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List of India’s neighbouring countries with Map
Afghanistan, Nepal, Maldives, Bhutan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, and Sri Lanka are India’s neighbours. India is positioned in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere longitudinally.
India has 9 nations on its borders and is placed longitudinally in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. This page has included a list of India’s neighbouring nations and the Indian states that border them. The list will improve students’ general understanding and assist them in dealing with queries about India’s geography in various academic and competitive assessments.
The ‘Neighbouring Countries of India’ is an essential General Awareness topic for the country’s numerous government exams.
The general awareness portion is included in practically every government test, and the material for this section is extensive and detailed. The Static GK section is the heart of each competitive test.
India’s Physical Background
India has a land border of 15,200 kilometres. The coastline of the mainland, Lakshadweep Islands, Andaman and the Nicobar Islands is 7,516.6 km long in total. India has seven borders: Afghanistan and Pakistan to the north-west, China, Bhutan, and Nepal to the north, Myanmar to the east, and Bangladesh to the east. Sri Lanka (from the south-east) and the Maldives (from the south-west) have water boundaries.
India’s neighbours include the following:
India shares boundaries with nine other nations. Seven nations have land borders with India, while two share marine borders. In terms of land borders, Bhutan is India’s smallest neighbouring nation.
| Neighbouring Country | Bordering States |
| Afghanistan | Jammu and Kashmir (POK Part) |
| Bangladesh | Tripura, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Assam |
| Bhutan | Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, and West Bengal |
| China | Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Arunachal Pradesh |
| Myanmar | Mizoram, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, and Nagaland |
| Nepal | Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttrakhand |
| Pakistan | Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Gujarat. |
| Sri Lanka | Separated from India by Gulf of Mannar |
| Maldives | The area of the Indian Ocean to the southwest of Lakshadweep Island. |
At a Glance: India’s Neighbouring Countries
- Afghanistan
- Border length is 106 kilometres.
- Dari and Pashto are the official languages.
- Afghan Afghani is the country’s currency.
- Bangladesh
- 4096.7 km borderline
- Bengali is the official language.
- Bangladeshi Taka is the local currency.
- Bhutan
- Bhutan’s borderline is 699 kilometres long.
- Dzongkha is the official language.
- Ngultrum is the currency.
- China
- 3488 km borderline
- Mandarin is the official language.
- Chinese Yuan is the currency.
- Myanmar
- 1643 km borderline
- Burmese is the official language.
- Burmese Kyat is the local currency.
- Nepal
- 1751 km borderline
- Nepali is the official language.
- The Nepalese Rupee is the local currency.
- Pakistan
- 3323 km
- Urdu is the official language.
- The Pakistani Rupee is the currency.
- Sri Lanka
- Sea Border – borderline
- Sinhala and Tamil are the official languages.
- Sri Lankan Rupee is the currency.
- Maldives
- Sea Border – borderline
- Dhivehi is the official language.
- Maldivian Rufiyaa is the local currency.
After China and Russia, India possesses the world’s third-largest international border and the most sensitive border, with threats ranging from harsh weather conditions to infiltration.
So, the above-mentioned list of India’s neighbouring countries might be questioned in various academic and competitive tests.
