India Geography

Country Name: Republic of India

Capital City: New Delhi

Population: 1,129,866,154 (2007 est.)

Population Growth: 1.606% (2007 est.)

Currency: Indian rupee (INR)

Languages: English, Hindi, there are 14 other official languages.

Area: 3,287,590 sq km

Inflation Rate: 5.3% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 7.8% (2006)

Domain extension: .hk

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF INDIA

Location:

Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan

Geographic Co-ordinates:

20 00 N, 77 00 E

Area - total:

3,287,590 sq km

Area - total:

3,287,590 sq km

Area - land:

2,973,190 sq km

Area - water:

314,400 sq km

Land Boundaries:

14,103 km

Border Countries:

Bangladesh 4,053 km, Bhutan 605 km, Burma 1,463 km, China 3,380 km, Nepal 1,690 km, Pakistan 2,912 km

Terrain:

upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north

Elevation - highest point:

Kanchenjunga 8,598 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Indian Ocean 0 m

Natural Resources:

coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land

Arable Land:

48.83%

Permanent Crops:

2.80%

Other Land Use:

48.37% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes