India - Size and Location Mind Map
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India - Size and Location
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Introduction
- Ancient Civilizations
- Unity in Diversity
- Global Significance
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Location
- Hemispheres
- Northern Hemisphere
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Latitudinal Extent
- 8┬░4'N to 37┬░6'N
- Longitudinal Extent
- 68┬░7'E to 97┬░25'E
- Central Meridian
- 82┬░30'E (Standard Meridian of India)
- Passes through Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh)
- Time lag of 2 hours between Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh
- Hemispheres
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Size
- Total Area
- 3.28 million square km
- 2.4% of the world's total geographical area
- Global Rank
- 7th largest country in the world
- Boundaries & Coastline
- Land boundary: ~15,200 km
- Total coastline: 7,516.6 km (including Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep)
- North-South vs East-West Extent
- North-South: ~3,214 km
- East-West: ~2,933 km
- Total Area
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India and the World
- Central Location
- Situated at the heart of the Indian Ocean
- Connects Europe/West Asia with East Asia
- Trans-Oceanic Routes
- Strategic advantage
- Deccan Peninsula juts into the Indian Ocean
- Land Routes
- Mountain passes in the north
- Exchange of ideas and commodities since ancient times
- Spread of Upanishads, Ramayana, Numerals, and Decimal system
- Central Location
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India's Neighbours
- Total States & UTs (Current Context)
- 28 States and 8 Union Territories
- Northwestern Neighbours
- Pakistan and Afghanistan
- Northern Neighbours
- China (Tibet), Nepal, and Bhutan
- Eastern Neighbours
- Myanmar and Bangladesh
- Southern Neighbours (Island countries)
- Sri Lanka (separated by Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar)
- Maldives (situated south of Lakshadweep islands)
- Total States & UTs (Current Context)