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india - a neiGHBourinG
Lesson 6 Unit 5
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Objectives:

On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Write an introduction of India.
• State the main features of India.

Our neighbours include China,

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, etc. Nepal shares its
borders with some of these
countries and is physically very
close to both India and China.
However, Nepal also shares
friendly relations with many
other countries. Today we are
going to learn about one of our
closest neighbours – India.

India – an introduction
India is one of the largest
countries of the world. It is

our neighbour. We share our India and its neighbours
border with India on three sides – east, west and south. Let us know
something about our neighbour, India.

Shape and size
India has an almost triangular shape. Its area is 32,87,590 sq km. It is
about 23 times bigger than Nepal. It has a population of over 900 million
people. It is the second most populated country in the world.

Physical features
India has a variety of physical features. It has mountains in the north,

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