Facts
Location: Southern Asia, with its western border facing the Arabian Sea and the eastern border facing the Bay
of Bengal.
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
Geographic co-ordinates:
20 00 N, 77 00 E
Total Area: 3,287,590 sq km
Land Mass: 2,973,190 sq km
Water: 314,400 sq km
Lowest point:
Indian Ocean 0 m
Highest elevation:
Mt. Everest 8,598 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.
Languages spoken in India
- Hindi (official language)
- English (business language)
Other Languages
- Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi,
Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
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The Taj Mahal, located in the city of Agra in Northern India, is one of the seven wonders of the world.
Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of Indian Nation, who has inspired many people, including Martin Luther King Jr., by his
non-violent stance in attaining independence for India. He worked towards and sacrificed his life to gain Indian
Independence from the British on August 15, 1947.
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