The Global Sphere

Basic facts about India Geographical Data India, with an area of 32,87,263 sq.km. is the  seventh  largest country in the world. The countries which are larger than India (in area) are  Russia, Canada, China, USA, Brazil and Australia. India has a land frontier of about 15,200 km and a coastline of 7516.6 km.  A ratio of approximately 2 : 1 Among the Indian states, Gujarat has the longest coastline of approximately 1600 km. The southernmost point of Indian mainland is  Kanyakumari.  Indira Point which is the southernmost point of India was submerged in the 2004 Tsunami. The countries which have a common border with India are  Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh. India shares the longest border with  Bangladesh  (4,000 km appx). The nearest country with which India does not share a border is  Sri Lanka  which is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by  Palk Strait ...

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