discuss the locatin and size of india
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◼LOCATION OF INDIA:-
▶India is located in the largest continent-Asia.
▶It lies completely in the North-eastern hemisphere between the latitudes 8°4' N and 37°6'N and the longitudes 68°7'E and 97°25'E.
▶India is divided by Tropic of Cancer 23°30′ N in almost two equal parts.
▶The upper half has a temperate cooler climate(moderate) and the lower half has a tropical type of climate.
▶In the south-east of India, Andaman and Nicobar islands lie in the Bay of Bengal and in the southwest Lakshadweep islands lie in the Arabian sea.
◼SIZE OF INDIA:-
▶India is the 7th largest country in the world in the terms of landmass.
▶The total area of India is 3.28 million square km.
▶India also accounts for 2.4% of the area on the globe
▶It's land boundary is of 15,200 km and the coastal boundary that includes the islands is 7,516 km.
▶The east-west stretch of India and the north-south stretch of India approximately measure the same i.e 3000km. But, the east-west stretch is smaller than the north-south stretch.
