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10 facts of India's Geography & Climate

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 This page provides information on India's geography, people, and government. Learn about India's location, climate, natural resources, population, languages, government type, and more. Find answers to your questions about India's physical features, demographics, and political system.

  1. What are the geographic coordinates of India?
  • India extends between 8° 4' and 37° 6' latitudes north of the Equator, and 68° 7' and 97° 25' longitudes east of it.
  1. What are the border countries of India?
  • Afghanistan and Pakistan to the northwest; China, Bhutan and Nepal to the north; Myanmar to the east; and Bangladesh to the east of West Bengal.
  1. What is the area of India?
  • The area of India is 3.3 million sq. km.
  1. What is the climate of India?
  • The climate of India is a tropical monsoon one, marked by relatively high temperatures and dry winters. There are four seasons: winter (December-February), summer (March-June), south-west monsoon season (June-September), and post-monsoon season (October-November).
  1. What are the natural resources of India?
  • Some of the natural resources of India are coal, iron ore, manganese ore, mica, bauxite, petroleum, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, magnesite, limestone, arable land, dolomite, barytes, kaolin, gypsum, apatite, phosphorite, steatite, fluorite, etc.
  1. What are the major natural hazards in India?
  • The major natural hazards in India are monsoon floods, flash floods, earthquakes, droughts, and landslides.
  1. What is the current state of the environment in India?
  • Some of the current environmental issues in India include air pollution control, energy conservation, solid waste management, oil and gas conservation, forest conservation, etc.
  1. What is the population of India?
  • As of 1 March 2011, the population of India stood at 1,210,193,422 (623.7 million males and 586.4 million females).
  1. What is the literacy rate in India?
  • According to the provisional results of the 2011 census, the literacy rate in India stands at 74.04%, 82.14% for males and 65.46% for females.
  1. What is the form of government in India?
  • India is a sovereign socialist secular democratic republic with a parliamentary system of government.
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