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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Indian Rupee
Currency Symbol: INR
Location: 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: total: 3,287,263 sq km ; land: 2,973,193 sq km ; water: 314,070 sq km
Area - Comparative: about 5.5 times the size of the US
Terrain: upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ; highest point: Kanchenjunga 8,598 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 13,888 km ; border countries: Bangladesh 4,142 km, Bhutan 659 km, Myanmar 1,468 km, China 2,659 km, Nepal 1,770 km, Pakistan 3,190 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
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