Geography: Important Facts about India

Name

The Republic of India

Capital

New Delhi

Continent

Asia

Location

28°36.8′N,

77°12.5′E

Other Names of India

Hindustan, Bharat

Indian States

28

Union Territories

8

Neighbour countries

China Nepal Bangladesh Sri Lanka Pakistan Myanmar Bhutan Afghanistan Maldives

India shares borders

China, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan in the north or north-west, and with Bangladesh and Myanmar in the east.

India shares water borders

Sri Lanka, Maldives, Thailand, Indonesia.

Official Languages

Hindi and English

Independence

15th August 1947

Head of a country

President

Head of government

Prime Minister

Apex judicial body

Supreme Court

Currency

Indian Rupee

National Flag

Tricolour

National Emblem

Lion of Sarnath

National Anthem

Jana Gana Mana

National Song

Vande Mataram

National Animal

Tiger

National Flower

Lotus

National Calendar

Saka calendar

National Tree

Banyan

National Bird

Peacock

National Days

26th January- Republic Day, 15th August- Independence Day, 2nd October- Gandhi Jayanthi

Population

1,342,512,706

Area

3.287 million km²

Total Coast Line of India

7,517 Km

Land Frontier

15,200 Km

Stretch

2933 Km East to West

3214 Km North to South

Important Rivers

Ganges, Brahmaputra, Indus, Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna, Kaveri, Luni Narmada, Yamuna, Sutlej, Jhelum

Important Mountains

Himalaya, Eastern Ghats, Western Ghats, Karakoram, Aravalli, Satpura

Highest point

Kanchenjunga

Seas

 Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean

Major agricultural climates

Kharif Rabi Zaid

Major Cities

Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Ahmadabad, Pune, Hyderabad, Surat, Indore, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Vadodara, Kochi