India and its neighbouring country
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The capital of India is New Delhi.
New Delhi became the capital of India in 1912 (in the reign of Lord Hording).
Kolkata was the capital of
India before Delhi.
The total area of India is 32,87,263 sq km.
The area of India is 2.42% of the area of the whole world.
India is ranked 7th in the whole world in terms of area.
The latitudinal extension of India is 8º4' north to 37º6' north latitude.
The longitudinal extension of India is 68º7' north to 97º25' north latitude.
India is located in the Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Longitude.
The length from north to south and east to west of India is 3214 km and 2933 km respectively.
The standard time of India (which passes through Mirzapur in Allahabad) is considered as 82.5 Eastern longitude line.
Nepal, Bhutan and China are countries in the north of India.
To the south of India is Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean.
Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bay of Bengal are in the east of India.
To the west of India is Pakistan and the Arabian Sea.
The northernmost point
of India is 'Indra Call' (Jammu
Kashmir).
The southernmost point
of India is 'Indira-Point' (on Great
Nicobar-Island).
The easternmost point of
India is 'Valangu' (Arunachal
Pradesh)
The westernmost point of
India is 'Sir Creek' (Gujarat).
Another name for Indira
Point is 'Pygmalion Point or Parson
Point'.
The southernmost point
of peninsular India is 'Kanyakumari'.
The longest river of
peninsular India is the 'Godavari'
(Ganges of the South and the Old Ganges).
The seven neighboring
countries of India are Pakistan,
Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.
Bangladesh and Bhutan are respectively the longest terrestrial border and shortest
terrestrial border of the country.
The longest river and
the widest river in India is Ganga (2525
km) and Brahmaputra river
respectively.
The total number of
islands in India is 247.
The total number of
islands in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea is 204 and 43 respectively.
Standard time of India
is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of
Greenwich time.
The Andaman and Nicobar
Islands (located in the Bay of Bengal) are a volcanic conglomerate.
Lakshadweep, which is
located in the Arabian Sea, is coral-built
(built of 36 corals).
The capital of
Lakshadweep and Andaman-Nicobar Islands is
Kavaratti and Port Blair respectively.
Largest and smallest
islands of Lakshadweep group is respectively Androt and Bitra.
The ruor of India is called the plateau of Chhotanagpur.
The highest peak of Andman-Nicobar
ilands is Saddle Peak.
Pak strait and Gulf of Mannar seperate India from sri
Lanka.
India's
largest national highway is NH-7
(2369 km, Varanasi to Kanyakumari).
India's
shortest national highway is NH-47A
(6 km, Willington Island to Kochi Bipas).
The
total number of states and union territories in India are 29 and 7 (29th Rajya Telangana) respectively.
The
highest peak of the Aravalli mountain is 'Guru
Shikhar' (situated on Mount Abu).
The
state with the longest and shortest coastline is Gujarat and Goa respectively.
The
number of Indian states connected to the border of India's neighboring country
is 17.
The
state with the longest peninsular coastline is Andhra Pradesh.
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