List Of Neighbouring Countries Of India

Sep 23, 2022, 16:45 IST

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Introduction

If you are a student or preparing for one day competitive examination, this will be very useful for you from the exam perspective. Our India is surrounded by nine neighbouring countries Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Srilanka, and the Maldives.

India is strategically located in Asia and shares its boundaries with nine countries. It is surrounded by the Indian ocean in the south, the Bay of Bengal in the East, and the Arabian Sea in the west.

List of Neighbouring Countries in India

Physical Background of India

India is the seventh-largest country globally and the second-largest in Southeast Asia in terms of area. It is the second-most populous country after China. The total length of the land border is 15107.5 Km, and the entire length of the Indian coastline is 7516.6 Km with the whole island territory.

India shares its boundaries with Afghanistan and Pakistan to the North-West, China, Bhutan, Nepal to the North, Bangladesh to the East, Srilanka to the South-East, the Maldives to the South-West and Myanmar to the East.

Total Neighbouring Countries Of India 9
Neighbouring Countries Of India Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and MyanmarTotal
Total Land Border Of India 15,106.7 k.m.
Total Length Of Indian Coastline 7516.6 km
Covers Neighboring Countries Static Gk
Exams Covered SSC, UPSC, Bank PO, RRB, and All Other Competitive Examination
Source Government of India Official Website

Neighbouring Countries of India

Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan is located in Central Asia's heart, also called the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. India has always been a good relationship with Afghanistan. India has constructed more than 200 public and private schools and sponsored thousands of scholarship programs. India has also built multiple infrastructure projects, such as the Salma Dam, also known As the Afghan-India friendship dam.

Prime Minister Hasan Akhund
Parliament Wolesi Jirga
Official languages Dari and Pashto
State/ Provinces 34 Provinces
Capital and largest city Kabul
Currency Afghan afghani
National Game Buzkashi
National Bird Grey Peacock-the Golden eagle
National Fruit Prunus persica
National Tree Afghan Pine
National animal Snow Leopard
Border Durand Line

Pakistan

Pakistan

It is located on the west side of India. The bilateral relationships between India & Pakistan have always been tense and hostile after the partition. After the independence, Pakistan was bifurcated into East Pakistan and West Pakistan. Later in 1971, after the civil war, East Pakistan became Bangladesh.

President Arif Alvi
Prime Minister Imran Khan
Official languages Urdu, English
State/ Provinces 4 Provinces
Capital Islamabad
Currency Pakistani Rupee
National Game Field Hockey
National Bird Chukar partridge
National Fruit Mango (Summer), Guava (Winter)
National Tree Deodar
National Anthem Quami Taranah
Highest peak K2
Longest river Indus River
Religion Islam
Parliament National Assembly
Border Redcliff Line

China

China

China has always been a cordial trade partner of India, but in the fiscal year, 2022 US surpassed China to become the largest trade partner of India. China is the largest among all Asian countries and the most populous country globally. India trade approximately 89.6 billion with China every year.

President Xi Jinping
Official languages Mandarin
State/ Provinces 31 Provinces
Capital Beijing
Currency Yuan
National Game Table Tennis
National Bird Red-crowned crane
National Fruit Kiwifruit)
National Tree Maidenhair tree
National Flower Bluewater lily
National animal Giant Panda
Longest river Yangtze River
Boundaries Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim,

Uttarakhand, and Arunachal Pradesh

Parliament National Assembly
Border McMahon Line

Nepal

Nepal

Nepal is another neighboring country of India with a boundary length of 1751 Km. It is also known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. The world's highest peak Mount Everest is in Nepal. It has 8 out of the ten tallest mountains in the world.

President Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba
Official languages Nepali
State/ Provinces 7 Provinces
Capital and largest city Kathmandu
Currency Nepalese rupee
National Game Volleyball
National Bird Himalayan Monal
National Animal Cow
National Tree Ficus religiosa
National Flower Rhododendron
Highest peak Mount Everest
Longest river Karnali
Parliament The National Assembly

Bhutan

Bhutan

Bhutan is situated on the eastern ridge of the Himalayan region. The capital of Bhutan is Thimphu, and it shares a boundary with India of only 699 Km. Bhutan also shares its culture with our country. There are several pilgrimage places often visited by Indians.

Monarch Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Prime Minister Lotay Tshering
Upper house National Council
Official languages Dzongkha
State/ Provinces 20 Provinces
Capital and largest city Thimphu
Currency Ngultrum (BTN)
National Game Archery
National Bird The Raven
National Animal Takin
National Tree Cypress(Tsenden)
National Flower Blue poppy
Religion Vajrayana Buddhism, Hinduism
Lower house Tshogdu

Bangladesh

Bangladesh

The people's republic of Bangladesh, also known as Bangladesh, is located in South Asia. After the partition in 1947, Bangladesh was part of Pakistan; later, in 1971, one of the five provinces of Pakistan known as East Pakistan was separated and formed as Bangladesh.

The bilateral relationship between India & Bangladesh is amiable, and it shares a boundary of 4096 km with India.

President Abdul Hamid
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Official languages Bengali
State/ Provinces 8 Provinces
Capital Dhaka
Currency Taka
National Game Volleyball
National Bird Oriental Magpie-Robin
National Animal Royal Bengal tiger
National Tree Mango Tree
Highest peak Keokradong
Religion Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity
Longest river Surma
Parliament Jatiyo Shangsad and House of the Nation
Border Radcliffe Line

Myanmar

Myanmar

Myanmar, also called Burma, is situated on the western side of Southern Asia. It celebrates a water festival also called Thingyan in April. India shares a boundary length of 1600 Km with Myanmar. It is also known as the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing,
National anthem Kaba Ma Kyei
Official languages Burmese
National animal Tiger
Capital and largest city Naypyidaw
Currency Burmese Kyat
National Game Cannibal
National Bird Grey Peacock-Pheasant
National Fruit Padauk
National Tree Green Peafowl
Highest peak Hkakabo Razi
Parliament The House of Representatives
Longest river Irrawaddy River

Srilanka

Srilanka

It is situated in the southern part of India and is separated by the Palk Strait. Srilanka has two capitals, Colombo and Sri Jaywardhane Kote. The former is commercial, and the latter is the legislative capital of Srilanka. It is also known as the Land of serendipity.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya
Official languages Sinhala, Tamil
State/ Provinces 9 states
Capital and largest city Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Currency Sri Lankan Rupee
National Game Volleyball
National Bird Jungle Fowl
National Fruit Jackfruit
National Tree Ironwood
National Flower Bluewater lily
Highest peak Pidurutalagala
Longest river Mahaweli
Religion Buddhism, Hinduism
Parliament Parliamenthua

Maldives

Maldives

Situated in the Northcentral Indian Ocean, Maldives, also known as the Republic of Maldives, is an island country. It shares the water boundary with India of 496.25 nautical miles. It has clusters of tiny coral islands, and sandbank forms a definite pattern of the chain.

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Parliament People's Majlis
Official languages Dhivehi
State/ Provinces One
Capital and largest city Male
Currency Maldivian Rufiyaa
National Game Football
National Bird White-breasted Waterhen
National Fruit Coconut
National Tree Coconut Tree
National Animal Yellowfin Tuna

Conclusion

If you are preparing for any competitive examination like SSC, UPSC, NDA, Bank PO, etc., you must have complete knowledge of the neighbour countries of India. In this blog, we have provided all information regarding the topic sufficient for the examination.

Hope you will get the most out of this blog; please ask us in the comment section if you find any difficulty.

Also Check: States of India, Their Capital and Their Language

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