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PSEB 9th Class Social Science Notes Geography Chapter 1a India: Size and Location
→ India is a vast country. Geographically, India is the seventh-largest country in the world.
→ From the point of view of the population, after China, India is the second-largest country.
→ The extension of Himalaya mountain and sea from three sides gives India the status of Sub-continent.
→ India has 2.4% of the total land of the world.
→ India’s north-south extension is 3214 km. and the east-west extension is 2933 km. 82°30′ East is considered the standard meridian of India. Its time is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich’s meantime.
→ When the meridian of any country is taken as its standard meridian, its time is known as the standard time.
→ A subcontinent is a vast independent geographical unit.
→ This landmass is distinctly separated from the main continent.
→ Indian boundary touches the boundary of seven countries.
→ India has a land boundary of about 15,200 km and a total coastline of about 7516 km.
→ The meaning of SAARC is South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation.
→ India keeps the most important position among other SAARC nations.
→ India has 28 states and 8 union territories.
→ Delhi is National Capital Region (NCR). Its capital New Delhi is the capital of the country.
→ Chandigarh (Punjab, Haryana) and Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana) are the two cities that are the capitals of more than one state.
→ India’s eminent position in the Indian Ocean creates a quite favourable environment for international trade.