India: At a Glance

• Capital - New Delhi 
• Area - 32,67,263 sq.km
• Area wise in the world - 7th
• Location - India extends between latitudes 8 degree 4 inches North. It is a country of the east with the landmass lying between longitudes 68 degree 7 inches East & 97 degree 25 inches East
• Land frontier - 15,200 km
• Coastline - 7516.5 km
• Neighboring countries - India shares its political borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan on the west and Bangladesh and Myanmar on the east. The northern boundary is made up of the Sinkiang province of China, Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan. India is separated from Sri Lanka by narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and Gulf of Manner 
• Physical features - The mainland consists of four well defined regions 1) The great mountain zone 2) The Indo-Gangetic plain 3) The desert region 4) The southern peninsula 
• Rivers - The main rivers of the Himalaya group are the Indus, the Gnaga and the Bramhaputra 
• Climate - There are four seasons which are recognized by the India Metrological department. They are Cold weather, hot weather, rainy season and the season of retreating the south-west monsoon 
• Fauna - Aprrox. 89,451 species 
• National parks - 94 
• Wildlife sanctuaries - 501 
• Official language - Hindi
• Population - 1,220,800,358 (March)
• Populationwise place in the world - 2nd
• Population density - 382
• Sex raito - 940 females per 1000 males
• Literacy - 74.04%
• Male literacy - 82.04%
• Feamale Literacy - 66.04%