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Write the size and extent of India.

A. India is the 7th largest country in the world. It has an area of 3.28 million square km. It accounts for 2.4% of the world’s total area.

B. India has a land frontier of 15,200 km.


C. India has a coastline of 7516.6 km including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Lakshadweep islands.


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