaka, 6.7 million population (approx)
People: Bengalis (98%), and small numbers of tribes people.
Languages: Bangla, and some tribal languages. English is quite widely spoken by those with education.
Religion(s): Islam (89%), Hinduism (10%). Buddhists and Christians make up about 1% of the population

Caravan of Mercy run numerous projects in Bangladesh, such as building water wells, running of schools/Makaatib, orphan sponsorship and self supporting projects. Most of our projects are carried out in the deprived districts of Sunamgunj, Sirajgunj, Kurigram and Dinajpur, difficult to access rural areas.

Gambia

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Area: 4,007 sq mi – The smallest country on mainland Africa
Water: 11.5%
Population:  1.849 million (2013)
Capital City: Banjul
People: The Gambia is made up of several ethnic groups, including the Mandinka (the largest), the Fula, the Wolof, the Jola and the Serahuli.
Language(s): English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, and other indigenous languages are widely spoken.
Religion(s): The Gambia is predominantly Muslim (90%), but there is a significant Christian community (8%) and indigenous beliefs (2%) are also practised. Religious tolerance is good.
Currency: Gambian dalasi

The Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, as well as one of the poorest. Poverty is prevalent and largely rural. More than 60 per cent of the rural population is classified as poor. Despite the presence of the Gambia River, which runs through the middle of the country, only one-sixth of the land is arable.

Annually, poor people in rural areas face the ‘hungry season’, a 2-4 month period at the peak of the rainy season, between July and September, when household food stocks are low or minimal.

Caravan of Mercy has been working in The Gambia since 2006, having set up a registered office there, we have successfully built 2 schools and an orphanage.

Ghana

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Area: 239,000 sq km
Population: 24,791,073 (2011 estimate)
Capital City: Accra, 2.269 million (2009 estimate)
People and languages: The official language is English. There are around 75 spoken languages and numerous ethnic groups, including the Akan, the Mossi, the Ewe, the Ga-Adangme, the Fante, and the Hausa

 

India

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Area: 3,287,623m sq km (1,269,219 sq miles)
Population: 1.21 billion (provisional Government of India Census data, 2011)
Capital City: New Delhi
Languages: The official language of India is Hindi, written in the Devanagari script and spoken by some 30% of the population as a first language. Since 1965 English has been recognised as an ‘associated language’. In addition there are 18 main and regional languages recognised for adoption as official state languages.

Yemen

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Area: 115.7/sq mi
Population: 23,833,000
Capital City: Sana’a
Languages: Arabic

Pakistan

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Area: 803,940 sq km (499,545 sq miles)
Capital City: Islamabad

Population: 177 million
Population below poverty line: 43 million
Literacy rate: Male: 63% / Female: 35.2% / Total: 49.9%

Languages spoken: Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun, Urdu, Balochi, English and many other local languages
Religions: Islam (97%), Hinduism, Christianity and others (3%)