India & China Geography

India and China-

Geography

* The Union of India is the seventh largest country in the world covering an area of 32,87,590 square kilometers and it is an important country of south Asia. Their total land mass is 2,973,190 square kilometers and is divided into three main geological regions: the Indo-Gangetic Plain, the Himalayas, and the Peninsula region. South Asia has a total area of about 4.488 million sq. km out of which India has the largest area (3.287 sq. km). It occupies 73.2 % of total area. India has a coastline of 6,100 kilometers in the main land and she depends on the Indian Ocean for bulk of her foreign trade. It’s is a unique country as it is easily accessible to other parts of Asia, Africa, Europe and Americas. It acts as a bridge head between developed and developing countries of the world and between the East and the West. Since the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, distance between India and Europe has been reduced by 7000 kms. India can also reach Canada and the USA through the Strait of Malacca after crossing the Pacific Ocean.

* China is the world's third largest country, after Russia and Canada. It’s located in Southeast Asia along the coastline of the Pacific Ocean. It consists of an area of 9.6 million square kilometers and a coastline of 18,000 kilometers. It’s bordered by 14 countries: Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakstan, Mongolia, and Russia.

Demographic Trends

* India is second most populous country in the world, with over 1.21 billion people (2011 census), more than a sixth of the world's population. Already containing 17.5% of the world's population, India is projected to be the world's most populous country by 2025. India has more than 50% of its population below the age of 25 and more than 65% below the age of 35. It is expected that, in 2020, the average age of an Indian will be 29 years. They have more than two thousand ethnic groups. India...