The total area of India is 3,287,263 square kilometers, which makes it the seventh largest country in the world. There are nine neighboring countries of India, out of which India shares its border with 7 countries. There are two countries which are maritime neighbors of India. But do you know how many states are there in the neighboring countries of India.
India’s neighboring countries
First let us know which are the neighboring countries of India. Let us tell you that India shares its border with Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh and China. Sri Lanka and Maldives are maritime neighbors of India.
Pakistan
Whenever there is talk about India’s neighboring countries, the first thing the general public wants to know is about Pakistan. We all know that Pakistan was not on the world map before 1947. But after India got independence, India was divided into three parts. In this way Pakistan got a place in the western and eastern parts of India. However, later the eastern part of Pakistan separated and became Bangladesh in 1971.
How many states in Pakistan?
Let us tell you that there are total four provinces in Pakistan. Which includes Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Apart from this, a part of Jammu and Kashmir which is Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan is under the control of Pakistan. There are total 170 districts in Pakistan.
How many states in Nepal?
Nepal is administratively divided into 07 states. These include Kosi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim. All these states have Chief Ministers and like India, state elections are also held here. Let us tell you that these seven states in Nepal were created according to the new constitution issued on 20 September 2015. There are total 77 districts in Nepal. It is bordered by Tibet in the north and India in the south, east and west.
bangladesh
There are a total of 08 states in India’s neighboring country Bangladesh. Which are called divisions. These are Barishal, Chittogram, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet. However, Bangladesh has a unitary system of government. There is no need of any unit or province in this. In simple language, you should understand that here there are no elections in any state, here the state is divided into divisions, which are run by an officer. Whereas in Bangladesh there are 64 districts and each district has an average of 8 to 15 upazilas. Whereas 5 states of India share border with Bangladesh. These are the states of West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram.
bhutan
There is no province in India’s neighboring country Bhutan. Bhutan is a small country. Which is divided into 20 Dzongkhag or districts. Let us tell you that in the language of Bhutan, local people call the district Dzongkhag. Dzongkhag is also called ‘Mongar’. Every Dzongkhag has a minimum of two and a maximum of 07 constituencies. Bhutan shares borders with four Indian states. Which includes Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
myanmar
According to the information, there are 7 states, 7 divisions and one union territory (Nay Pyi Taw) in Myanmar. These 07 states are Chin, Kachin, Kaya, Kayin, Mon, Rakhine and Shan. Apart from this, there is a border of 1,643 kilometers between India and Myanmar. Four states of India, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram share international border with this country. There is also a maritime border between India and Myanmar in the Bay of Bengal. There are 74 districts and 330 townships in Myanmar.
Sri Lanka
There are 09 provinces and 25 districts in Sri Lanka. The names of the states of Sri Lanka are Central, Eastern, North Central, Northern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva and Western. These states were created in 1987 under the 13th amendment of the Sri Lankan Constitution.
maldives
Actually, there are 1192 small and big islands in Maldives. But no one lives on most of the islands. There are 7 provinces and each province has administrative departments. The Maldives government has divided these atolls into 21 administrative divisions for administrative purposes. The coral islands of Maldives are spread over approximately 90,000 square kilometers. Of these, 200 islands are inhabited.
afghanistan
Let us tell you that there are total 34 provinces in Afghanistan. There are a total of 387 districts in these 34 provinces. There is also a Provincial Central District in every province. India shares only 106 kilometers of its border with Afghanistan. Which is the lowest. Let us tell you that the border of both the countries is also known as Durand Line.
China
China is the third largest country in the world, its area is 3,700,000 square miles. It is divided into 23 provinces and 05 autonomous regions. There are 913 districts in China.
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