Know your Country - India

Following are the India Area and Boundaries details :-

• India stretches 3,214 km from N to S & 2933 km from E to W.
• Area:- 32,87,263 sq. km. Accounts for 2.4 % of total world area and 16 % of the population
• Mainland India has a coastline of 6,100 km. Including the Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar, the coastline measures about 7516. km
• In India, total land mass is
  1. Plains : - 43.3 %
  2. Plateaus :- 27.7 %
  3. Hills :- 18.6 %
  4. Mountains:- 10.7 %
• In the south, on the eastern side, the Gulf of Mannar & the Palk Strait separate India from Sri Lanka
• Total land neighbours of India are 7 . These are
  1. Pakistan
  2. Afghanistan
  3. China
  4. Nepal
  5. Nepal
  6. Bhutan
  7. Bangladesh and
  8. Myanmar
• India’s Islands include the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in Bay of Bangal & Lakshadweep, Minocy & Amindive Islands in the Arabian Sea
• Courtesy: www.facts-about-india.com