- Country - India/Bharat
- Capital - New Delhi
- Geographical Location - Located in North-Eastern Hemisphere
- Latitudinal Extension - 8°4' to 37°6' Northern Latitude
- Longitudinal Extension - 68°7' to 97°25' Eastern Longitude
- Standard Time - 82°30' Eastern Longitude, 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich(Mirzapur)
- Geographical Extension - (Length: North to South 3214 KM)(Breadth: East to West 2933 KM)
- Land Boundary - 15106.7 KM
- Water Boundary - 7516.6 KM(including Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Island)
- Mainland India Water Boundary - 6100 KM
- Territorial Water Boundary - 12 nautical miles from the coast
- Contiguous Zone - 24 nautical miles from the coastal line
- Exclusive Economic Zone - 200 nautical miles from Contiguous Zone
- Climate - Monsoonal Climate
- Area - 3287263 sq. KM
- Share in World's total area - 2.42%
- Position in terms of the area - 7th
- Position in terms of the population - 2nd
- Number of States - 28
- Number of Union Territories - 8
- Geometrical Shape - Quadrangular
- Extension of Mountainous Region - 10.7%
- Extension of Hill Area - 18.6%
- Extension of Plateau - 27.7%
- Extension of Field - 43%
- Tropic of Cancer passes through - 8 states
- States/UTs sharing International Boundaries - 18
- Number of International Airports - 17
- Number of National Highways - 228
- Number of Major Ports - 13
Important Facts About India
1 min read
By Anit Kumar
Loading...
