| Official name: |
Republic of India
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| Capital: |
New Delhi
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| Area: |
total: 3,287,590 sq km
land: 2,973,190 sq km
water: 314,400 sq km
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| Climate: |
varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
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| Location: |
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan
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| Geographic coordinates: |
20 00 N, 77 00 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly more than one-third the size of the US
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 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
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| Coastline: |
7,000 km
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| Terrain: |
upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Kanchenjunga 8,598 m
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