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INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

India is the 7th largest country in the world with an area of 3287263 sq. km, which is 2.24% of the world's area.
India is the second most population country in the world with the population of 1.21 billion (2011), which is 17.44% of the world.
Indian sub-continent is located in the Northern and Eastern Hemisphere.
In India The Tropic of Cancer (23.5°N latitude) passes through 8 states

Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal;
Lakshadweep, Amindive and Minicoy in the Arabian Sea.
Indian Standard Time (IST)
The 82°30’ E longitude is taken as the Standard Time Meridian of India, as it passes through Middle of India (from Naini, near Allahabad).
The 82° 30’ E Meridian also dictates time in Sri Lanka and Nepal.
In the south on the Eastern side the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait separates India from Sri Lanka.
India shares longest boundary with

(Afghanistan – 106 km)INDIA: BASIC INFORMATION

Latitude Extent	8°4’ North to 37°6’ North
Longitudinal Extent	68° 7’ East to 97° 25’ East
North-South Extent	3214 km
East-West Extent	2933 km
Land Frontiers	15200 km
Total Coastline	7516.6 km
Number of States	29
No of Union Territories	7
Sates with longest Coastline	Gujarat
Active Volcano	Barren Island in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Southern most point	Indira point or Pygmalion point in Great Nicobar
Southernmost tip of Mainland	Kanyakumari
Northern most point	Indira Col
Western most point	West of Ghaur Mota in Gujarat
Eastern most point	Kibithu in Arunachal radish

Indian States Situated on the Border

S.no	Country	Indian States
1.	Pakistan (4)	Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir
2.	Afghanistan (1)	Jammu & Kashmir
3.	China (5)	Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh
4.	Nepal (5)	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim
5.	Bhutan (4)	Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
6.	Bangladesh (5)	West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram

CLASS 3RD. TOPIC:- ADDITION.