Map of India Location: Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan... Geographic coordinates: 20 00 N, 77 00 E Map references: Asia Area: total: 3,287,590 sq km land: 2,973,190 sq km water: 314,400 sq km Land boundaries: total: 14,103 km border countries: Bangladesh 4,053 km, Bhutan 605 km, Burma 1,463 km, China 3,380 km, Nepal 1,690 km, Pakistan 2,912 km Coastline: 7,000 km 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 Elevation extremes: lowest point : Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Kanchenjunga 8,598 m Natural resources: coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone Land use: arable land: 56% permanent crops: 1% permanent pastures : 4% forests and woodland: 23% other: 16% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: 480,000 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards: droughts, flash floods, severe thunderstorms common; earthquakes Environment - international agreements: party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94. Geography - note: dominates South Asian subcontinent; near important Indian Ocean trade routes New Delhi Real Estate - Goa Real Estate - Bombay Real Estate - Agra Real Estate - Uttar Pradesh Real Estate - Jaipur Real Estate - Pune Real Estate - Kerala Real Estate - Madras Real Estate - Mumbai Real Estate - Port Blair Real Estate - Ahmedabad Real Estate - Chennai Real Estate - Bangalore Real Estate - Amritsar Real Estate - Lucknow Real Estate - Bhopal Real Estate - Udaipur Real Estate - Cochin Real Estate - Calcutta Real Estate