India is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of 7,517 kilometers (4,700 mi).

It is bordered by Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, and the Maldives in the Indian Ocean.