India lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere between latitudes 8¡ã4'N and 37¡ã6'N and longitudes 68¡ã7'E and 97¡ã25'E. It has a total land area of 3.28 million square kilometers, which accounts for about 2.4% of the world's total area. India shares land borders with Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, and is also neighbors with Sri Lanka and the Maldives across water.
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5. LOCATION
? Lies
entirely in Northern hemisphere
? Main land extends between latitudes
804¡¯N and 3706¡¯N longitudes6807¡¯E
and 97025¡¯E
? The tropic of cancer(230 30¡¯N) divides
the country in to two equal parts
6. SIZE
India has 3.28 million sq km
India¡¯s total land area accounts
for about 2.4% of total area of
the world
India has a land boundary of
about 15200kmand a coast line
of 7516.6km (including islands)