Question

India is neither a giant nor a pigmey. Explain.

Answer 1

India is one of the largest countries in the world , in terms of its size. It has an ​an area of 3.28 million square km and occupies 2.4% of the geographical arae.The area that India occupies is equal to that of Europe. India is indeed  7th largest country in the World.Russia China, Canada, USA, Brazil , Australia occupies more land area than India, so India is not giant like them. But at the same time, we may argue that India is not Pygmy either.India is not small like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh or middle east countries.In fact, if we compare the size, India is for instance is  four times bigger than Pakistan, it is estimated that it is  six times bigger than France and also nine times bigger than Germany in terms of land area. Therefore, India is neither a giant nor a pygmy.