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India: Size and location
India is located in southern Asia between latitudes 8 and 37 degrees north and longitudes 68 and 97 degrees east. It has an area of 3.28 million square kilometers, making it the 7th largest country, with coastlines on the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, and Bay of Bengal. India has a long history and has contributed significantly to fields like industry, agriculture, technology, and mathematics. It is now the world's largest democracy with over 1.2 billion people across 28 states and 7 union territories.
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- 2. About India • Indiais one of the ancient civilisations in the world. • It has progressed gradually in economy. • India has a rich history of itself and has found appearance in history’s of other countries. • It has contributed significantly towards the field of industry, agriculture, technology ,mathematics etc. • India has 28 States and 7 Union territories.
- 3. India: Location India isa vast country lying entirely in the northern hemisphere in Asia. • The land is between the latitudes 8o 4’and 37o6’N and longitudes 68o 7’E and 97o 25’E. • The tropic of cancer divides the country into 2 parts. • The Andaman and Nicobar islands and the Lakshadweep islands in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian sea are also a part of India.
- 4. India: Size • Theland mass of India has an area of 3.28 million square km. • India has 2.4 % of total land area of the world. • India is the 7th largest country of the world. • I has a boundary of about 15,200 km including Andaman and Nicobar islands and Lakshadweep.
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- 7. India and theWorld • India is officially known as ‘Republic of India’. • India has the longest coastline. Because of this an ocean is named after India- Indian ocean • In 1969 the Suez canal was opened which reduced the distance from Europe by 7,000 Kms. • India is called the sub-continent because of it’s importance. • India is the most populous country with more than 1.2 billion people. • It is also the most populous democracy in the world
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- 9. India and herNeighbours
- 10. India on InternationalHighway of Trade and Commerce.
- 11. India and herNeighbours • 1. Pakistan • 2. Afghanistan • 3. China • 4. Bhutan • 5. Myanmar • 6. Bhutan • 7. Sri Lanka • Coastal neighbours are- • 8.Maldives • 9. Nepal
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