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Facts about India - GeographyLocation: Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan.
Geographic coordinates: 20 00 N, 77 00 E
Area: -total: 3,287,590 sq km
-land: 2,973,190 sq km
-water: 314,400 sq km -relative to: slightly more than one-third the size of the US
Land boundaries: -total: 14,103 km
Border countries: Bangladesh 4,053 km, Bhutan 605 km, Burma 1,463 km, China 3,380 km, Nepal 1,690 km, Pakistan 2,912 km
Coastline: 7,000 km
Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate: varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
Terrain: upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north Elevation extremes:
-lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m -highest point: Kanchenjunga 8,598 m (K2) Natural resources: coal, iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land Land use:
-arable land: 48.83% -permanent crops: 2.8% -other: 48.37% Irrigated land: 558,080 sq km Total renewable water resources: 1,907.8 cu km
Natural hazards: droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes Environment - current issues: deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; desertification; air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides; tap water is not potable throughout the country; huge and growing population is overstraining natural resources
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