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What is the total land area of India?
What is the total land area of India?
India occupies approximately 3,287,263 square kilometers.
Which country has the largest population in the world?
Which country has the largest population in the world?
China has the largest population in the world.
What percentage of India's population is under 25 years old?
What percentage of India's population is under 25 years old?
Approximately 30% of India's population is under 25 years old.
Name the major mountain ranges in India.
Name the major mountain ranges in India.
What are the latitudinal coordinates of India?
What are the latitudinal coordinates of India?
What are the longitudinal coordinates of India?
What are the longitudinal coordinates of India?
Which countries share a border with India?
Which countries share a border with India?
What are the three distinct seasons experienced in India?
What are the three distinct seasons experienced in India?
What type of government does India have?
What type of government does India have?
Which of the following major religions is NOT prominently practiced in India?
Which of the following major religions is NOT prominently practiced in India?
Who were influential leaders during India's independence movement?
Who were influential leaders during India's independence movement?
Which body of water is strategically important for India's trade routes?
Which body of water is strategically important for India's trade routes?
How many states and union territories make up the government of India?
How many states and union territories make up the government of India?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of India's cultural diversity?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of India's cultural diversity?
What is the primary role of English in India?
What is the primary role of English in India?
Which of the following statements about India's caste system is accurate?
Which of the following statements about India's caste system is accurate?
What is a significant challenge associated with urbanization in India?
What is a significant challenge associated with urbanization in India?
Which of the following statements about rural India is accurate?
Which of the following statements about rural India is accurate?
Study Notes
India occupies approximately 3,287,263 square kilometers, making it the seventh largest country in the world by land area. It shares borders with several neighboring nations, including Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Myanmar.
At present, India has an estimated population of nearly 1.4 billion people, ranking second only to China in terms of population size. The country has one of the youngest populations in the world, with approximately 30% of the population aged below 25 years old.
Geographically, India is diverse with mountains, valleys, plateaus, plains, deserts, and coastlines. The mountain ranges including the Himalayas located in the northernmost region, which extend southwards from the border with Tibet (China), stretching to cover most of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, and extending eastward to West Bengal. The Western Ghats range runs parallel along the western coast of the peninsula while the Eastern Ghats stretch along the eastern coast, from Maharashtra to Odisha.
Latitude and longitude coordinates are crucial in understanding geographic location. India lies primarily between latitudes 8°N and 37°N, and longitudes 68°E and 97°E. Being located in the Northern Hemisphere, India experiences a monsoon climate, with three distinct seasons: winter, summer, and monsoon.
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Explore key geographical and demographic facts about India, including its land area, population size, diverse geography, and climate. Learn about the various mountain ranges, plateaus, and coastlines that define the country's landscape.
