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29 Facts about India

India is a vast country and among the top developing nations in the world.

It has a lot of diversity in languages, customs, traditions and many other
things.

Read the given table showing some facts about India.

Capital New Delhi
Area 32,87,263 sq km

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Location India extends between latitudes 8 4′N and 37 6′N. It is a country
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of the east with its landmass lying between longitudes 68 7′E and
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97 25′E.
Stretch 3,214 kilometres from north to south

2,933 kilometres from east to west
Land Frontier 15,200 kilometres

Coastline 7516.5 kilometres

Neighbouring Countries India shares its political borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan
on the west and Bangladesh and Myanmar on the east. The
northern boundary is made up of the Xinjiang province of China,
Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan. India is separated from Sri Lanka by a
narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and Gulf of
Mannar.

Landforms The mainland consists of four well-defined regions :
i. The Great Mountain Zone ii. The Indo-Gangetic Plain

iii. The Desert Region iv. The Southern Peninsula

Climate There are four main seasons which are recognised by the Indian
Meteorological Department. There are winter season, summer
season, rainy season and the season of the retreating south-west
monsoon.

Official Language Hindi

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India is the second largest English speaking country in the world – 125, 226, 449 numbers
of English speakers.

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