|
Advertisements:
GeographyLocation
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan Geographic coordinates
20 00 N, 77 00 E
Map references
Asia
Area World Ranking: 7
Total 3,287,263 sq km
Land 2,973,193 sq km Water 314,070 sq km Area - comparative
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
Contiguous zone 24 nm Exclusive economic zone 200 nm Continental shelf 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin 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 Natural resources
Coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, rare earth elements, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land Land use
Arable land 48.83%
Permanent crops 2.8% Other 48.37% (2005) Irrigated land
622,860 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources
1,907.8 cu km (1999)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
Total 645.84 cu km/yr (8%/5%/86%)
Per capita 585 cu m/yr (2000) Natural hazards
Droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes Volcanism Barren Island (elev. 354 m) in the Andaman Sea has been active in recent years 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 Environment - international agreements
Party to
Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling Signed, but not ratified None of the selected agreements Geography - note
Dominates South Asian subcontinent; near important Indian Ocean trade routes; Kanchenjunga, third tallest mountain in the world, lies on the border with Nepal
Comments
Add a new comment: |
Advertisement
Members area
India (New Delhi):
GPS points from India (New Delhi)
Rukanpura State Of Punjab
Tarabha State Of Orissa
Bolanikhodan State Of Orissa
Jhamar Kotra Rajasthan
Lakhasar Rajasthan
Rehla Kalan State Of Jharkhand
Uttukkuli State Of Tamil Nadu
Manot State Of Madhya Pradesh |
viewweather.com
sv.ViewWeather.com fr.ViewWeather.com da.ViewWeather.com de.ViewWeather.com es.ViewWeather.com |
www.carpati.org www.searchromania.net |
es.getamap.org fr.getamap.org de.getamap.org nl.getamap.org da.getamap.org www.getamap.org |
Links
Terms of use Privacy policy # 0.0211 sec |
contact AT getamap.net © 2006 - 2024 https://www.getamap.net/ |