India became independent on 15 August 1947. Pakistan became independent one day earlier on August 14 1947. At that time, British India was divided into Pakistan (with two sections West and East) which was Muslim and India which was largely Hindu.

This division was never satisfactorily completed. In 1971, East Pakistan seceeded from Pakistan and became the separate nation of Bangladesh. The status of Kashmir is still under dispute. Pakistan controls the northwest portion, India controls the central and southern portion and the People's Republic of China has occupied the northeastern portion.

Other countries which became independent on August 15 in other years include The The Republic of Congo 1960, Bahrain 1971, North Korea 1945 and South Korea 1945. Thi sinformation is available on the independence page in the government category.

Socioeconomic status indicates the position of a family in society. It is mainly based on family income, parental education level, parental occupation.

Families with high socioeconomic status generally have easy access to information on health, social, emotional and cognitive development of their children. They are also better able to provide their young children with books and toys and encourage their children's learning.

Which country is the poorest depends on how you measure wealth.
Some methods of determining wealth include:

• per capita GDP
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• PPP (Purchasing power parity) GDP
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• The proportion of people living on less than $US1 per day.


• The proportion of the population living below the poverty line.


• The amount of time a person needs to work to buy a loaf of bread


• The proportion of children who are underweight.


• The United Nations Human Development Index which measures many criteria including life expectency, literacy, access to healthcare services, access to sanitation and clean drinking water as well as GDP.

Any measure of wealth is incomplete on its own. To gain a balanced overview several of these measures should be consulted and compared.

Using these criteria, Sudan ranks between 21st and 30th poorest countries in Africa and between 32 and 96th poorest in the world. This indicates that poverty in Sudan is about average for the African continent. As countries in Africa are typically poorer than those on other continents, the conclusion can be made that Sudan is one of the world's poorer countries.

She was wedded to Henri de Borbon (later Henri IV) in a marriage intended to create harmony between Catholics and Huguenots. In 1592, negotiations began to dissolve her marriage to Henri IV, which were finally concluded in 1599. She died in Paris on May 27, 1615, and is buried in the Chapel of the Valois.

Michael, the text of the UN Resolution 181 (ii) which mandated the partition of Palestine and established the state of Israel, does not list the voting pattern of the members of the General Assembly. What is known is that the 1947 Partition Plan proposed by the UN, dividing Palestine into jewish and Arab territories, Israel and Palestine, was supported by 33 UN members and opposed by 13, while 10 abstained.

Nabilah, do you mean 'Qin'? Shih-Huang was the most powerful of the Qin Dynasty of China, also known as the Chin Dynasty, which had the shortest rule (221BC-207BC). The Qing Dynasty was established in the 17th century and lasted till the Communist Revolution in the 20th century.