Key Points - India - Size and Location

Location
-  India lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.
-  India’s mainland extends between 8°4 ' N and 37 °8 ' N latitudes. and 68°7 ' E and 97 °25 ' E longitudes.
-  The Tropic of Cancer ( 23°30 ' N ) divides India into two almost equal parts.

Size
- Covering an area of 3.28 million square kilometres. India’s total area is 2.4% of the total geographical area of the world.
India is the world’s seventh largest country with a land boundary of about 15.200 km. with total length of the coastline being 7.516.6 km.
India’s east-west extent appears to be smaller than the north-south extent.

India and the World
-  The Indian landmass is centrally located between West and East Asia.
-  India’s protruding Deccan Peninsula helped India to establish close contacts with West Asia. Africa and Europe. South-east and East Asia.
-  India’s contacts with the world via land routes are much more than her maritime contacts.
-  India has contributed a lot to the world in forms of ideas. philosophies (Upanishads. Ramayana. Panchtantra) and mathematics (Indian numerals and decimal system).
-  In exchange. India’s architecture was influenced by Greek sculpture and architectural styles from West Asia. India’s Neighbours
-  India has an important position in South Asia and has 28 States and 7 Union Territories.
-  India shares its boundaries with Pakistan. Afghanistan. China. Nepal. Bangladesh. Myanmar and Bhutan.
-  The southern neighbours across the sea consist of the two island countries. namely Maldives and Sri Lanka.
-  India stands apart from the rest of Asia.