Fact about India At a glance
1. India is the seventh largest country in the world in terms of area. 2. Indian mainland extends between latitudes 8 degree 4′ and 37 degree 6′ north, longitudes 68 degree 7′ and 97 degree 25′ east and measures about 3,214 km from north to south between the extreme latitudes and about 2,933 km from east to west between the extreme longitudes. 3. India has land frontier of about 15,200 km. The total length of the coastline of the mainland, Lakshadweep Islands and Andaman and Nicobar Islands is 7,516.6 km. 4. Countries having common border with India are: Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, …