Geography ---

• Continent: Asia

• Region: Southern Asia, Indian subcontinent

• Coordinates 20°00'N 77°00' E

• Area: Ranked 7th
           3,287,590 km²
           90.44% land

• Coast line: 7,000 km

• Land conditions:
          Northern, central and eastern --- Indo-Gangetic plain
          South --- Deccan Plateau
          West --- Thar Desert

• Border:
          East and northeastern --- Himalayan range
          Southeast --- Bay of Bengal
          South --- Indian Ocean
          Southwest --- Arabian Sea

• Longest river: Ganges-Brahmaputra

• Border nations: Pakistan, People's Republic of China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan and Afghanistan

• Neighbors in seas: Sri Lanka and the Maldives