INDIA AT A GLANCE

India: At a Glance
Capital	New Delhi
Area	32,87,263 sq.km
Area wise in the world	7th
Location	India extends between latitudes 8o4'N and 37o6'N. It is a country of the east with its landmass lying beteen longitudes 68o7'E and 97o25'E.
Stretch	3,214 Kilometers from north to south 2,933 Kilometers from east to west
Land Frontier	15,200 km
Coastline	7516.5 km
Neighbouring Countries	India shares its political borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan on the west and Bangladesh and Myanmar on the east. The northern boundary is made up of the Sinkiang province of China, Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan. India is seperated from Sri Lanka by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar
Physical Feature	The mainland consists of four well-defined regions: (i)The great mountain zone, (ii)The Indo-Gangetic plain, (iii)The desert region and (iv)The Southern Peninsula
Rivers	The main rivers of the Himalayan group are the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra.
Climate	There are four seasons which are recognised by the India Meteorological department. They are - Cold weather, hot weather, rainy season and the season of the retreating south-west monsoon.
Fauna	Approx. 89,451 species
National Parks	94
Wildlife Sanctuaries	501
Official Languages	Hindi
Population (2001 census)	1,203,710,000(March 2011)(17% of the world's population)
Populationwise place in the world	2nd
Population density	324 person per square kilometer
Population growth	21.34 %
Sex Ratio	933 females per 1000 males
Literacy	65.38 %
Male Literacy	75.85 %
Female Literacy	54.16 %