Area:
Total: 3,287,590 sq km
Land: 2,973,190 sq km
Water: 314,400 sq km
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:
Contiguous zone: 24 NM.
Continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin.
Exclusive economic zone: 200 NM.
Territorial sea: 12 NM.
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, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land.