Describe the location of India on the world panaroma in detail
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Located in the continent of Asia, India covers 2,973,193 square kilometers of land and 314,070 square kilometers of water, making it the 7th largest nation in the world with a total area of 3,287,263 square kilometers.
India became an independent state in 1947, after gaining its sovereignty from The United Kingdom. The population of India is 1,205,073,612 (2012) and the nation has a density of 405 people per square kilometer.
The currency of India is the Indian Rupee (INR). As well, the people of India are refered to as Indian.
The dialing code for the country is 91 and the top level internet domain for Indian sites is .in.
India shares land borders with 6 countries: China, Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan.
Quick facts :
Population 1,205,073,612
Density 405.3 / km 2 ( 1,049.8 / mi 2 )Languages Hindi, English
Independence Year 1947
Capital New Delhi
Currency Indian Rupee
GDP 2,070,000,000,000 (2014 data)GDP per Capital 1,718 (2014 data)
Land Area 2,973,193 km 2 (1,147,956 mi 2)
Water Area 314,070 km 2 (121,263 mi 2)
Neighboring Countries China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Pakistan
Minimum Longitude 68.170 Maximum Longitude 97.400
Minimum Latitude 6.750 Maximum Latitude 35.990