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India is the seventh largest country in the world by area. India makes its terrestrial border with 7 countries and also makes sea border with 7 countries. Questions from this topic are also asked in competitive exams.

In this post you will get complete information about the neighboring countries of India, the states of India that make up the border, the major disputes of the Indian border area and all the neighboring countries of India.

The Total Terrestrial Border of India is 15106 km and the Total Coastline of India is 7516 km.

Terrestrial Neighboring Countries of India

India shares terrestrial border with 7 countries. India has 7 neighboring countries –

S.No.	Neighboring Country	Boundary (In KM)	State	Boundary States
1.	Bangladesh	4096	5	West Bengal (highest extent), Assam (twice), Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura
2.	China	3488	5	Ladakh (UT), Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh
3.	Pakistan	3323	4	Jammu Kashmir (UT), Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat
4.	Nepal	1751	5	Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim
5.	Myanmar	1631	4	Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram
6.	Bhutan	699	4	Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
7.	Afghanistan	106	1	Jammu Kashmir (PoK area)

Important Facts related to the Borders of India -

- India shares the longest terrestrial border with Bangladesh.

- India shares the shortest terrestrial border with Afghanistan. Those who are currently in POK area. Therefore, at present there is no direct border movement of India with Afghanistan.

- Apart from the terrestrial neighbors with India, there are 7 maritime neighbors as well –

- Maritime Neighboring Countries with India –

1. Pakistan
2. Maldives
3. Sri Lanka
4. Bangladesh
5. Myanmar
6. Thailand
7. Indonesia

- Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar are the neighboring countries of India, which share both the maritime and terrestrial borders of India.

- Different security forces of India guard the border area with different countries. like -

• BSF guards the border with Pakistan and Bangladesh.
• ITBP guards the border with China.
• The security of the border of Nepal and Bhutan is on the shoulders of SSB.
• The Assam Rifles guards the Indo-Myanmar border.

- India's 9 states and 2 union territories form the coastline.

- The longest coastline of the state of Gujarat is about 16,00 km.

India's Major Border Disputes

Sir Creek

• Situated in the Rann of Kutch region in Gujarat, Sir Creek is the westernmost point of India. There are land disputes between India and Pakistan in this area.

Black Water (Kala Pani) Dispute

• There are black water disputes between India and Nepal in the area of ​​Uttarakhand.
• Last year, the Government of Nepal in its map had described Black Pani and Lipulekh Pass as part of Nepal.
• Apart from these, there is also a dispute of Susta area near the region of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar between India and Nepal.

Doklam Dispute

• The armies of India and China were face to face in 2017 in the Doklam session near the Chumbi Valley, located near the border of India, China and Bhutan.

India China Border dispute

• China has been embroiled in border disputes with India many times due to its expansionist policies.
• China claims several Indian territories of Ladakh, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh.

Neighboring Countries of India, Capital and their Currency

No.	Country	Capital	Currency
1.	Pakistan	Islamabad	Pakistani Rupee
2.	Afghanistan	Kabul	Afghani
3.	China	Beijing	Renminbi
4.	Nepal	Kathmandu	Nepalese Rupee
5.	Bhutan	Thimphu	Tshering
6.	Myanmar.	Nepitaon	Kyaat
7.	Bangladesh	Dhaka	Taka
8.	Sri Lanka	Colombo	Sri Lankan Rupee
9.	Maldives	Male Maldivian	Rupee
10.	Thailand	Bangkok	Thai Baht
11.	Indonesia	Jakarta	Indonesian Rupiah

List of Neighboring Countries of India

You must know some information about the neighboring countries of India. Below we have given important information about all the countries in brief, you must read it.

Terrestrial Neighboring Countries of India –

Pakistan

• The country of Pakistan is situated on the western border of India.
• The border of India and Pakistan is called Radcliffe Line.
• Radcliffe Line was determined in 1947 at the time of India-Pakistan independence.
• The main reason for the dispute between India and Pakistan is the PoK area of ​​Jammu and Kashmir and terrorist incidents across the border.
• The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad and the currency of Pakistan is Pakistani Rupee.
• The current Prime Minister of Pakistan is Imran Khan.

Afghanistan

• Afghanistan shares the shortest border with India.
• At present, there is no direct border between India and Afghanistan, because the area of ​​Jammu and Kashmir that India shares with Afghanistan is currently in the occupied territory of Pakistan.
• The Indo-Afghanistan border, also known as the Durand Line, was determined in 1884.
• The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul and the currency of Afghanistan is Afghani.
• Afghanistan does not draw a coastline from the sea.

China

• Shares the longest border with India after Bangladesh.
• China is situated on the north and northeast border of India.
• The natural boundary of India and China is the Great Himalayas.
• The capital of China is Beijing.
• The official currency of China is Renminbi.

Nepal

• Nepal is a land slaughter country, which is between India and China.
• The capital of Nepal is Kathmandu.
• The currency of Nepal is Nepalese Rupee.
• The current Prime Minister of Nepal is Sher Bahadur Deuba and the President is Vidya Devi Bhandari.
• The famous Pashupatinath Temple is located in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.
• Nepal shares the longest border with Uttar Pradesh.
• Nepal is located in the main Himalayas and the world's highest peak Mount Everest is located here.

Bhutan

• The capital of Bhutan is Thimphu.
• Monarchy runs in Bhutan and currently the King of Bhutan is "Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck".
• Archery is the national sport of Bhutan.

Bangladesh

• The capital of Bangladesh is Dhaka.
• The currency of Bangladesh is Taka.
• Bangladesh became independent from Pakistan in 1971 with the help of India.
• The present Prime Minister of Bangladesh is Sheikh Hasina.
• The national sport of Bangladesh is Kabaddi.
• Bangladesh shares the longest border with India and Bangladesh is almost surrounded by India on all four sides.

Myanmar

• Myanmar is a country in Southeast Asia located on the Eastern Boundary Council of India.
• Myanmar shares border with four north eastern states of India.
• The capital of Myanmar is Napita, while the largest city is Rangoon.
• In early 2021, Myanmar's military overthrew a democratic government.

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