1. Location, Latitude, Longitude, Time Zone, etc.
- Location: South Asia
- Latitude: Approximately between 8°4'N and 37°6'N
- Longitude: Approximately between 68°7'E and 97°25'E
- Time Zone: Indian Standard Time (IST), which is UTC+5:30
2. Neighbours
India shares its borders with the following countries:
- Northwest: Pakistan
- North: China, Nepal, Bhutan
- East: Bangladesh, Myanmar
- South: Maritime borders with Sri Lanka and Maldives
3. Important Straits
- Palk Strait: Between India and Sri Lanka
- Ten Degree Channel: Between the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands
4. States and Their Position
India is divided into 28 states and 8 Union Territories. Here are a few examples:
- North: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- West: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa
- South: Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
- East: West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand
- Northeast: Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Sikkim
- Central: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
5. States with International Boundaries
Several Indian states share international boundaries:
- Jammu & Kashmir: Pakistan, China
- Himachal Pradesh: China (small boundary)
- Uttarakhand: China, Nepal
- Sikkim: China, Nepal, Bhutan
- West Bengal: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal
- Assam: Bhutan, Bangladesh
- Arunachal Pradesh: China, Bhutan, Myanmar
- Nagaland: Myanmar
- Manipur: Myanmar
- Mizoram: Bangladesh, Myanmar
- Tripura: Bangladesh
- Meghalaya: Bangladesh
- Bihar: Nepal
- Uttar Pradesh: Nepal
- Punjab: Pakistan
- Rajasthan: Pakistan
- Gujarat: Pakistan
