India
India has the 3rd-largest international border in the world. It also serves as the most sensitive border of the world.
India is located in the northern hemisphere (latitude) and in the easter part (longitude) in the continent of Asia, having the 2nd largest population in the world.
9 countries in total share the international borders with India out of which 7 countries share land borders whereas 2 countries share sea borders.
India has a land frontier of 15,106.7 km.
The total length of the coastline of India is 7,516.6 km.
India’s 9 neighbouring countries are Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka.
Neighbouring Countries of India : Capital, Boarder States
Country | Capital | Boarder Length | Boadering Indian States |
Afghanistan | Kabul | 106 Km | Ladakh (PoK) |
Bangladesh | Dhaka | 4096.7 Km | West Bengal, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and Assam |
Bhutan | Thimphu | 699 Km | West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh & Assam |
China | Beijing | 3488 Km | Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh |
Myanmar | Naypyidaw,Yangon | 1643 Km | Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur |
Nepal | Kathmandu | 1751 Km | Bihar, Uttarakhand, UP, Sikkim and West Bengal |
Pakistan | Islamabad | 3323 Km | Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat |
Sri Lanka | Colombo (Commercial), Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Legislative) | Sea Border | It is separated to India by Gulf of Mannar |
Neighbouring Countries of India
1. Afghanistan
Some Important Fact About Afghanistan
President | No one (Presently Taliban Captured) |
Parliament | Wolesi Jirga (lower House) (250 members) |
Official languages | Dari and Pashto |
State/ Provinces | 34 Proviences |
Capital and Largest city | Kabul |
Currency | Afghan afghani |
Religion | Islam |
National Game | Buzkashi |
National Bird | Grey Peacock-the Golden eagle |
National Animal | Snow leopard |
National Fruit | Prunus persica |
National Tree | Afghan Pine |
Boundaries | Ladakh (POK) |
2. Bhutan
Some Important Fact About Bhutan
Name of king | Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King) |
Monarch | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck |
Prime Minister | Lotay Tshering |
Official languages | Dzongkha |
State/ Provinces | 20 states |
Capital and Largest City | Thimphu |
Currency | Ngultrum (BTN) |
National Animal | Takin |
National Bird | The Raven |
National Game | Archery |
National Tree | Cypress(Tsenden) |
National Flower | Blue poppy |
Religion | 77.4% Vajrayana Buddhism, 22.6% Hinduism |
Lower house | National Assembly (Tshogdu) 55 seats |
Upper house | National Council |
Boundaries | Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, and Sikkim |
3. Bangladesh
Some Important Fact About Bangladesh
President | Abdul Hamid |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Official languages | Bengali |
State/ Provinces | 8 Provinces |
Capital and Largest city | Dhaka |
Currency | Bangladeshi taka |
National Game | Volleyball |
National Bird | Oriental Magpie-Robin |
National Fruit | Jackfruit(kathal) |
National Tree | Mango Tree |
National animal | Royal Bengal tiger |
Highest peak | Keokradong |
Longest river | Surma |
Religion | 89 % Sunni Muslims, 10% Hindus and 1% Christian |
Parliament | Jatiyo Shangsad (Bengali) and House of the Nation(English) (350 Member) |
Boundaries | Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya, West Bengal. |
4. China
Some Important Fact About China
President | Xi Jinping |
Official languages | Mandarin |
State/ Provinces | 26 Provinces |
Capital and Largest City | Beijing, |
Currency | Renminbi |
National Game | Table Tennis |
National Bird | Red-crowned crane |
National Fruit | Kiwifruit |
National Tree | Maidenhair tree |
National Flower | Blue water lily |
National animal | Giant Panda |
Longest river | Yangtze River |
Parliament | National Assembly (2980 members) |
Boundaries | Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh |
5. Maldives
Some Important Fact About Maldives
President | Ibrahim Mohamed Solih |
Parliament | People’s Majlis |
Official languages | Dhivehi |
State/ Provinces | 1 Only |
Capital and Largest city | Male |
Currency | Maldivian Rufiyaa |
Religion | Islam |
National Game | Football |
National Bird | White-breasted Waterhen |
National Fruit | Coconut |
National Tree | Coconut Tree |
National animal | Yellowfin Tuna |
Boundaries | The south-west part of the Indian Ocean below the Lakshadweep Island. |
6. Myanmar
Some Important Fact About Myanmar
Prime Minister | Aung San Suu Kyi (House Arrest by army) |
Official languages | Burmese |
State/ Provinces | 7 states |
Capital and largest city | Naypyidaw, Yangon |
Currency | Myanmar kyat |
Religion | 87.9% Buddhism (official), 6.2% Christianity,4.3% Islam, 1.6% Others |
National Game | Chinlone |
National Bird | Peacock |
National Animal | Green Peafowl |
National Tree | Padauk Tree. |
Parliament (Upper house) | House of Nationalities |
Parliament (Lower house) | House of Representatives |
Boundaries | Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram |
7. Nepal
Some Important Fact About Nepal
President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
Official languages | Nepali |
State/ Provinces | 7 Provinces |
Capital and Largest city | Kathmandu, Gaighat |
Currency | Nepalese rupee |
Religion | Hinduism (Privileged) (81.34%), Buddhism (9.04%), Islam (4.39%), Kirat Mundhum (3.04%), Christianity (1.41%) Natureworship (0.46%), Bon (0.04%), Sikhism (0.01%), Jainism (0.01%), Others (0.26%) |
National Game | Volleyball |
National Bird | Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) |
National Animal | Cow |
National Tree | Ficus religiosa |
Parliament | The National Assembly (334 seats) |
Boundaries | Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim |
8. Pakistan
Some Important Fact About Pakistan
President | Arif Alvi |
Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
Official languages | Urdu, English |
State/ Provinces | 4 Provinces |
Capital and Largest city | Islamabad, Karachi |
Currency | Pakistani Rupee |
Religion | 96.47% Islam, less than 4 % Hinduism, Christianity, Ahmadiyya, Sikhism and others |
National Game | Field Hockey |
National Bird | Alectoris chukar |
National Animal | Markhor |
National Tree | Cedrus deodara |
Parliament | National Assembly (342 seats) |
Boundaries | Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir. |
9. Sri Lanka
Some Important Fact About Sri Lanka
President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Official Language | Tamil |
Currency | Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) |
State/ Provinces | 9 Provinces |
National Game | Volleyball |
National Bird | Ceylon (Jungle Fowl) |
National Fruit | Jackfruit |
National Tree | Ironwood |
National Flower | Blue water lily |
Highest peak | Pidurutalagala |
Longest river | Mahaweli |
Religion | 70.2% Buddhism, 12.6% Hinduism |
Parliament | Parliamenthua (225 seats) |
Boundaries | Maritime boundary |