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Area > Comparative
slightly more than one-third the size of the US |
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Area > Total
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13 sq km
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[13th of 248]
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Area > Water
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3 sq km
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[3rd of 237]
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Capital city with population
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New Delhi - 294,149 |
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Climate
varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north |
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Coastline
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25 km
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[25th of 249]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Kanchenjunga 8,598 m |
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Forested Land
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114% |
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[114th of 193]
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Geography > Note
dominates South Asian subcontinent; near important Indian Ocean trade routes; Kanchenjunga, third tallest mountain in the world, lies on the border with Nepal |
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Irrigated land
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1 sq km
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[1st of 185]
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Largest city
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Bombay |
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Largest city population
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5 |
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[5th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Mumbai - 11,914,398 |
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Location
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan |
Map references
Asia |
Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
Natural resources
coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land |
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Population density
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32 people per sqkm |
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[32nd of 256]
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Precipitation
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9 mm |
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[9th of 95]
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Terrain
upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north |
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SOURCES: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
; Total area in square kilometers
; Total water area in square kilometers
; Capital cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
; Highest point above sea level
; Forested land as a proportion of total land area, estimate by FAO; This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere.
; The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
; The city with the highest population; The population of the country's largest city; Largest cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.; The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
; The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries.
; Continental shelf - the LOS Convention (Article 76) defines the continental shelf of a coastal State as comprising the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond its territorial sea throughout the natural prolongation of its land territory to the outer edge of the continental margin, or to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured where the outer edge of the continental margin does not extend up to that distance; the continental margin comprises the submerged prolongation of the landmass of the coastal State, and consists of the seabed and subsoil of the shelf, the slope and the rise; it does not include the deep ocean floor with its oceanic ridges or the subsoil thereof. A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention.
; A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
; People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.; Average Annual Precipitation in Largest City (mm, 1931-1960); A brief description of the topography
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
India, Republic of India
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