- India is the 7 largest country in the world with an area of 3287263 sq km,which is 2.42% of the world.
- Russia>Canada> USA>China>Brazil>Australia>India.
- India is the second most populous country in the world with a population of 1.21 billion (as per 2011 Census) which is 17.44% of the world.
- India shares longest boundary with Bangladesh(4096 km) followed by China (3488 km),Pakistan (3323 km),Nepal (1751 km),Myanmar (1643 km), Bhutan (699 km) and last Afghanistan(106 km).
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- Indian sub-continent is located in the Northern and Eastern hemisphere.
- The tropic of Cancer (23.5° N) latitude passes through 8 states ( Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya pradesh ,Chhattisgarh , Jharkhand , West Bengal , Tripura and Mizoram).
- There are mainly two Islands Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and Lakshadweep Island in Arabian sea.
- IST (Indian Standard time) the 82°30’E Longitude is taken as the Standard Time Meridian of India as it passes through middle of India from Mirzapur near Allahabad.
- Sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh 2 hours before in Comparison to Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
- At Present India has only one Time Zone. But People of North-East India are demanding for New Time Zone called Chaibagaan Time Zone.
- IST is 5 hours and 30 Minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
- IST passes through 5 states of India Uttar Pradesh ,Madhya Pradesh , Chhattisgarh , Orissa and Andhra pradesh.
Some basic Information about India
- Latitudinal extant 8°4’N to 37°6’N
- Longitudinal extant 68°7 E to 97°25’E
- North -South extant 3214 km
- East-West extant 2933 km
- Total coastline 7516.6 km
- Number of states 29
- Number of Union Territories 7
- Land Neighbour 7(Pakistan,Afghanistan,China,Nepal,Bhutan,Bangladesh and Myanmar)
- States with longest coastlines Gujarat
- Northernmost point Indira col
- Southernmost point Indira point or Pygmalion or Parson Point in great Nicobar
- Westernmost point Ghuar Moti(Kutch) in Gujarat
- Easternmost point Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh
- Southernmost point on mainland Kanyakumari
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