Few Facts

Total area: 3,287,590 sq km (slightly more than 1/3rd the size of USA)

• Land: 2,973,190 sq km
• Water: 314,400 sq km

Neighboring countries:

• Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China, Nepal, Pakistan
  

Climate:

• Varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
  

Terrain:

• Upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north

Natural Resources:

• Coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), Iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land