About India

India is a vast country. Some like to call it a sub-continent. She is also the largest demTatic country in " the world, But she occupies 7th place in the world in respect of size. As regards population, it is second in the world, the In st place is held by China. It covers an area of 3.28 million sq km) 3220 km from north to south and 2980 kin loin cast to west 60% of the total land is fertile in India-while IQ% in China and 20% in America. (There is an amalgamation of hills, mountains and deserts in this and of South Asia) Arid to speak about the seas, it has surrounded the country from east, west and south. The Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian. Ocean meet together at Kannyakumari, the southern-most point of India. The coastal line is 6100 km in length and extends from cast to west through south. The king of the mountains, Himalayas extends throughout the entire region in the north of the country with its silver-white crown as if piercing through the sky above. China, Nepal and Bhutan cover the entire north-eastern slope, Bangladesh to the south-east, Burma to the east and Pakistan to the north-west direction',;, Though the presence of natural forest has first been mentioned in Kaut ily a's 'Ail h..1.,1111Stra', the coverage of such forested area has gonc, down from 33% to 14% only owing to the fact that stases have been built by cutting down trees in those areas to a larger extent from time to time. In fact, tI ere is no second country in the world like India in respect of diyersity. Evergreen, deciduous, moun 'animus all types of forests exist in India. 350 species of mammals, 2100 species of birds, 350 types of reptfes are lmind in the forests of India. There are 800 National Reserve Forests.