Question

Name the southern neighbours of India.

Answer 1

Hint: India shares its border with a total of 9 countries. The southern neighbours of India are 2 island countries. Both the countries share water borders with India.

Complete answer:
- India possesses a land boundary of 15,200 km. The combined length of the coastline of the mainland, Lakshadweep Islands and Andaman and the Nicobar Islands, is found to be 7,516 km. India shares its border with a total of 9 countries. Amongst them, 7 countries share land borders, while 2 countries share sea borders with India.
- The 7 countries that share land borders with India are- Afghanistan and Pakistan (North-West), China, Bhutan and Nepal (North), Myanmar (far East) and Bangladesh (East). In terms of land borders, Bhutan is the smallest neighbouring country of India.
- The southern neighbours of India are 2 island countries, namely Sri Lanka (South-East) and Maldives (South-West). Both share water borders with India, and are tropical countries.
- The area of Sri Lanka is about 65610 sq km, and it comprises of a total number of 9 states. The official languages here are Sinhala and Tamil. Maldives possess an area of about 298 sq km. It is a very small country, and comprises of only 1 state. The official language of Maldives is Dhivehi.

Note: After China and Russia, India has the third-largest international border in the world. It is also the most sensitive border of the world, as it ranges from drastic climatic conditions to infiltration.