1. Kashmir is located in the north of India and Pakistan, and south-west of China

2. Population: 5.600.000 Languages: Kashmiri, Indi, Urdu and Punjabi Religions: Sunni Islam, Shi'a Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism

3. Talking in Kashmiri: - Hello! كأشُر - How are you? كأوشُر زبان - What's your name? بان. ۵ -Please to meet you! ز۰ لچھ - Goodbye! See you! ري لۇکھ چ - Thank You! چھ اکھ آ یے بولان

4. The location of the country makes it politically conflictive

5. Typical Kashmir's landscape

6. The first settlements in Kashmir were made by Buddists

7. Hindus appeared in the 9 th century, building this enormous temple in the on the Takht- i-Suleiman Hill

8. A Muslim tomb, the Muslims and Hindus of Kashmir lived in relative harmony for centuries

9. As Kashmir is divided in 3 countries, the government is formed by the regions of these countries.

10. Indian part: Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Ladakh

11. Pakistani part: Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas Chinese part: Aksai Chin

12. Kashmir's economy is centred around agriculture

13. Knitting and pottery are the most powerful economies in the second sector

14. Tourism has a lot of power in this country

15. The economy was badly damaged by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake

16. Kashmiri cuisine includes dum aloo (boiled potatoes with spice), tzaman (cheese), rogan josh (lamb with spices), yakhiyn (lamb cooked in curd)

17. The typical Kashmiri costume

18. Jawaharlal Nehruwas the first prime minister of India, from 1947 until 1964

19. The K2 is a great mountain tourism attraction

20. The song Kashmir, by the british group Led Zeppelin, critisized the country's political situation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfR_HWMz gyc