The land surface pokes just a couple of meters on average above sea level, making it the lowest-lying nation in the world.

VOA: standard.2009.10.17

As you know, some of the camps are in the low lying areas and the most flood-prone districts are Swabi, Mardan,Nowshera and Peshawar.

VOA: standard.2009.07.04

They are the nurseries of the ocean, where many species of fish and shrimp breed and serve as a buffer against coastal erosion in a region where much of the population livesin low-lying areas.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29