INDIA : At a Glance

• Capital: New Delhi
 
• Area - 32,87,263 km 
• (seventh place in the wprld 2.42% of the world. 1,20,849 km excluding which is occupied by china and pakistan.)

• Boundaries -
 
(1) Land : China,Nepal and Bhutan in the north, Myanmar and Bangladesh in the East, separated by hilly ranges. pakistan and afghanistan in the west.
 
(2) Sea : Arabian sea in the west, Indian ocean in the South and Bay of Bengal in the East. 
 
• Distance East to West : 2933 km.
 
• Distance North to South : 3214 km.
 
• Sea boundary including islands : 7516.6 km.
 
• Land boundary : 15,200 km.
 
• Forested area : (2005 Report) 6,77,088 km(2) (20.60% of the total Geographical area).
 
• Percentage of World Population : 16.44% 

Written by Sandeep Gurjar

Editor: Maulik Dave