Neighbouring Countries Of India

International Border
❖ Bangladesh
❖ China
❖ Pakisthan
❖ Afghanisthan
❖ Bhutan
❖ Nepal
❖ Myanmar
❖ Sri Lanka
❖ Maldives
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Bangladesh
• Capital : Dhaka
• Currency : Taka
• Prime Minister : Sheikh Hasina
• President : Mohammed Shahabuddin
• National anthe : “Amar Sonar Bangla, Ami Tomay Bhalobashi”
written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore
• Language : Bengali
• National Sport : Kabaddi
• Independence Day : 26th March, 1971 (from Pakistan)
• Parliament : Jatiya Parliament / Jatiya Sangsad

• Longest River : Padma

National symbols of Bangladesh

• National Flower : Water Lily

• National Fruit : Jackfruit
• National Tree : Mango Tree
• National Bird : Magpie Robin
• National Animal : Royal Bengal Tiger
• National Fish : Ilish / Hilsha

Bangladesh Border
• Bangladesh shares border with India and Myanmar

India – Bangladesh Border

• Bordering States : West Bengal, Assam Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
(ATMM)
• Border length : 4,096.7 km
• Border Name : Radcliff Line

China
• Capital : Beijing
• Currency : Renminbi (Yuan is its basic unit)
• President : Xi Jinping
• National anthem : March of the Volunteers
• Language : Mandarin (dialect of Chinese)
• Parliament : National People’s Assembly
• Independence Day : 1 October 1949
(Officially People’s Republic of China)
• Longest River : Yangtze River

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National symbols of China

• National Flower : Plum Blossom
• National Fruit : Fuzzy kiwifruit, Jujube
• National Tree : Ginkgo
• National Bird : Red-crowned crane
• National Animal : Giant panda, Chinese Dragon

China Border
• China shares its border with India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar,
Laos, Vietnam, North Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan.

India – China Border

• Bordering States : Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand,
Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh (SULAH)
• Border length : 3,488 km
• Border Name :
1. Line of Actual Control (LAC) with Ladakh
2. Macmohan Line with Arunachal Pradesh

Pakistan
• Capital : Islamabad
• Currency : Pakistani Rupee
• Prime Minister : Shehbaz Sharif
• President : Arif Alvi
• National anthem : Qaumi Taranah
• National Language : Urdu
• National Sport : Hockey
• Independence Day : 14 August, 1947
• Parliament : National Assembly & Senate
• Longest River : Indus

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National symbols of Pakistan

• National Flower : Common jasmine
• National Fruit : Mango (summer) and Guava (winter)
• National Tree : Himalayan cedar
• National Bird : Chukar partridge
• National Animal : Markhor

Pakistan Border
• Pakistan shares border with India, Afghanistan, Iran.

India – Pakistan Border

• Bordering States : Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab, Gujarat, and
Rajasthan
• Border length : 3,323 km
• Border Name : Line of Control

Afghanistan

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• Capital : Kabul
• Currency : Afghani
• Prime Minister : Hasan Akhund
• National anthem : Milli Surood
• Official Language : Pashto and Dari
• National Sport : Buzkashi
• Independence Day : 19th August,1919 (from British)
• Parliament : Shora
• Longest River : Helmand

National Symbol of Afghanistan

• National Flower : Tulip
• National Fruit : Pomegranate
• National Tree : Afghan pine
• National Bird : Golden Eagle
• National Animal : Snow Leopard

Afghanistan Border
• Afghanistan is a mountainous landlocked
country
• It shares border with Iran,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
Pakistan, China and India.

India – Afghanistan Border

• Bordering State : Ladakh
• Border length : 106 km
• Border Name : Durand Line
• The Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan, on 16th August 2021
• President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.
• The Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist organisation

Nepal
• Capital : Kathmandu
• Currency : Nepalese Rupee
• Prime Minister : Pushpa Kamal Dahal
• President : Ram Chandra Poudel
• National anthem : Woven from
hundreds of flowers
• Language : Nepali or Nepalese
• National Sport : Volleyball
• Parliament : Sanghiya Sansad/
Federal Parliament of Nepal
• Longest River : Karnali/Ghaghara

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National Symbols of Nepal

• National Flower : Rhododendron (Laliguras)
• National Tree : Ficus religiosa (Peepal)
• National Bird : Himalayan monal
• National Animal : Cow

Nepal Border
• Nepal shares border with India and China

India – Nepal Border

• Bordering States : Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand
• Border length : 1,751 km

Bhutan
• Capital : Thimphu
• Currency : Bhutanese ngultrum
• Prime Minister : Lotay Tshering
• Monarch : Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
• Language : Dzongkha
• National Sport : Archery
• Parliament : Tshogdu
• Largest River : Manas/ Drangme Chhu

National Symbols of Bhutan

• National Flower : Himalayan blue poppy
• National Tree : Himalayan cypress
• National Bird : Raven
• National Animal : Takin

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Bhutan Border
• Bhutan shares its border with India and China.

India – Bhutan Border

• Bordering States : Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal
(SABA)
• Border length : 699 km

Myanmar
• Old Name : Burma
• Capital : Naypyitaw
• Currency : Kyat
• State Head : Min Aung Hlaing
(commander in chief)
• President : Win Myint
(before Military coup)
• Language : Burmese
• Independence Day th
: 4 January, 1948
• Parliament : Pyidaungsu Hluttaw/
Assembly of the Union
• Longest River : Irrawaddy

Aung San Suu Kyi-State Counsellor of Myanmar before

the Military Coup

National Symbols of Myanmar

• National Flower : Padauk

• National Bird : Green peafowl
• National Animal : Tiger
• National Sport : Chinlone

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Myanmar BORDER
• Myanmar shares border with India, Bangladesh, China, Laos, Thailand

India – Myanmar Border

• Bordering States : Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur,
Mizoram, and Nagaland
• Border length : 1,643 km

Sri Lanka
• Old Name : Ceylon
• Capital : Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative
capital), Colombo (Executive and judicial capital)
• Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee
• Prime Minister : Dinesh Gunawardena
• President : Ranil Wickremesinghe
• Language: Sinhala and Tamil
• Independence Day : 4th February, 1948
• Longest River : Mahaweli River

National Symbols of Sri Lanka

• National Flower : Blue water lily
• National Fruit : Jackfruit
• National Tree : Ceylon ironwood
• National Bird : Sri Lankan junglefowl
• National Sport : Volleyball

Borders of Sri lanka

• It is an island country.
• The country shares maritime borders with
the Maldives and India.
• It is situated on Indian Ocean, Southwest of Bay
of Bengal, and southeast of Arabian sea;
• It is separated from Indian subcontinent by Gulf of
Mannar and Palk Strait.

Maldives
• Capital : Male
• Currency : Maldivian Rufiyaa
• President : Mohamed Muizzu
• Language : Dhivehi
• Parliament : People's Majlis
• Independence Day : 26th July, 1965

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National Symbols of Maldives

• National Flower : Pinkrose
• National Fruit : Coconut
• National Tree : Coconut Palm
• National Bird : White-breasted waterhen
• National Animal : Yellowfin tuna
• National Sport : Bashi & Football

Maldives Border
• Maldives is situated in the Indian Ocean.
• It lies southwest of Sri Lanka and India.

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