India is situated in the southern part of Asia. It covers an area of 3.2
million sq.kms, which occupies 2.5% of the world’s land area. It extends
between 8°4’ North and 37°6’ North latitude and between 68°7’ East and
97°25’ East longitude. It stretches from Kashmir in the north to Kanyakumari
in the south for 3214 kms and from Gujarat in the west toArunachal Pradesh
in the east for 2933 kms. The Tropic of Cancer 23½° North runs across the
country and divides it into two equal halves. Obviously, India is the seventh
largest country with respect to area. It is four times bigger than Pakistan and
three times smaller than USA. Thus India is “neither a pigmy nor a giant among
the nations of the world”.
million sq.kms, which occupies 2.5% of the world’s land area. It extends
between 8°4’ North and 37°6’ North latitude and between 68°7’ East and
97°25’ East longitude. It stretches from Kashmir in the north to Kanyakumari
in the south for 3214 kms and from Gujarat in the west toArunachal Pradesh
in the east for 2933 kms. The Tropic of Cancer 23½° North runs across the
country and divides it into two equal halves. Obviously, India is the seventh
largest country with respect to area. It is four times bigger than Pakistan and
three times smaller than USA. Thus India is “neither a pigmy nor a giant among
the nations of the world”.